Malaysian National Laureate (''Malay'': Sasterawan Negara) are individuals who were awarded the Laureate for their contributions to
Malay literature
Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...
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List of recipients for the Malaysian National Laureate
# 1981 :
Kamaludin Muhammad (Keris Mas)
# 1982 :
Shahnon Ahmad
Shahnon bin Ahmad (13 January 1933 – 26 December 2017) was a Malaysian writer, a National Laureate, and a Member of Parliament. He was awarded with the National Literary Award in 1982. He was also a Professor Emeritus at Universiti Sains ...
# 1983 :
Usman Awang
Wan Osman Wan Awang, also known by his pen name Usman Awang (, 12 July 1929 – 29 November 2001) was a Malaysian poet, playwright, novelist and Malaysian National Laureate (1983).
Biography
Wan Osman was born into a poor peasant family in ...
# 1986 :
A. Samad Said
# 1988 :
Muhammad Dahlan Abdul Biang Andi (Arena Wati)
# 1991 :
Muhammad Haji Salleh
# 1993 :
Noordin Hassan
# 1996 :
Abdullah Hussain
Datuk Abdullah Hussain , (25 March 1920 – 31 December 2014) was a Malaysian novelist and writer. He received the Malaysian National Laureate in 1996 which made him the 8th recipient of the award.
Early years
Abdullah was born on 25 M ...
# 2001 :
Syed Othman bin Syed Omar (S. Othman Kelantan)
# 2009 : Anwar Ridhwan
# 2011 :
Ahmad Kamal Abdullah
# 2013 :
Baharuddin Zainal
Baharuddin may refer to:
First name
* Baharuddin Abdul Latif, Malaysian politician
* Baharuddin Lopa (1935-2001), Indonesian Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Surname
* Azizul Baharuddin (born 1998), Malaysian footballer
* Hasnul Baharud ...
(Baha Zain)
# 2015 :
Zurinah Hassan
# 2019 :
Siti Zainon Ismail[Mohammad Arif Nizam. Siti Zainon dipilih Sasterawan Negara Ke-14 // Malaysia Gazette, 3 September 201]
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# 2022 : Rahman Shaari
References
External links
Registry of Malaysian National Laureates from the National Library of Malaysia
Sasterawan Negara Ke-12
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Malaysian National Laureates,
Malaysian literary awards