Malaysian National Laureate (Malay: Sasterawan Negara) are individuals who were awarded the Laureate for their contributions to Malay literature.
List of recipients for the Malaysian National Laureate
- 1981 : Kamaludin Muhammad (Keris Mas)
- 1982 : Dato' Shahnon Ahmad
- 1983 : Datuk Dr. Usman Awang
- 1986 : Datuk A. Samad Said
- 1988 : Muhammad Dahlan Abdul Biang Andi (Arena Wati)
- 1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh
- 1993 : Datuk Noordin Hasan
- 1996 : Datuk Abdullah Hussain
- 2001 : Syed Othman bin Syed Omar (S. Othman Kelantan)
- 2009 : Dr. Anwar Ridhwan
- 2011 : Dato' Dr. Ahmad Kamal Abdullah
- 2013 : Datuk Baharuddin Zainal
- 2015 : Datuk Zurinah Hassan (first woman recipient)
References
Malaysian National Laureate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA