Biography of Huzir Sulaiman

Huzir Sulaiman (born in 1973) is a Malaysian actor, director and writer. One of Malaysia's leading dramatists, acclaimed for his vibrant, inventive use of language and incisive insight into human behaviour in general and the Asian psyche in particular. His plays, often charged with dark humour, political satire, and surrealistic twists, have won numerous awards and international recognition. He currently lives in Singapore and currently married to  Claire Wong, a Malaysia-born Singaporean stage actress.

His father is Haji Sulaiman Abdullah, who was born G. Srinivasan Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin who later converted to Islam. Sulaiman is a veteran lawyer who served as Malaysian Bar Council president. His mother is Hajjah Mehrun Siraj, who has served as a professor, lawyer, consultant for United Nations agencies, NGO activists and a Commissioner with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia.

Careers:

1.  hosted an afternoon talk show on WOW FM, a now-defunct Malaysian radio station.
2.  He also contributes articles to the The Star.

Plays which have been published in his collection of "Eight Plays" by Silverfish :

1.  "Atomic Jaya",
2.  "The Smell of Language", 
3. "Hip-Hopera" the Musical, 
4. "Notes on Life and Love and Painting", 
5. "Election Day", 
6. "Those Four Sisters Fernandez", 
7. "Occupation" 
8.  "Whatever That Is"