It is now Datuk Sudirman Arshad


PEKAN: One of Malaysia’s greatest singing sensations, the late Sudirman Arshad, was awarded a posthumous Datukship by the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, at Istana Abu Bakar here Thursday.

Sudirman (1954-992), burst onto the local entertainment scene when he won the local talent contest Bintang RTM in 1976 before going on to establish a lucrative chart-topping career.

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