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Adibah Amin

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Adibah Amin

Aliases: Khalidah Adibah binti Amin / Sri Delima
Pen Names: Sri DelimaPen name used for newspaper columns

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1936-02-19 (Johor Bahru, Johor)
Nationality
Malaysia
Languages
Malay, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Johor Bahru → Kuala Lumpur

Career

Occupations
Writer, columnist, teacher, actress, linguist
Active Years
1950-2010
Affiliations
New Straits Times, The Star

Education

University of Malaya
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: Malaysia

Awards

Best Supporting Actor, Malaysia Film Festival
1980
Work: Adik Manja
Organization: Malaysia Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SMJ)
1983
Organization: Sultan of Johor
Result: 受賞
S.E.A. Write Award
1983
Result: 受賞
Esso-Gapena Prize
1991
Result: 受賞
Outstanding journalist by Malaysian Union of Journalists
1996
Organization: Malaysian Union of Journalists
Result: 受賞
Johore Literary Prize
1996
Result: 受賞
Tun Razak Prize
1998
Result: 受賞
National Translator Prize
2012
Result: 受賞
Special journalistic award of the Press Institute of Malaysia
2013
Organization: Press Institute of Malaysia
Result: 受賞
Outstanding Malaysian Figure
2014
Result: 受賞
National Journalism Laureate
2023
Organization: Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)-PETRONAS Malaysian Journalism Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bangsawan Tulen

1950 novel

Malay language novel.

Seroja Masih di Kolam

1972 novel

Malay novel, translated into Japanese in 1986.

Translations
  • Japanese translation 1986

Tempat Jatuh Lagi Dikenang

1985 novel

Malay novel.

This End of the Rainbow

2006 novel

English novel.

Adaptations

  • Adik Manja (1980), Hati Bukan Kristal (1989), Mat Som (1990)

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Shahnon Ahmad's 'No Harvest but a Thorn', Keris Mas' 'Jungle of Hope', Usman Awang's poetry

Health

  • stroke
    2008年以降
    Unable to work anymore

Legacy

Malaysian writer, columnist, teacher, actress, and translator. Contributed to Malay and English literature with novels, over 200 radio plays and short stories. Named the first woman national journalism laureate in 2024.

Trivia

  • Daughter of independence fighter Zainon Munshi Sulaiman.
  • First woman to be named national journalism laureate in Malaysia (2024).