Former Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka DG Firdaus Abdullah passes away


Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Facebook picture.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Dewan and Pustaka (DBP) director-general Datuk Dr Firdaus Abdullah, 79 - who was also known as a writer and poet - passed away on Thursday (April 11) aged 79

DBP announced the news through its official Facebook page and expressed its condolences to the family members on the passing of the deceased.

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