PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Dr Ahmad Kamal Abdullah or Kemala has been named the 11th National Laureate.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who made the announcement Tuesday, said the award was given to literary figures writing in Malay who had shown excellence in developing the country's creative literary works, creative thinking and literary activities.
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