Asmah Laili (24 September 1940 – 15 February 2019) was a Singaporean radio and television presenter and producer, who also became famous for her programs and publications on Malay cuisine.
Asmah Laili
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Born
24 September 1940
Died
15 February 2019
Singapore
Occupation(s)
Chef, television presenter, radio presenter and producer
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Asmah Laili began working at Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1959,[1] as a protégée of Zahrah Za'ba, the company's first female executive.[2] Asmah anchored programs on Warna 94.2FM, and was an executive producer for the Malay radio station in Singapore, working with writer Jah Lelawati among others.[3] She was the first woman to work as a television presenter in Singapore, and was a mentor to aspiring female broadcasters who followed.[4] She retired from broadcasting in 1997.[5] In 2003, she was the subject of an episode of Ikon wanita, a documentary series on Muslim women in Singapore.[6]
As a celebrity chef, she was known affectionately as "Mami Asmah", and demonstrated Malay cookery on radio and television shows in Singapore,[7] as host of Sedap and Dapur Mami. She also wrote cookbooks.[4][8] In 2009 she released a cooking DVD, Tanya Mami (Ask Mami).[9]
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^ abNur Dhuha Esoof (2019-02-16). "Personaliti radio popular Asmah Laili meninggal dunia, Berita Setempat - BeritaHarian.sg". BeritaHarian (in Malay). from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
^Laili, Asmah; FM, Mediacorp Radio Warna 94 2 (2002), Oh Mommy, yummy! : resipi pilihan (in Malay), Singapore : Picture Mills : MediaCorp Radio Warna 94.2 FM, retrieved 2019-12-28
asmah, laili, september, 1940, february, 2019, singaporean, radio, television, presenter, producer, also, became, famous, programs, publications, malay, cuisine, fair, imageborn24, september, 1940died15, february, 2019singaporeoccupation, chef, television, pre. Asmah Laili 24 September 1940 15 February 2019 was a Singaporean radio and television presenter and producer who also became famous for her programs and publications on Malay cuisine Asmah Lailifair use imageBorn24 September 1940Died15 February 2019SingaporeOccupation s Chef television presenter radio presenter and producerCareer editAsmah Laili began working at Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1959 1 as a protegee of Zahrah Za ba the company s first female executive 2 Asmah anchored programs on Warna 94 2FM and was an executive producer for the Malay radio station in Singapore working with writer Jah Lelawati among others 3 She was the first woman to work as a television presenter in Singapore and was a mentor to aspiring female broadcasters who followed 4 She retired from broadcasting in 1997 5 In 2003 she was the subject of an episode of Ikon wanita a documentary series on Muslim women in Singapore 6 As a celebrity chef she was known affectionately as Mami Asmah and demonstrated Malay cookery on radio and television shows in Singapore 7 as host of Sedap and Dapur Mami She also wrote cookbooks 4 8 In 2009 she released a cooking DVD Tanya Mami Ask Mami 9 Personal life editAsmah Laili married in 1967 10 and had two children she lived in Bedok 1 She died at Changi General Hospital in 2019 aged 78 years from lung disease 4 5 References edit a b Celebrity chef and radio personality Asmah Laili dies aged 78 The Straits Times 2019 02 15 Archived from the original on 2019 02 15 Retrieved 2019 12 28 Zahrah Za ba Pioneer of Malay Broadcasting Singapore Women s Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2019 05 18 Retrieved 2019 12 28 Jah Lelawati Singapore Infopedia Archived from the original on 2015 04 23 Retrieved 2019 12 28 a b c Veteran celebrity chef Asmah Laili dies aged 78 Channel News Asia February 15 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 02 15 Retrieved 2019 12 28 a b Nur Dhuha Esoof 2019 02 16 Personaliti radio popular Asmah Laili meninggal dunia Berita Setempat BeritaHarian sg BeritaHarian in Malay Archived from the original on 2019 12 28 Retrieved 2019 12 28 Mohd Norzalina Olek Mohamad Sanif Zakaria Zuzanita Patterson Brett Azeem Kamari Noridah Aziz Johari Abdul Aliff Gina Embit Ainah Films Oak 3 2003 Ikon wanita in Malay Singapore MediaCorp TV12 Singapore retrieved 2019 12 28 Laili Asmah FM Mediacorp Radio Warna 94 2 2002 Oh Mommy yummy resipi pilihan in Malay Singapore Picture Mills MediaCorp Radio Warna 94 2 FM retrieved 2019 12 28 Laili Asmah Ahmad Suraya 2003 Asmah Laili mintak ampun sedapnya Fiesta in Malay Singapore Q zeen ISBN 978 981 04 9511 4 Fadila Abdul Wahid Asmah Laili Jualiani Jumali 2009 Tanya Mami Asmah Laili Muse Pte Ltd OCLC 434303362 retrieved 2019 12 28 Asmah Laili na nikah dengan rakan pejabat Berita Harian 8 November 1967 p 5 Retrieved 2019 12 28 via NewspaperSG Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asmah Laili amp oldid 1177352198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
