Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof (21 November 1939 – 10 November 2022) was a Malaysian academic, writer, and expert in traditional Malay and Southeast Asian theatre. He was also one of the leading writers of Malaysian English Literature. He received his PhD in 1976 from the University of Hawaii with a dissertation on the ancient mak yong dance theatre. He served as Head of the Performing Arts program at the University of Science Malaysia (USM) until 1995 and then joined the Cultural Centre of the University of Malaya (UMCC) as Professor in theatre studies. He was involved in numerous cultural organizations in Malaysia and internationally. Yousof was known for his research on traditional Southeast Asian theatre, Asian literatures, folklore studies, and South- and Southeast Asian cultures. He published three collections of verse, three full-length plays, and several short stories. He also translated poetry from Urdu and Persian into English. He was involved in the UNESCO project to gain recognition for the mak yong dance theatre of Malaysia as an Item of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.

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November 21, 1939 Facts

Generation Group

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Penang

Educated At: University of Science Malaysia | King Edward VII School | University of Hawaiʻi

Occupation: academic | writer

Employers: University of Malaya | Methodist Boys’ School | University of Penang | Science University of Malaya | University of Hawaiʻi | University of Michigan | South Australian government | University of Malaya | International Islamic University of Malaysia | Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology

Awards Received: East-West Centre Grant for a Doctoral Programme | Universiti Sains Malaysia Academic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS) Fellowship | Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Research Grants | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, Research Grant | Southeast Asian Studies Programme (SEASP), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, teaching and Research Exchange Fellowships Award | Southeast Asian Studies Programme (SEASP), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, Cross-Cultural Research and Writing Award | Tokoh Maal-Hijrah | International Award for Outstanding Contribution for Humanity, Peace, Culture and Education | Dove Award for Excellence in Poetry | Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) | Boh Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Award

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Astrology Analysis

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