EARLY LIFE

Sudirman, born on 25 May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang,[3] was the youngest of seven siblings and born to Arshad Hassan and Romlah Dahalan. His father Arshad was a manager of a local bus company in Sudirman's family hometown, whereas his mother Romlah who used to work as a seamstress and was also the first woman to become a Malaysian state assemblywoman in Pahang during the 1950s. Both of his parent had also been involved in the business of fabrics and clothing. Sources revealed that he was given the name of 'Sudirman' by his father who had hoped that he would grow up to become a brave warrior like Indonesian army general Soedirman, the man he was named after. His passion for singing and entertainment started at a very young age, as during his childhood he would entertain his family and neighbour as they in turn would happily let him do so and encourage him.