Wahid Satay passed away due to several health-related issues. Photos: Filepic
Actor Wahid Satay passed away in Singapore on Monday (May 22). He was 93.
Wahid, whose real name was Abdul Wahid Ahmad, died at about 8.15am at his granddaughter’s house, said his second child Hafizah.
She said her father's health began to decline two weeks ago after he was discharged from Changi Hospital for diabetes-related treatment.
"He was 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 the Zohor (midday) prayers.
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil expressed his condolences to the family of the actor.
"Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un... Saddened to hear of the passing of the legendary actor Abdul Wahid bin Ahmad or better known as Wahid Satay this morning
"I pray that all his sins will be forgiven, and that his soul will be placed among the righteous... Al-Fatihah," Fahmi said in a Facebook post.
Wahid, who became active in the world of acting since 1957 and starred in more than 30 films, leaves behind six children.
During his lifetime, he had won the Oscar Black Gold Award for the Best Actor category at the Asian Film Festival, Manila in 1963, Best Comedian at the Asian Film Festival in Taiwan in 1966 and the Gold Premier Award by MediaCorp at the Perdana Festival in 2007.
Wahid’s last public appearance was in December 2022 performing at an event in conjunction with the 32nd Malaysia Film Festival at 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 a horror film Pontianak.
His other well-known films included Badang, Satay and Seri Mersing. – Bernama
