Mustapha Maarof


Dato' Mustapha Azahari bin Maarof was a Malaysian actor and assistant director. He appeared in Singapore's Hang Tuah, Chermin and 1957: Hati Malaya, among many other films. Maarof won the Veterans' Award presented at the 10th Malaysian Film Festival. He served on the board of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, from which he received the Industry Icon Award in 2010. Maarof co-founded the charity arm of Persatuan Seniman Malaysia, a Malaysian artists' collective.

Personal life

He was the son of Maarof Zakaria, lawyer and founder of Malay National Bank. He was married twice, first to Suraya Harun from 1962 to 1965 and secondly to Rosnah Jasni, also known as Roseyatimah, from 1967 until her death on 14 December 1987.
Maarof died in December 15, 2014 at Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur from respiratory failure at the age of 79, just before his 80th birthday on January 1, 2015.
He went to Malay College Kuala Kangsar.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia