Pulau Pinang
Penangites
The people of Penang are known colloquially as Penangites. Among the most notable are:
■ Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, prime minister of Malaysia since 2003, born in 1939 [Government].
■ Abdullah Ariff, artist and co-founder of the Penang Impressionist Society around 1920 [Art].
■ Sandy Gall, British journalist and former television news presenter, born in 1927.
■ Anwar Ibrahim, deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998.
■ Jimmy Boyle, composer, arranger and jazz musician, died in 1971.
■ Jimmy Choo, London-based designer of up-market shoes, born in 1961.
■ Nicol Ann David (nickname: “the Duracell Bunny”), born 1983, women’s squash world champion.
■ P. Ramlee, iconic actor, writer, singer and director prominent in the 1950s, died in 1973 [Cinema].
■ Tan Choon Ghee, artist known for his watercolours of Penang, born in 1930 [Art].
Abdullah Ariff
artist
Nicol Ann David
world squash champion
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