Nurul Qomar (11 March 1960 – 8 January 2025), or better known by his

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Abah Qomar, Komar, or Qomar, was an

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and

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of Sundanese descent who once served as a Member of the

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for two periods from 2004 to 2014. Together with

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, Eman, and Ginanjar, they formed the

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Empat Sekawan which known through the

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''Lika-Liku Laki-Laki''.

Filmography

Movies

* '' Kawin Ganteng'' * '' Lika-Liku Laki-Laki'' * '' Saras 008'' * '' Asmara Banyak Canda'' * '' Penghuni Surga'' * '' Samson dan Dahlia'' * '' Ayu Anak Depok City'' * ''

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'' * '' Fatih di Kampung Jawara''

Death

Qomar died on Wednesday, January 8 2025, at the Tangerang District General Hospital while undergoing treatment for colon cancer which had spread to the liver and pancreas. Even though he was declared cured and free from

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, the disease attacked again and spread until it reached stage 4D.

Personal life

Nurul Qomar was born in

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on March 11 1960 to Achmad Yusri and Siti Choridah. He is the first of seven children. His grandfather's extended family lived in

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. His biological mother comes from Sindang Village,

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, while his biological father comes from Ciekek Village,

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. Qomar, who was raised by TOMTAM GROUP and Empat Sekawan, Comedian groups of Indonesia, and served as Member of the

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for 2 periods from 2009 to 2014. He then decided to move to Cirebon Regency. Since February 9 2017, Qomar has served as rector of Muhadi Setiabudi University for the 2017-2021 period. However, he resigned on November 14 2017 on the grounds that he wanted to run in the 2018 Cirebon Regency regional elections.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qomar, Nurul 1960 births 2025 deaths Indonesian male actors Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2004 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2009 National Mandate Party politicians Democratic Party (Indonesia) politicians Politicians from Jakarta Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in Indonesia