Huzir Sulaiman

Huzir Sulaiman was born in 1973. He is a Malaysian actor, director and writer. One of the Malaysia's leading dramatists, acclaimed for his vibrant, inventive use of language and sharp insight into human behavior in general and the Asian psyche in particular. His plays, often touched about dark humour, political satire, and surrealistic twists, have won numerous awards[vague] and international recognition. He currently lives in Singapore.

His father is Haji Sulaiman Abdullah, who was born G. Srinivasan Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin who later reverted to Islam. Sulaiman is a veteran lawyer who served as Malaysian Bar Council president. His mother is Hajjah Mehrun Siraj, who has served as a professor, lawyer, consultant for United Nations agencies, NGO activists and a Commissioner with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.

For a short time in the early part of this decade, he hosted an afternoon talk show on WOW FM, a now-defunct Malaysian radio station.

He is currently married to Claire Wong, a Malaysia-born Singaporean stage actress.

He is best known for his works "Atomic Jaya", "The Smell of Language", "Hip-Hopera" the Musical, "Notes on Life and Love and Painting", "Election Day", "Those Four Sisters Fernandez", "Occupation" and "Whatever That Is" which have been published in his collection of "Eight Plays" by Silverfish Books. He also contributes articles to the The Star.

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