Rehman Rashid (24 October 1955 – 3 June 2017) was a prominentMalaysianjournalist andwriter.
Rehman Rashid | |
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| Born | (1955-10-24)October 24, 1955 |
| Died | June 3, 2017(2017-06-03) (aged 61) Selayang Hospital,Batu Caves |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Journalist |
| Years active | 1981–2017 |
Rehman is of mixed ethnicity of Eurasian and Indian Muslim.[1] Born inTaiping,Perak, Rehman studied in theMalay College Kuala Kangsar, before pursuing a degree in Marine Biology at University College Swansea in Wales.[2] He was well known at University for writing folk songs and performing them at every opportunity.
Rehman became a journalist in 1981. Prior to this, he worked with the Fisheries Research Institute inPenang and as a research associate with the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science ofUniversiti Putra Malaysia.
After seven years as Leader Writer and columnist with theNew Straits Times, Malaysia's leading English-language daily, he joinedAsiaweek magazine inHong Kong as a Senior Writer. From there, he left for a year inBermuda, as a Senior Writer with the Bermuda Business magazine.
Rehman had several columns with NST; On Friday, Midweek, Comments and Scorpion Tales. He wrote about local and international current events, often offering a unique perspective that did not always align with his peers, superiors, or the individuals he specifically mentioned. He aimed to present issues accurately and provide commentary on the need for change, urging those in power to take action.[3]
He was the Malaysian Press Institute's Journalist of the Year for 1985, and Bermuda's Print Journalist of the Year for 1991.
He suffered a heart attack in January 2017 and was hospitalized at the Selayang Hospital.[4] On 3 June 2017 he died at age 62.[5]
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