Adibah Amin
| Adibah Amin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Khalidah Adibah bt Amin February 19, 1936 Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Other names | Sri Delima |
| Occupation |
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| Home town | Johor Bahru |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parent(s) | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman (mother) |
Khalidah Adibah binti Amin (born 19 February 1936), is a Malaysian writer, columnist, teacher and actress.[1][2]
Born in Johor Bahru, she was the eldest daughter of Ibu Zain, a magazine publisher, and of Tan Sri Zainon Sulaiman who fought for Malaysia's independence under Tunku Abdul Rahman. After attending an English school from the age of 10, she began to study at the University of Malaya in 1953. She worked as a teacher from 1958, becoming headmistress of Sekolah Menengah Sri Puteri in Kuala Lumpur in 1970.[1]
Adibah Amin is remembered by many English speakers as the author of the column in the New Straits Times which she wrote in the 1970s and 1980s using the pen name Sri Delima. The columns were republished in book form in 2009.[3]
Adibah's writing includes three novels in Malay: Bangsawan Tulen, Seroja Masih di Kolam (1968) and Tempat Jatuh Lagi Dikenang (1983).She has also written many radio plays and short stories.[3] Her English novel This End of the Rainbow was published in 2006.[4]
References
- 1 2 "From Zero to Hero". This End of the Rainbow. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Amin, Adibah (1936–)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- 1 2 "As I was Passing by Adibah Amin". Taylor's Library. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Amin, Adibah (2006). This End of the Rainbow: A Novel. Phoenix Press. ISBN 978-983-42627-6-1.