PENANG-BORN AHMAD NAWAB was a towering figure in Malaysian music. Born on 6 April 1933, Ahmad was the first child of immigrant Pakistani musician, Nawab Khan Rana Khan, who had come to Malaya with the Indian Army, and subsequently joined a Bangsawan troupe. He later married a mixed Indian Penangite Juhara Bee Fakir Maidin and they settled in Penang.
Ahmad Nawab: A Dominant Force in Malaysia's World of Music
by
Paul Augustin &
Shazlin Hamzah
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