SINGAPORE: Veteran actor Wahid Satay (pic) has passed away at the age of 93.
The star, whose real name was Abdul Wahid Ahmad, died around 8.15am yesterday at his granddaughter’s house here, said his second child Hafizah.
She said her father’s health began to decline two weeks ago after he was discharged from Changi Hospital after a diabetes-related treatment.
“He had been bedridden since two weeks ago. He also suffered from high blood pressure and heart disease,” she told Bernama when contacted.
Hafizah said her father would be buried at the Pusara Aman Muslim cemetery here after zohor prayers.
“I only hope for prayers from all his fans in Malaysia that his soul will be blessed by Allah SWT and be placed among the righteous,” she said in a voice choking with emotion.
Hafizah said she felt a huge loss because she always accompanied her father wherever he went, including to Malaysia.
Wahid, who began his showbiz career in 1957, had starred in more than 30 films.
He won the Oskar Black Gold Award for the Best Actor category at the Asian Film Festival in Manila in 1963, Best Comedian at the Asian Film Festival in Taiwan in 1966, and MediaCorp’s Gold Premier Award at the Perdana Festival in 2007.
His last public appearance was in December last year when he performed at an event in conjunction with the 32nd Malaysian Film Festival at Encore Melaka.
He always played a comedic character and was one of the famous Malay film artistes of the Jalan Ampas era.
Wahid derived his stage name from the satay seller character he played in the horror film Pontianak.
His other well-known films included Badang, Satay and Seri Mersing.
