Rabbani vocalist Asri dies of heart attack
14/08/2009 2:18amKUALA LUMPUR Aug 13 — The vocalist of the Malaysian nasyid group, Rabbani, Mohd Asri Ibrahim, died of a heart attack at the Pantai Medical Centre, here today. He was 40.
Mohd Asri collapsed during a recording of a television programme in Angkasapuri about 10.30am and was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11am.
His brother-in-law, Adha Buyong, said Asri, who was born on Aug 3, 1969, in Klang, Selangor, was also suffering from hypertension and diabetes.
“This morning, he complained of not feeling well and vomiting, but insisted on completing the recording of the Syahadah programme for RTM (Radio Television Malaysia),” he said when met at the hospital here.
Asri leaves behind a wife Halizah Shahzan, 39, and six children.
He was laid to rest at the Shah Alam City Council Muslim cemetery in Section 21, Shah Alam, Selangor, after the Asar prayer.
Asri joined the nine-member nasyid group since its establishment in March 1997.
Other members of the group are Mohd Asri Baidul @ Ubaidullah, Azadan Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Luqman Abd Aziz, Muhammad Rithauddeen Yaakob, Mohamad Afandi Shahbudin, Ahmad Shafie, Nazrul Azhar Tamrin and Zulkiflee Azman.
Rabbani bagged the Most Popular Nasyid Group/Artist award of the Berita Harian’s Anugerah Bintang Popular for eight consecutive years.
Their albums entitled Iqrar-1421, Intifada, Qiblat and Nostalgia Nada Murni, also won the Best Nasyid Album for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2009, respectively.
— BERNAMA
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