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Zakaria Ariffin was born on 22 July, 1952 in Kuantan, Malaysia, is a playwright, director, theatre critic. Discover Zakaria Ariffin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
| Popular As |
Zakaria bin Ariffin |
| Occupation |
playwright, director, theatre critic |
| Age |
72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
22 July, 1952 |
| Birthday |
22 July |
| Birthplace |
Kuantan, Malaysia |
| Nationality |
Malaysia |
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He is a member of famous Playwright with the age 72 years old group.
Zakaria Ariffin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Wife |
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Zakaria Ariffin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Zakaria Ariffin worth at the age of 72 years old? Zakaria Ariffin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Playwright. He is from Malaysia. We have estimated
Zakaria Ariffin's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
Playwright |
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Timeline
In 1996, he moved to work as a lecturer to the National Academy of Arts, where he soon headed the theater department. There he staged his new plays "This is not the end (1996)," Teja "(1997)," Imam "(1998), and also with the support of the Ministry of Culture, large-scale productions of the old ones - "The Opera House "(1988),"King of the fools"(1997),"Siti Zubaidah"(2000) on the stage of the prestigious Palace of Culture in Kuala Lumpur. In 2001, he initiated the wayang Festival of Nusantara. In 2007, he published the play "Kesuma", which received a wide resonance in theater circles. In 1997, he participated in the international writing program at Iowa University (USA).
As a theater critic, he published the books "Modern Malay Drama in Essays" (1981) and "The Drama of Three Epochs" (1984).
After graduating from the university in 1978, he started to work in the department of literature of The Institute of Language and Literature of Malaysia (DBP), where he had the opportunity to communicate with well-known writers, such as Usman Awang, Osman Zainuddin, Johan bin Jaafar, Atondra, and Malina Manjoy. Here he joined the theatrical company of the DBP "Anak Alam” and played in such productions as "Hunchback from Tanjung Putri" by Shahrom Hussein, "Visitors at Kenny Hill" by Usman Awang, "Seven corpses and statues" of Hatta Azad Khan, "Where the Moon Always Cracks" A. Samad Said, etc. Along with this, he continued to write plays himself: The Opera House (1978), The King of the Fools (1993), Do not Kill Sam (1994), The Woman of the English Lieutenant (1995), mostly of protest and satirical character with the elements of the Malay Opera bangsawan. Some of his plays attracted the attention of the Central Television (for example, "If you are not lucky, you will not get lucky"). The cooperation with Noordin Hassan continued, in particular, in 1994 he took part in staging his play "This night the tortoise cried."
Ariffin was born at Kuantan, where he graduated from high school. In 1974, he entered the Pedagogical College of Sultan Idris in Tanjung Malim, but only studied there for five months. During that time, however, he was acquainted with the playwright Noordin Hassan, who liked how he staged his play "The Door". On the advice of the master in 1975, he entered the Faculty of Performing Arts at the University of Science in Penang. His teachers were well-known theater-makers and directors Kala Devata (Mustafa Kamil Yasin), Ghulam Sarwar, Gus Nasaruddin, Krishen Jeet, Zainal Latif. At the same time, he took an active part in Penang's theatrical group Angkatan Sasaran both as an actor and as a stage director, began writing and staging his plays ("Penunggu Warisan", 1977).
Zakaria Ariffin (born 22 July 1952) is a Malaysian playwright, theater director and educator.
