P. Ramlee - Legendary Malay Artist

P. Ramlee was a very talented Malay artist. As a talented Malay, he has done many great works from his profession as an actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and film director. All of his works are famous until now due to quality of his work.

To honour his great works, he is often attributed as icon of Malay entertainment. His great work is just not famous in Malaysia, but it is also famous outside Malaysia too such as in singapore and as well as in Sumatra, Indonesia due to his ancestry.

This prove P. Ramlee is a truly legendary artist.

Biography of the legendary artist

P. Ramlee's real name is Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Puteh. His father's name is Teuku Nyak Puteh Teuku Karim and his mother's name is Che Mah Hussein.

His father worked as a sailor from Lhokseumawe. Lhokseumawe is located in the province of Aceh, Indonesia.

P. Ramlee borned at his grandmother's house at 40A Counter Hall, Penang, Malaya which later renamed to Jalan P. Ramlee on 30 August 1983.

Education background

P. Ramlee studied in severals school. That included Kampung Jawa Malay School, Francis Light English School (1939-1941), Japanese Navy School 'Kaigun Gakko during the world War II and the Penang Free School (1945-1947).

He was very active in sports especially sepak takraw, badminton and football.

Death of the legendary artist

P. Ramlee died at the age of 44 due to heart problems in May 29, 1973. He was buried in Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetary, Kuala Lumpur.

To honour his contribution to the Malaysia entertainment industry, P. Ramle Memorial was set up in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur in 1986. Also Jalan Parry in the Kuala Lumpur city centre have been renamed to Jalan P. Ramlee.

In the early 1990s, he was posthumously awarded with the Malaysian honorific title Tan Sri.

Melayu Boleh Online Resources:

• http://www.p-ramlee.com/p-ramlee/bio.htm
• http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Ramlee
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.Ramlee