Kedah Historian Wan Shamsuddin dies 20 Dec 2020 / 08:28 H.
ALOR SETAR: Datuk Dr Wan Shamsuddin Mohd Yusof
(pix), a prominent historian in Kedah and the former chairman of the state Malaysian Historical Society (PSMCK), died at the Kedah Medical Centre here, yesterday evening.
He was 88.
PSMCK chairman Dr Ibrahim Bakar said Wan Shamsuddin died of old age at 6.15 pm and his remains have been taken to his family home here.
“I was shocked upon learning of his death because I have just met him recently. This is a very huge loss not only to PSMCK but also Kedah because he was like an encyclopedia due to his love for history,” Ibrahim told Bernama when contacted last night.
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