TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library

OUR CONTRIBUTORS
SABAPATHIPILLAI DURAI RAJA SINGAM.- Born in
Port Weld and educated in Kuala Lumpur. Joined the Malayan
Educational Service in 1925 and has served in Pahang and Selangor.
Now retired. Author of Gandhiji, the Ever-Smiling Mahatma;
Homage to Ananda Coomaraswamy ; Malayan Place Names;
Malayan Tit Bits; Insignia Malayana; Munshi Abdullah to Anak
Singapura; India and Malaya Through the Ages: A Malayan
Heritage; and other Malayana. Lives in Kuala Lumpur where
he continues to write various articles of Malayan interest and
broadcasts over Radio Malaya.
ALEX SOARS.- Sports writer of considerable experience in
India and Malaya.
HAJI ABDUL MUBIN SHEPPARD. P.P.T, C.M.G., M.BE
Obtained an Honours Degree in History at Cambridge University
before entering the Malayan Civil Service by a Competitive
Examination in January 1928. He was the first Director
of Public Relations in 1946, the founder of the Arts Council,
the First Chairman of the National Art Gallery and is currently
the Director of Museums. He is the author of: The Adventures
of Hang Tuah, Historic Malaya, History of Trengganu,
Malay Courtesy, The Magic Kite and other Ma'yong Stories,
and many other articles on Malay Culture.
FRANK SULLIVAN: Press Secretary, Prime Minister's
Department for the past five years (April 1958) was born on
April 27, 1909, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, and has been a
Singapore citizen since October 1956. Professional journalist in
either Press or Radio or Government service since 1933. Deputy
Chief Editor, British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service,
Singapore, 1946-48; Senior Press Officer, Department of Public
Relations, Federation of Malaya, 1948-50; Editor, Special News
Service, Radio Malaya Singapore, 1950-57; Acting Public
Relations Secretary, Singapore, 1952-53; Malayan Information
Offices, London, 1953; Press Liaison Officer, Marshall Cabinet,
Singapore, 1955. Recreations Reading, writing, talking,
collecting paintings, art criticism and helping to advance culture,
world affairs and anything Malayan.
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