Dinsman
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Dinsman | |
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 Dinsman. University of Malaya, 29.4.2009 | |
| Born | Che Shamsudin Osman May 20, 1949 Kampung Raja, Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Pen name | Dinsman |
| Occupation | poet, dramatist, theatre practitioner |
| Language | Malay |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Literary movement | "Artists with the People" (Paksi) |
| Notable awards | Malaysia Premier's Literary Award (1976, 1983) |
Dinsman (May 20, 1949, Kampung Raja, Jitra, Kedah) is a Malaysian poet, playwright and theatre practitioner. Dinsman is his penname, his real name being Che Shamsudin Osman.
He received his secondary education at a Muslim school in Alor Setar and a Muslim college in Petaling Jaya (1969-1970). In 1974 he graduated from University of Malaya. In the years 1974-1979 worked at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library. Later he organized the theater group "Teater Elit" (1979) and initiated the creation of the popular vocal trio Kopratasa.[1] In 2008, he founded the organization "Artists with the People" (Paksi), which since January 2015 holds every month poetry evenings in one of the madrasah of Kuala Lumpur.
