Asmah Laili

Asmah Laili (24 September 1940 – 15 February 2019) was a radio producer, and television presenter in Singapore, who also became famous for her programs and publications on Malay cuisine.

Asmah Laili
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Born24 September 1940
Died15 February 2019
Singapore
OccupationChef, television presenter, radio presenter and producer

Career

Asmah Laili began working at Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1959,[1] as a protégée of Zahrah Za'ba, the company's first woman executive.[2] Asmah anchored programs on Warna 94.2FM, and was an executive producer for a Malay radio station in Singapore, working with writer Jah Lelawati among others.[3] She was the first woman to work as a television presenter in Singapore, and was a mentor to aspiring female broadcasters who followed.[4] She retired from broadcasting in 1997.[5] In 2003, she was the subject of an episode of Ikon wanita, a documentary series on Muslim women in Singapore.[6]

As a celebrity chef, she was known affectionately as "Mami Asmah", and demonstrated Malay cookery on radio and television shows in Singapore,[7] as host of Sedap and Dapur Mami. She also wrote cookbooks.[4][8] In 2009 she released a cooking DVD, Tanya Mami (Ask Mami).[9]

Personal life

Asmah Laili married in 1967,[10] and had two children; she lived in Bedok.[1] She died at Changi General Hospital in 2019, aged 78 years, from lung disease.[4][5]

References
  1. "Celebrity chef and radio personality Asmah Laili dies, aged 78". The Straits Times. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. "Zahrah Za'ba: Pioneer of Malay Broadcasting". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  3. "Jah Lelawati". Singapore Infopedia. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  4. "Veteran celebrity chef Asmah Laili dies aged 78". Channel News Asia. February 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  5. Nur Dhuha Esoof (2019-02-16). "Personaliti radio popular Asmah Laili meninggal dunia, Berita Setempat - BeritaHarian.sg". BeritaHarian (in Malay). Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  6. Mohd, Norzalina; Olek, Mohamad Sanif; Zakaria, Zuzanita; Patterson, Brett Azeem; Kamari, Noridah; Aziz, Johari Abdul; Aliff, Gina; Embit, Ainah; Films, Oak 3 (2003), Ikon wanita (in Malay), Singapore : MediaCorp TV12 Singapore, retrieved 2019-12-28
  7. Laili, Asmah; FM, Mediacorp Radio Warna 94 2 (2002), Oh Mommy, yummy! : resipi pilihan (in Malay), Singapore : Picture Mills : MediaCorp Radio Warna 94.2 FM, retrieved 2019-12-28
  8. Laili, Asmah; Ahmad, Suraya (2003). Asmah Laili : mintak ampun sedapnya...Fiesta (in Malay). Singapore : Q-zeen. ISBN 978-981-04-9511-4.
  9. Fadila Abdul Wahid; Asmah Laili; Jualiani Jumali (2009), Tanya Mami, Asmah Laili, Muse Pte Ltd, OCLC 434303362, retrieved 2019-12-28
  10. "Asmah Laili na' nikah dengan 'rakan' pejabat". Berita Harian. 8 November 1967. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-12-28 – via NewspaperSG.
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