Azah aziz biography for kids

Azah Aziz: Lady of Culture, Lady of Arts, Lady of Malaysia

This issue’s Woman of The Month not only inspires us to be independent, hardworking ladies like herself, but she has also been a major culture influence on the young generation.

She has learnt (and even taught many) to embrace our nation’s culture and traditions as well as input these certain factors into her everyday life. SPARKS’ very first Malaysian Woman of The Month is none other than the journalist, author and cultural icon, Azah Aziz.

Online biography for kids

Let’s ponder further into her life, shall we!

Azah was born on the 21st of August 1928 in Singapore to Malay, Turkish/Arabic parents and was brought, at a very young age, to Johor Baru where she was raised. According to her published biography ‘Azah Aziz: Kartika di Langit Seni’, she was still very young when her schooling was disrupted by the Japanese Occupation during World War lI.

Although Azah was forced into learning the Japanese hist