Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid

Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid (13 April 1933–13 April 2014), commonly known as Abdul Ghani Hamid or A. Ghani Hamid; also known by his pen name Lazuardi, was a Singaporean writer, poet, and artist. Writing primarily in Malay, Abdul Ghani produced a large body of poems, plays, short stories, and newspaper articles, further participating in more than 60 art exhibitions since 1950 with his abstract paintings. the Cultural Medallion for literature in 1999, and the Southeast Asia Write Award in 1998.

Education and personal life Abdul Ghani was born on 13 April 1933, in Kampung Siglap (now Kampung Bahru), East Coast Road, Singapore. APAD continues to exhibit works by Malay artists today. He was awarded the Anugerah Tun Sri Lanang by the Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura (Singapore Malay Language Council) in 1998, also receiving the S.E.A. Write Award the same year. Abdul Ghani was one of the early Singapore-based artists to employ abstraction in paintings. Abdul Ghani continued to explore abstractions that made “allusions to the empirical”, for instance, in his 1973 painting Billet-Doux (Surat Cinta).

His works are in the collections of the National Gallery Singapore and the Galeri Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia. A novellette in Malay.

Plays Below is a select list of plays and dramatic works written by Abdul Ghani.

Pengembara (1971), a dance drama based on poem of the same title. Wak Cantuk (1973), Perkumpulan Seni, Singapore. Cincin Bukan Ikatan (1978), a pantomime based on poem of the same title. Desa Ini Hatiku (1980), Drama Festival, Singapore. Berburu di Padang Datar (1982), Drama Festival, Singapore. Wak Cantuk (1988), 32nd Anniversary of Perkumpulan Seni, Singapore. Sejambak Ragam Hayat (1992), 25-part radio drama, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. Enrique Anak Melayu (1994), Perkumpulan Seni, Singapore.

Poetry anthologies Below is a select list of poetry anthologies by Abdul Ghani.