KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Veteran singer and actor Datuk Abdul Hail Amir passed away at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) at 3.43 pm today. He was 76 years old.
Artistes Association of Malaysia (Seniman) president Rozaidi Abdul Jamil, better known as Zed Zaidi, confirmed the matter.
“We (Seniman) were planning to visit him in HKL, but the hospital called to inform us that he had passed away,” he told Bernama.
Meanwhile, Seniman secretary-general Hafiz Nafiah said the singer is expected to be buried at the Ukay Perdana Muslim Cemetery near here tomorrow morning.
“He was hospitalised about three days ago due to lung complications,” he said in a statement tonight.
Hafiz said Seniman’s top leadership extended condolences to Allahyarham’s family and prayed for his soul to be placed in paradise.
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