A. Samad Said

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed Said is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Samad.
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A. Samad Said

DGPN DMSM Malaysian National Laureate
A. Samad Said in 2015
A. Samad Said in 2015
Native name
عبدالصمد محمد سعيد‎
BornAbdul Samad bin Mohamed Said
(1935-04-09) 9 April 1935 (age 89)
Durian Tunggal, Malacca, Straits Settlement, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Occupationwriter
LanguageMalay, English
NationalityMalaysian
Alma materVictoria School, Singapore
GenreNovelist, poet
Notable awards
  • Pejuang Sastera (1976)
  • S.E.A. Write Award (1979)
  • Sasterawan Negara (1985)
  • Sasterawan Nusantara (1999)
SpouseSalmi Manja

Abdul Samad bin Mohamed Said (born 9 April 1935)[1][2] is a Malaysian novelist and poet. In May 1976, he was named by Malaysia 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 Award and, in 1986, in appreciation of his continuous writings and contributions to the nation's literary heritage, or Kesusasteraan Melayu, the title Sasterawan Negara or Malaysian National Laureate.

  1. ^ "Datuk Abdul Samad Muhammad Said (A. Samad Said)". National Archives of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Datuk Abdul Samad Muhammad Said (A. Samad Said)". National Archives of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018. (in Malay)