Veteran actor Wahid Satay died today. He was 93. 

Wahid, whose real name is Abdul Wahid Ahmad, died at about 8.15am at his granddaughter’s house, said his second child Hafizah. 

She said her father’s health began to decline two weeks after he was discharged from Changi Hospital for diabetes-related treatment.  

“He was bedridden since two weeks ago. He also suffered from high blood pressure and heart disease,” she told Bernama. 

Hafizah said her father would be buried at the Pusara Aman Muslim cemetery after zohor prayers.

She added that her father’s remains were still at the home of her daughter, Mahirah Mohd Yasin, at Block 57, Teban Gardens Road, #14-469, Teban View, Singapore. 

“I only hope for prayers from all his fans in Malaysia that his soul will be blessed by Allah SWT and be placed among the righteous,” she said in a voice choked with emotion. 

Wahid, who began his showbiz career in 1957, had starred in more than 30 films. 

He won the Oskar Black Gold Award for Best Actor at the Asian Film Festival in Manila in 1963, Best Comedian at the Asian Film Festival in Taiwan in 1966 as well as MediaCorp’s Gold Premier Award at the Perdana Festival in 2007.

Wahid’s last public appearance was in December 2022, performing at an event in conjunction with the 32nd Malaysian Film Festival at Encore Melaka.  

He always played comedy characters and was one of the famous Malay film artistes of the Jalan Ampas era. 

Wahid derived his stage name from the satay seller character he played in horror film “Pontianak”.

His other well-known films included “Badang”, “Satay”, and “Seri Mersing”. – Bernama, May 22, 2023.