Fahmi visits veteran journalist Adibah Amin

Fahmi visits veteran journalist Adibah Amin

SHAH ALAM: Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil visited National Journalism Laureate Adibah Amin at her residence, here, yesterday.

He also presented a contribution from Tabung Kasih @ Hawana to Adibah, the 671st recipient of the award.

He also delivered a contribution from the Prime Minister’s Department’s Implementation Coordination Unit on behalf of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“Today, we came to see how Adibah is doing. She is now 90 and staying with her sister, and we pray that she remains in good health.”

Present were the prime minister’s senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah and Bernama chief executive officer Datin Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin.

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Adibah, who is suffering from diabetes and requires full-time care, is a respected figure in Malaysia’s journalism and literary circles.

She is also known for her role as “Cikgu Bedah” in the comedy film Adik Manja, Fahmi said Adibah had served as editor at “The Star” and the “New Straits Times”, and was also the first woman to be appointed news editor at Berita Harian.

In June 2024, she was named the 2023 National Journalism Laureate at the Malaysian Journalism Night, in conjunction with the 2023 MPI-Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards.

Fahmi said young journalists should emulate Adibah’s dedication to the profession.

“My hope for young journalists is that they understand the struggles of their predecessors and realise that they are not just reporting. They play a role in shaping an independent and sovereign nation while maintaining professional standards and ethics,” he said.

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Adibah’s sister, Khalilah Fadzilah Amin, 87, expressed her gratitude for the care and attention shown to her ailing sister.

“I truly appreciate the visits and concern for her well-being,” she said, adding that a book on Adibah’s life would be launched on April 12.

—Bernama