National laureate Zaharah Nawawi passes away


KUALA LUMPUR: National laureate Zaharah Nawawi passed away at KPJ Rawang Specialist Hospital, Selangor at 7.55am on Tuesday (May 31), believed to be due to cancer. She was 82.

The tragic news was shared by her nephew, Mohd Fadhil Jaffar via a post oh his Facebook page on the same day.

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