Malaysian National Laureate
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Malaysian National Laureate (Malay: Sasterawan Negara) are individuals who were awarded the Laureate for their contributions to Malay
literature
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Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
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List of recipients for the Malaysian National Laureate
- 1981 : Kamaludin MuhammadKeris MasKeris Mas , born Kamaluddin Muhamad, was a prominent Malaysian literary figure and was one of the founders of the Asas '50 literary movement...
(Keris Mas) - 1982 : Dato' Shahnon AhmadShahnon AhmadDato' Haji Shahnon bin Ahmad is a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a former Member of Parliament. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982...
- 1983 : Datuk Dr. Usman AwangUsman AwangUsman Awang was a Malaysian poet, playwright and novelist. Malaysian National Laureate . He was born into a penniless family in Johore, and had done coolies and served as a policeman when he was young. He was good at writing traditional Pantun poems...
- 1986 : Datuk A. Samad SaidA. Samad SaidAbdul Samad bin Muhammad Said, pen name A. Samad Said is a Malaysian poet and novelist who, in May 1976, was named by Malay literature communities and many of the country's linguists as the Pejuang Sastera [Literary Exponent] receiving, within the following decade, the 1979 Southeast Asia Write...
- 1988 : Muhammad Dahlan Abdul Biang AndiArena WatiMuhammad Dahlan Abdul Baing, or Andi Mohammad Dahlan Andi Buyung , whose pseudonym was Arena Wati, was an award winning Malaysian writer. He was declared as the Malaysian National Laureate in 1988. His writings were in the Malay language.He was born in Jeneponto, Makassar, Indonesia. In 1943 at...
(Arena Wati) - 1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh
- 1993 : Datuk Noordin Hasan
- 1996 : Datuk Abdullah HussainAbdullah HussainDatuk Abdullah Hussain is a Malaysian novelist and writer. He received the Malaysian National Laureate in 1996 which makes him the 8th recipient of the award.-Early years:Hussain was born on 25 March 1920 in Sungai Limau Dalam, Yan, Kedah...
- 2001 : Syed Othman bin Syed Omar (S. Othman Kelantan)
- 2009 : Dr. Anwar RidhwanAnwar RidhwanDr. Anwar Ridhwan or Mohd Anwar Ridhwan is a widely known Malaysian novelist and writer.-A short Biography:Anwar Ridhwan was born in an agricultural based family who was then reside in Sungai Besar, Selangor, previously the family lived in the neighboring state of Perak...
- 2011 : Dato' Dr. Ahmad Kamal Abdullah