KUALA LUMPUR – Academician and social activist Wan Zawawi Wan Ibrahim, 75, died at 6.47am today following a heart attack.
The deceased’s sister Datin Wan Hiyati said her brother collapsed while preparing to perform his subuh prayers at his home in Section 11, Petaling Jaya.
He leaves behind a widow, Noorshah Mohd Salleh, two sons, and a daughter.
Wan Zawawi also has another son from his previous marriage with Australian Leslie O’Brien who now lives in Sydney.
Wan Zawawi, a PhD degree holder from Monash University, Melbourne was a highly respected academic.
The anthropology professor and social activist was also a singer and songwriter who had composed several songs with poetic lyrics and humanitarian elements that were sung either by him or other artists.
Wan Zawawi composed the song Perjalanan Hidup, made popular by rock icon Datuk Ramli Sarip. – Bernama, May 18, 2022
