Ramlee Awang Murshid

Ramlee Awang Murshid (born November 4, 1967 in Papar, Malaysia) is a Malaysian novelist of Bruneian Malay descent.

Ramlee Awang Murshid
Born (1967-11-04) 4 November 1967
Papar, Sabah, Malaysia
OccupationWriter, columnist
EducationB.A., (Mass Communication)
Alma materUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2000)
Period1995-present
GenreNovel
SpouseDayang Aminah Datuk Aliudin (m. 1990)[1]
Children
  • Muhammad Aizuddin
Website
kelabram.com

Life and career

He attended the Kapayan Primary School in Kota Kinabalu from 1974 to 1979 for his primary education and later graduated from Sabah College also located in Kota Kinabalu, in 1984, where he furthered his secondary education. He later furthered his tertiary studies at the National University of Malaysia, where he obtained his Certificate of Communication in 2000 as well as his Bachelor of Arts (honours) degree in Communications.[2]

He had involved himself in theatre since his teenage years, at times as a director, playwright or actor.[1] He was also a former reporter for Radio Televisyen Malaysia spanning 20 years from 1986 to 2010. His reporting job, which sometimes brought him to travel to various countries, played a significant role in his writing. Some of those works, which are set in faraway countries such as Japan, were inspired by his travels.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Dayang Aminah Datuk Aliudin since 14 February 1990. They have one child together named Muhammad Aizuddin Haiqal.[1]

Awards
  • First runner for his novel Igauan Maut (1995) in Adult Novel Writing, hosted by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kota Kinabalu branch.
  • Sabah Literature Award 1995/1996 from his novel Igauan Maut
  • First runner up for Pei Pan novel, hosted by Sako Novel National Award 2002.
  • Sabah Literature Award 2004/2005 via novel Pei Pan
  • Sabah Literature Award 2006/2007 via novel Bagaikan Puteri (Like a princess)
  • Berita Harian Reader's Favourite Book Award 2009 via novel Hijab Sang Pencinta (2nd Runner Up)

Works
No. YearTitlePublisherNotes
01 1995Igauan MautDewan Bahasa dan Pustakapublished by RAM typewriter (RAMFC store)
02 1998TombiruoAlaf 21film: Tombiruo: Penunggu Rimba
03 1999RanggauAlaf 21
04 2000Anugerah PertamaCreative EnterpriseNo longer published
05 2000MandatoriAlaf 21
06 2001Semangat HutanAlaf 21
07 2002Pei PanUPDSB
08 2002ADAMAlaf 21
09 2003Satu JanjiAlaf 21
10 2004Tombiruo TerakhirAlaf 21
11 2005Rahsia PerinduAlaf 21
12 2005Bagaikan PuteriAlaf 21
13 2006Hatiku Di HarajukuAlaf 21
14 2007Cinta Sang RatuAlaf 21
15 2008Ungu KarmilaAlaf 21
16 2008Hijab Sang PencintaAlaf 21
17 2008Personal JusticeAlaf 21English translation of ADAM
18 2009MikhailAlaf 21
19 20109 NyawaAlaf 21
20 2010Cinta SufiAlaf 21
21 2011Rayyan FantasiAlaf 21
22 2011Sutera BidadariKarangkraf
23 2011Fiksyen 302Karangkraf
24 2012Sunan MusafirKarangkraf
25 2013Aku BerceritaKarangkraf
26 2013MagisKarangkraf
27 2014Sunan NanggroeKarangkraf
28 2014RaudhahKarangkrafAs part of the Jiwa Kacau 2 : Gaun Berdarah anthology
29 2014MitosRAMFCOriginally released as a series every Saturday on Berita Harian in 2013
30 2014RaudhahKarangkraf
31 2015Tetamu SiangKarangkrafA part of the Jembalang anthology
32 2015Sunan Cinta Nan SaktiKarangkraf
33 2016ImaginasiKarangkraf
34 2017 Anding Ayangan Buku Prima
35 2018 Legasi Tombiruo Buku Prima

Adaptations of works

A film adaptation of one of Ramlee's more famous works, Tombiruo: Penunggu Rimba, was co-produced by Astro Shaw, book publisher Karangkraf, Ideate Media and Ramlee's own production company Layar Sunan.[3][4] The film was released to cinemas on 16 October 2017.[5] The four companies are also in the process of making a film adaptation of another work titled Bagaikan Puteri,[6] a historical fiction novel surrounding a young lady who is flung into the 15th century and ends up falling for an admiral of the Aceh Sultanate.

The thriller novel Mandatori was made into a 6-part miniseries as an exclusive release on Malaysian satellite TV provider Astro's on-demand service Astro First late 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Prinsip Ramlee Awang Murshid". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. "Mengenai Penulis - Ramlee Awang Murshid". Alaf21 (in Malay). (Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Sdn Bhd.
  3. Groves, Don (23 August 2016). "42 Entertainment Creates Characters For Malaysian Action-Thriller 'Tombiruo'". Forbes. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. Bissme S. (11 October 2017). "A writer's dream". The Sun. p. 22. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. "cinema.com.my: Tombiruo". Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. Shafizan Johari (22 October 2017). "Laksamana Sunan bakal ke layar perak". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. Chaw, Kenneth (22 December 2017). "'Mandatory' TV viewing". The Star. No. Star 2. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

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