Hasbullah Awang (9 September 1952 – 12 February 2015) was a Malaysian sports commentator. He worked as a sports commentator for Astro Arena from January 2014 until his death in February 2015. Formerly, he was a sports commentator at

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Career

Hasbullah started his career as a radio announcer on Radio 1 (now

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). He also became an assistant to operate a special program for kids with Kak Yong. He was better known as a commentator for sports events at home and abroad. His popularity peaked during the football nation into the Semi-Pro era in the early 1990s. He was also a narrator for the Malaysian film, ''

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'', directed by

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. Hasbullah had a stint at

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as one of the initial presenters of Malaysia Hari Ini in 1994. He died at the age of 62 at the

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in Kuala Lumpur due to heart complication. He was survived by his wife, Hazida Alang Ahmad, four daughters and seven grandchildren, and was buried at the Kota Kemuning Muslim Cemetery, Shah Alam. On March 25, 2015, he was awarded the ''Anugerah Penghargaan Khas'' at the 2014 UM Sports Awards by the

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. His older daughter, Jojiana Hasbullah received the award on behalf of her late father.UM beri penghormatan kepada Hasbullah Awang
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'' (25 March 2015). Retrieved on 25 March 2015.

References

1952 births 2015 deaths Sports commentators Malaysian people of Malay descent People from Teluk Intan Malaysian radio announcers Radio Televisyen Malaysia {{Malaysia-bio-stub