Sharifah Aini Laid To Rest
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- Published on Saturday, 05 July 2014 13:42
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of evergreen songstress Datuk Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar was laid to rest at Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery here at 12.15pm today.
Her funeral was attended by hundreds of family members, friends and fans.
Among her friends who attended her funeral were Malaysia number one singer Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, 1Malaysia Artist Foundation president Datuk DJ Dave, celebrity chef Datuk Chef Wan, singer Rohana Jalil, Norman Abdul Halim, Herman Tino and Nasir Wahab.
Also at the cemetery were her ex-husband Ali Bakar and their only son Aliff Omar.
Sharifah Aini's body was brought to the cemetery after her final prayer was conducted at At-Taqwa Mosque in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here earlier today.
The 61-year-old songstress, who among her famous songs were Seri Dewi Malam and Seiring Sejalan, died of lung infection at the Damansara Special Centre at 1.26am today.
-New Straits Times