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'''Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid''' (April 13, 1933 – April 13, 2014 in Singapore), (commonly known as '''A. Ghani Hamid''' or '''Abdul Ghani Hamid'''; also known by his pen name '''Lazuardi''') is an award-winning Singaporean writer, poet and artist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/more-lifestyle-stories/story/goodbye-malay-writer-poet-and-artist-abdul-ghani-abdul-hamid-|title=Goodbye to Malay writer, poet and artist Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid|date=14 April 2014|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=A. Ghani Hamid |title=A journey with no end |year=1988 |publisher=Perkumpulan Seni |location=Singapore |isbn=9810402929 }}</ref> Abdul has written hundreds of stories, in English Language and [[Malay Language]] and participated in more than 60 art [[exhibitions]]. He received the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang in 1997,<ref name="nlb">{{cite web|url=http://exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/literarypioneers/writers/malay/abdulghanihamid/index.php |title=Singapore Literary Pioneers: Abdul Ghani Hamid |publisher=[[National Library Board]] |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> the [[Cultural Medallion]] in 1999 for literature and the [[Southeast Asia Write Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1169564/1/.html |title=Works of Cultural Medallion winner displayed at National Library |first=Riz |last=Sunawan |newspaper=[[Channel News Asia]] |date=December 5, 2011 |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19990925.2.5.1.aspx |title=Writer, artist given Cultural Medallion '''(Digitalised archive)''' |date=September 25, 1999 |first=Tuminah |last=Sapawi |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19990925.2.113.3.1.aspx |title=I take a bus to think and write '''(Digitalised archive)''' |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |first=C. |last=Oon |date=September 25, 1999 |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> |
'''Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid''' (April 13, 1933 – April 13, 2014 in Singapore), (commonly known as '''A. Ghani Hamid''' or '''Abdul Ghani Hamid'''; also known by his pen name '''Lazuardi''') is an award-winning Singaporean writer, poet and artist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/more-lifestyle-stories/story/goodbye-malay-writer-poet-and-artist-abdul-ghani-abdul-hamid-|title=Goodbye to Malay writer, poet and artist Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid|date=14 April 2014|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=A. Ghani Hamid |title=A journey with no end |year=1988 |publisher=Perkumpulan Seni |location=Singapore |isbn=9810402929 }}</ref> Abdul has written hundreds of stories, in English Language and [[Malay Language]] and participated in more than 60 art [[exhibitions]]. He received the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang in 1997,<ref name="nlb">{{cite web|url=http://exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/literarypioneers/writers/malay/abdulghanihamid/index.php |title=Singapore Literary Pioneers: Abdul Ghani Hamid |publisher=[[National Library Board]] |accessdate=October 22, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211211210/http://exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/literarypioneers/writers/malay/abdulghanihamid/index.php |archivedate=February 11, 2011 }}</ref> the [[Cultural Medallion]] in 1999 for literature and the [[Southeast Asia Write Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1169564/1/.html |title=Works of Cultural Medallion winner displayed at National Library |first=Riz |last=Sunawan |newspaper=[[Channel News Asia]] |date=December 5, 2011 |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19990925.2.5.1.aspx |title=Writer, artist given Cultural Medallion '''(Digitalised archive)''' |date=September 25, 1999 |first=Tuminah |last=Sapawi |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19990925.2.113.3.1.aspx |title=I take a bus to think and write '''(Digitalised archive)''' |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |first=C. |last=Oon |date=September 25, 1999 |accessdate=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid (April 13, 1933 – April 13, 2014 in Singapore), (commonly known as A. Ghani Hamid or Abdul Ghani Hamid; also known by his pen name Lazuardi) is an award-winning Singaporean writer, poet and artist.[1][2] Abdul has written hundreds of stories, in English Language and Malay Language and participated in more than 60 art exhibitions. He received the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang in 1997,[3] the Cultural Medallion in 1999 for literature and the Southeast Asia Write Award in 1998.[4][5][6]
Life and career
Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid was born on April 13, 1933 in Kampung Siglap (now Kampung Bahru), East Coast Road, Singapore.[3] While studying in secondary school, he would poems and articles penned by himself to local Malay newspapers and magazines and also held his inaugural art exhibition during a Youth Festival.[3] After his studies, he worked as an apprentice of the Electrical Department of Keppel Harbour. After which, Abdul found a job as a clerk at the Public Utilities Board (PUB), then known as the Singapore Municipality. He left the PUB in 1988.[3]
Education
Abdul completed his secondary education at Raffles Institution.[3]
References
- ^ "Goodbye to Malay writer, poet and artist Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid". The Straits Times. April 14, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ A. Ghani Hamid (1988). A journey with no end. Singapore: Perkumpulan Seni. ISBN 9810402929.
- ^ a b c d e "Singapore Literary Pioneers: Abdul Ghani Hamid". National Library Board. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sunawan, Riz (December 5, 2011). "Works of Cultural Medallion winner displayed at National Library". Channel News Asia. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Sapawi, Tuminah (September 25, 1999). "Writer, artist given Cultural Medallion (Digitalised archive)". The Straits Times. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Oon, C. (September 25, 1999). "I take a bus to think and write (Digitalised archive)". The Straits Times. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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