Mustapha Maarof

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Maarof is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mustapha Azahari. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Dato'
Mustapha Maarof
DSAP DPTJ KMN AMN
Born
Mustapha Azahari bin Maarof

(1935-01-01)1 January 1935
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States, Malaya
(now Malaysia)
Died15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 79)
Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeJalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
NationalityMalaysian
Occupation(s)Actor, assistant director
Years active1951–2014
Spouses
Suraya Harun
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(m. 1962; div. 1965)​
Rosnah Jasni (Roseyatimah)
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(m. 1967; died 1987)​
Children4
Parents
  • Maarof Zakaria (father)
  • Kamsiah Mohd Ali (mother)

Dato' Mustapha Azahari bin Maarof (Jawi: مصطفى ازاهاري معروف; 1 January 1935 – 15 December 2014) was a Malaysian actor. He appeared in Singapore's Hang Tuah (1956), Chermin (2007) and 1957: Hati Malaya (2007), among many other films. Maarof won the Veterans' Award presented at the 10th Malaysian Film Festival.[1] He served on the board of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, from which he received the Industry Icon Award in 2010. Maarof co-founded the charity arm of Persatuan Seniman Malaysia, a Malaysian artists' collective.

  1. ^ "Malay filmdom legend, Datuk Mustapha Maarof dies at 79". Astro Awani. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.