M. Nasir

M. Nasir was born on July 4, 1957, in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. He is the fourth of nine siblings. His father, Mohamed Sam, came from Pagoh, Muar in Johor and emigrated to Singapore as he was employed as a firefighter with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, whilst his mother is a Singaporean Malay. After Singapore was expelled from the Malaysian Federation in 1965, his family obtained Singaporean citizenship and began his early education at both Bukit Panjang Primary School as well as the Bukit Panjang Government High School until finishing his GCE O-Level exams. After studying at the Boys Town Vocational Institute, he attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with a diploma in Western painting in 1978. ==Career==

in 2009. M. Nasir had been deeply exposed to music not only through listening to the radio but also through his elder brother who had brought him purchased records of bands such as Bob Dylan, Queen, Al Stewart and Led Zeppelin while they were growing up in Singapore in the 1960s and 1970s. He was roped into music making in 1978 when a friend of his Wan Ibrahim, then executive producer of PolyGram Singapore, invited him to write song lyrics for the band Alleycats, who were rising in popularity at that time. After Kembara disbanded, Nasir went solo again. In 1989, he released his second solo album, S.O.L.O. under PMC/BMG. == Personal life ==

Nasir moved with his family to Malaysia in 1982, where he became a naturalised citizen in 1990. due to asthma. Nasir's second marriage not long after in 2000 was with actress Marlia Musa (born 1969), a native of Johor Bahru, and they both have a daughter named Suci Musalmah. His children are also involved in music making: Ilham, Yasin and Hidayat make up the band Pitahati while Syafi'i is a member of the psychedelic rock band Ramayan. This was followed by his mother, Aesah Yahya (born 1933) who died on 26 March 2023 at the age of 90, also due to natural causes and old age. ==Partial discography==

With Kembara • Kembara (1981) • Perjuangan (1982) • Generasi Ku (1983) • Seniman Jalanan (1984) • 1404 Hijrah (1984) • Duit (1985) • Lagu-Lagu Dari Filem Kembara Seniman Jalanan (1986) Solo albums • Untuk Pencinta Seni (1979) • Irama M. Nasir – instrumental LP (1982) • S.O.L.O. (1988) • Saudagar Mimpi (1992) • Canggung Mendonan (1993) • Srikandi Cintaku (1999) • Phoenix Bangkit (2001) • Sang Pencinta (2006) Duet album(s) • Dia Ibuku – with Yunizar Hussein (1981) Compilation albums • Best Of Kembara (2001) • Best of M. Nasir Dengan Kembara (2001) ==Filmography==

Film Television Television series ==Awards and achievements==

Other honours • 1994: Awarded the Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) by the then-Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman. • 2001: Awarded the Ahli Mahkota Pahang (A.M.P) by the Sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah. • 2012: Awarded the ‘Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang’ by the Sultan of Pahang, which grants the title of "Dato'". • 2014: Conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Industries Management) by Universiti Utara Malaysia. • 2022: Conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Performance by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. ==References==