Huzir Sulaiman (born in 1973) is a Malaysian actor, director and writer. One of Malaysia's leading dramatists, acclaimed
for his vibrant, inventive use of language and incisive insight into
human behaviour in general and the Asian psyche in particular. His
plays, often charged with dark humour, political satire, and
surrealistic twists, have won numerous awards 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 converted 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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