Wartawan veteran Rehman Rashid meninggal dunia

Madiha Abdullah
Jun 3, 2017 10:04 MYT
Allahyarham juga pernah menghasilkan beberapa buah buku yang laris terjual, antaranya Pangkor: Treasure of the Straits, dan Peninsula: A Story of Malaysia. - Facebook.com / Rehman Rashid
Penulis dan wartawan veteran, Rehman Rashid, meninggal dunia pagi ini.
Perkara itu disahkan adik Allahyarham, Rafique Rashid, 62, dalam satu mesej pesanan ringkas (SMS) sekitar jam 8.15 pagi tadi.
Rehman dilaporkan mendapat serangan jantung ketika menjalankan aktiviti berbasikal di Kuala Kubu Baru pada Januari lalu, dan dimasukkan ke Hospital Selayang untuk rawatan.
Berita pemergiannya disambut penuh dukacita oleh rakan-rakan seperjuangan dan mereka yang cukup menghargai hasil karya dan penulisan Allahyarham.
Jenazah dijangka akan dikebumikan di Masjid Kuala Kubu Baru, selepas Asar.

Rehman Rashid passed on this morning. He lives in my heart as one of Malaysia's most eloquent writers. God bless you, brother. pic.twitter.com/GPYFwxv1mJ

— Jahabar Sadiq (@jsadiq) June 3, 2017
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Inalillah. May Allah bless Rehman Rashid. He's always been a great writer, and his book Peninsula gave me a new perspective on Malaysia pic.twitter.com/EMY48d83MC

— Zim Ahmadi (@ZimAhmadi) June 3, 2017
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Rehman Rashid has passed on & his passing is a sad loss for M'sia literature.Only got to know tht he was in hosp via @YouTiup a few mths ago

— A.M (@ansmjd) June 3, 2017
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He was always larger than life. #malaysia has lost one of her most eloquent voices. RIP, Rehman. https://t.co/ofLUSSkOjL

— joolee (@tanjoolee) June 3, 2017
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Rehman Rashid was one of Malaysia's gem. Inallilah.

— Muaz (@Muazzikri) June 3, 2017
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Rehman, 62 tahun, mula berkecimpung dalam bidang penulisan dan kewartawanan pada tahun 1981 bersama akhbar New Straits Times. Allahyarham mendapat pendidikan di Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar, sebelum melanjutkan pelajaran di University College Swansea, Wales.
Selain menempa nama sebagai wartawan, Allahyarham juga pernah menghasilkan beberapa buah buku yang laris terjual, antaranya Pangkor: Treasure of the Straits, dan Peninsula: A Story of Malaysia.
#penulis #Rehman Rashid #wartawan
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