Hasbullah Awang

This article is about the Malaysian sports commentator. For Malaysian footballer, see Mohd Hasbullah Awang.
This is a Malay name; the name Awang is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hasbullah.
Hasbullah Awang
Born (1952-09-09)September 9, 1952
Teluk Intan, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died February 12, 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 62)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cause of death Heart complication
Nationality Malaysian
Occupation Sports commentator
Years active 1974 - 2015
Religion Islam
Spouse(s) Hazida Alang Ahmad
Children Jojiana Hasbullah
Dodiana Hasbullah
Noniana Hasbullah
Loliana Hasbullah

Hasbullah Awang (9 September 1952 - 12 February 2015) was a Malaysian famous sports commentator who served with Astro. He worked as a sports commentator for the network Astro Arena since January 2014 after being stopped serving as a sports commentator at Radio Television Malaysia.[1]

Hasbullah started his career as a radio announcer on Radio 1 (now Radio Klasik FM). He also became an assistant to operate a special program for kids with Kak Yong. He is better known as a commentator for sports events at home and abroad. His popularity peaked during the football nation into the Semi-Pro era in the early 1990s. He also a narrator for the Malaysian film, Sumolah, directed by Afdlin Shauki.

He died at the age of 62 at the National Heart Institute of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur due to heart complication.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Veteran sports presenter Hasbullah Awang passes away.
  2. ↑ Hasbullah Awang meninggal dunia di IJN.


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