Sasterawan Negara

Abdul Samad bin Muhammad Said, pen name A. Samad Said (born 9 April 1935) 

is a Malaysian poet and novelist who, in May 1976, was named by Malay literature

 communities and many of the country's linguists as the Pejuang Sastera

 [Literary Exponent] receiving, within the following decade, the 1979 Southeast Asia 

Write Award and, in 1986, in appreciation of his continuous writings and contributions

 to the nation's literary heritage, or Kesusasteraan Melayu, the title Sasterawan Negara.

 ~wikipedia