King sends condolences to Malim Ghozali’s family

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed condolences to the family of Perak laureate Dr Mohamed Ghazali Abdul Rashid, better known as Malim Ghozali PK (pic), who died of cancer at the age of 70.

Expressing his sympathy for their loss, Sultan Abdullah hoped the family would stay strong in facing the days ahead.

“Mohamed Ghazali’s deeds and contributions for the Malay literary world are greatly appreciated and his passing is indeed a huge loss to the country, ” said a post on Istana Negara’s Instagram page.

Mohamed Ghazali was the recipient of the South-East Asian Writers Award (SEA Write Award) for 2013 and was named Perak laureate in 2014.

His book Tree of Sorrow was listed among 160 best novels in the world by the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Twenty-two of his books had been translated into various languages, including English and Chinese.

He had won the South-East Asia Literary Council (Mastera) Literature Prize in the Short Story Book Collection category, recited poems at an international meet in Prague and gave literary lectures in the United States and France. — Bernama