Dato’ Surdiman Bin Haji Arshad
Dato’ Sudirman Bin Haji Arshad was born on 25th
May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang as the youngest of seven children born to Hj
Arshad Hassan and Ramlah Dahlan (the first stateswoman in Pahang during 1950s).
Dato’ Sudirman was completed his secondary education in
Sultan Abu Bakar School (SABS), Kuantan, after turning down a scholarship to
further his studies in medicine, besides, he also studied law and received his degree
from the University Of Malay. He married
Kamariah Jamaluddin in 1981, but divorced three years later.
Dato’ Sudirman, was a famous Malaysian singer and songwriter.
He had started his career after winning the Bintang RTM on 11 August 1976. He is
also the title holder of "Asia's No. 1 Performer" on 19 March 1989 as
he won the '‘Asian Popular Music Awards'’ competition in Royal Albert Hall in London. He was known as the "Singing Lawyer", the
"People's Singer", the "Patriot Singer" and the "Elvis Presley of Malaysia". He
was also a composer, lawyer, writer (memoir and children books), cartoonist,
entrepreneur and actor.
On 17 July 1991, Sudirman was admitted to Pusat Perubatan
Tawakkal Kuala Lumpur (ICU) for 4 days. He died at 4 a.m. on 22 February 1992
at the age of 37 after suffering from pneumonia for 7 months. Thousands in Asia
took part in his funeral procession. His remains were sent to his hometown and
laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery, Temerloh, Pahang near the graves of
his parents.
It was too bad for Malaysia to lose a good singer likes
him who was possessing of a clear piercing tenor with a surprising breadth of
range and dynamic control, with this, it made his voice is easily to be recognized.
Written by:- Tee Tze Huey (1 Delphi)
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