He was 58 years old.
Alias was known to star in several Malay sitcoms including Bubur Masjid Air Katira and was in the 2000 movie Chicken Rice War .
Health complications
It was earlier reported that Alias had to amputate his right leg in May 2021 due to gangrene that had spread above his right knee.
In 2017, he had to amputate his left leg due to complications with diabetes.
According to
Berita Mediacorp, he had been in the hospital for more than a month and was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) twice within the same period.
Speaking to his son Jumaat Azhar,
June 28, 2021
Instagram/suhaimiyusof official
Local comedian Alias Kadir, 58, died today (June 28) at 7.53am at the National University Hospital (NUH).
The cause of death was not revealed.
Alias began his career in the arts through his involvement with the Cekup Theatre group, which won the Sriwana Comedy Drama Festival competition in 1986. He appeared in many TV dramedies and also comedy skits for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri entertainment shows.
According to Berita Harian, he had suffered from diabetes since 2017 which resulted in his left leg being amputated in August that year.
In 2018, he spoke about his illness in a video for the Health Promotion Board, saying he initially took the situation lightly and how his family helped him through it.
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