June 28, 2021
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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.