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Ahmad or Ahmed are the principal transliterations of the Arabic given name, Arabic: أحمد‎ ʾaḥmad. The name comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D, meaning "highly praised", implying "one who constantly thanks God".

Etymology[link]

One of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's many names is Ahmed, the name "Muhammad" pre-dating "Ahmed". The context by which "Ahmed" is referred to as "praised" can at times be mistaken. This has to do with the fact that since the prophet Muhammad was so highly regarded in Islam that the name "Ahmed" has come to mean "highly praised".

The name has its origins in a prophecy from Jesus Christ, mentioned once in the Quran in Surah 61: The Ranks.

61:6 And [this happened, too,] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O children of Israel! Behold, I am an apostle of God unto you, [sent] to confirm the truth of whatever there still remains of the Torah, and to give [you] the glad tiding of an apostle who shall come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed." But when he [whose coming Jesus had foretold] came unto them with all evidence of the truth, they said: "This [alleged message of his] is [nothing but] spellbinding eloquence!"

Transliterations[link]

Ahmad is the most elementary transliteration. It is used commonly all over the Muslim world, although primarily in the Middle East. More recently, this transliteration has become increasing popular in the United States due to use by members of the African American community.

Ahmed is the most common variant transliteration, used especially in the context of the Ottoman Empire. This transliteration is also used throughout the Muslim world.

Ahmet is the modern Turkish transliteration. Modern Turkish uses a Latin-based alphabet, and most Arabic-derived names have standardized Turkish spellings.

The less common transliterations of Ahmad are used by Muslims outside the Middle East proper, such as in Indonesia and Russia.

Some Muslims who have the first name of Ahmad, prefer to use their second name instead of "Ahmad" as it is such a common name.

Given name[link]

Ahmad[link]

• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former president of Sierra Leone
• Ahmad (rapper), West Coast hip hop performer
• Ahmad (Jowzjan), a delegate to Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga
• Ahmad (Takhar), a delegate to Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga
• Ahmad Abbas, Saudi Arabian footballer
• Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director
• Ahmad Shah Abdali, founder of Durrani Empire
• Ahmad Adel, Egyptian footballer
• Ahmad Ahmadi, Iranian physician
• Ahmad Alaq, Khan of eastern Moghulistan
• Ahmad A'zam, Uzbek writer
• Ahmad Bahar, Iranian politician
• Ahmad Black, American football safety for the Florida Gators
• Ahmad Bradshaw, American football running back for the New York Giants
• Ahmad Brooks, American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Ahmad Bunnag of Siam
• Ahmad Carroll, American football free agent
• Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Founder of the Hanbalite School of Law and Theology
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Abbasid ambassador to the Volga Bulgars
• Ahmad Fanakati, financial officer of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty
• Ahmad Hardi, Kurdish poet
• Ahmad Hawkins, American football defensive back for the Alabama Vipers
• Ahmad Jamal, American jazz pianist
• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
• Ahmad Kasravi, Iranian linguists and historian
• Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people
• Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum
• Ahmad Shah Massoud, an Afghan military leader Deputy Justice on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
• Ahmad Miller, former defensive tackle for the National Football League
• Ahmad Merritt, American football free agent
• Ahmad Nivins, American basketball player
• Ahmad ibn Rustah, Persian chronicler born in Isfahan, Persia
• Ahmad Rashād, sportcscaster and former football player
• Ahmad Shah (disambiguation), various people
• Ahmad Shamlou, Persian poet and writer
• Ahmad Shukeiri, first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• Ahmad Sohrab, Persian author
• Ahmad Tajuddin, 27th Sultan of Brunei
• Ahmad Tekuder (d. 1284), leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate
• Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar
• Ahmad Treaudo, American football cornerback for the California Redwoods
• Ahmad Shah Qajar, Last Shah of the Qajar dynasty
• Ahmad Zarruq, Shadhili Sufi Sheikh

Ahmed[link]

• Ahmed I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed III, sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian American actor and comedian
• Ahmed Arif (1927–1991), Turkish poet
• Ahmed Baduri, Eritean diplomat
• Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, former President of Iraq
• Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of Algeria
• Ahmed Sheikh Ali "Burale", Somali writer and politician
• Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress
• Ahmed al-Ghamdi (1979–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175
• Ahmed al-Haznawi (1980–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93
• Ahmed Hulusi, Turkish writer and Sufi
• Ahmed Imamovic, Bosnian film director
• Ahmed Khadr, Egyptian-Canadian senior associate and financier

of al-Qaeda

• Ahmed Kidwai, Up and Coming Canadian Entrepreneur
• Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Mujaddid of 14th century of Islam
• Ahmed Köprülü, Ottoman Grand Vizier of the Köprülü family
• Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati politician
• Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, United Arab Emirati businessman
• Ahmed Mohiuddin, a noted Pakistani biologist
• Ahmed Nadeem, cricketer
• Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, founder and chairman of Etihad Airways
• Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirati businessman
• Ahmed al-Nami (1977–2001), Saudi hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93
• Ahmed Nazif (born 1952), Egyptian politician
• Ahmed Nizam, Indian cricketer
• Ahmed Patel, Indian politician
• Ahmed Plummer, former NFL player
• Ahmed Rushdi, Pakistani singer
• Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia
• Ahmed Sanjar, a ruler of the Seljuk Turks
• Ahmed Santos, Mexican newspaper columnist
• Ahmed Şerafettin, Turkish football manager
• Ahmed Sheikh, Palestinian journalist
• Ahmed Talbi, Moroccan footballer
• Ahmed Sékou Touré, African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea
• Ahmed Yassin, former leader of Palestinian Hamas
• Ahmed Yesevi, a leader of Sufi mysticism
• Ahmed H. Zewail, the winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry

Ahmet[link]

• Ahmet Alkan, Turkish economist
• Ahmet Almaz, Turkish journalist
• Ahmet Bilek, Turkish Olympic champion
• Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish diplomat and political scientist
• Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Enünlü, Turkish bodybuilder
• Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records
• Ahmet Gülhan, Turkish wrestler
• Ahmet Güvenç, Turkish rock musician
• Ahmet İzzet, Ottoman general
• Ahmet Kanneci, Turkish guitar virtuoso
• Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish sports wrestler
• Ahmet Koç, Turkish musician
• Ahmet Kuru, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Öcal, Belgian footballer
• Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman statesman
• Ahmet Peker (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
• Ahmet Polat, Turkish photographer
• Ahmet Sağlam, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Necdet Sezer, tenth President of the Republic of Turkey
• Ahmet Burak Solakel, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish writer
• Ahmet Türk, Turkish politician
• Ahmet Fikri Tüzer, Turkish politician
• Ahmet Ümit, Turkish author
• Ahmet Uzun, Turkish Cypriot politician
• Ahmet Vardar, Turkish journalist
• Ahmet Yıldırım, Turkish footballer
• Ahmet Yıldız, Turkish scientist
• Ahmet Zappa, American musician, actor and novelist

Other spellings[link]

• Achmad Jufriyanto, Indonesian footballer
• Achmad Nawir, Dutch East Indies footballer
• Achmad Saba'a, Arab-Israeli footballer
• Achmat Dangor, South African writer
• Achmed Abdullah, Russian writer
• Achmed Akkabi, Moroccan-Dutch presenter and actor
• Achmed Labasanov, Russian mixed martial artist
• Achmet (oneiromancer), Occultist
• Ahmat Acyl, Chadian Arab insurgent leader
• Ahmat Brahim, Chadian footballer
• Ahmat Taboye, Chadian writer

This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.

Surname[link]

• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of Somalia
• Adnan Ahmed, football player
• Aneel Ahmad, film director
• Dajan Ahmet, Estonian actor
• Hocine Aït Ahmed, Algerian politician
• Iajuddin Ahmed, the Former President of Bangladesh
• Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait
• Kafeel Ahmed (died 2007), one of the perpetrators of the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
• K. S. Nissar Ahmed, popular Kannada poet and writer from India
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran
• Matthew Ahmat, Australian rules footballer
• Matthew Ahmet, British wushu practitioner
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Messiah claimant from India, founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement of Islam
• Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih II of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih III of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
• Mısırlı Ahmet, Turkish virtuoso darbuka player
• Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, British peer and politician
• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan
• Rangzieb Ahmed, British terrorist, director of Al-Qaeda in the United Kingdom
• Robert Ahmat, Australian rules footballer
• Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait
• Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad, British peer and politician
• Zackie Achmat, South African activist

This page or section lists people with the surname Ahmad, or Ahmed. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

Fictional characters[link]

• Ahmed Johnson, American former professional wrestler
• Prince Ahmed, prince in the Arabian Nights

Ahmad Black (born December 12, 1989) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for Florida.

Early years[link]

Black was born in Lakeland, Florida, and he attended Lawton Chiles Middle Academy and later Lakeland High School. As a sophomore playing for the Florida Class 5A high school football powerhouse Lakeland Dreadnaughts, he recorded 71 tackles and 10 interceptions, and 71 tackles with six interceptions and as a junior. As a Dreadnaught senior, Black recorded 82 tackles and four interceptions.

College career[link]

Black received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played college football for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2010. As a freshman, Black played in seven games as a cornerback for the Gators and recorded seven tackles. As a sophomore in 2008, Black started all 14 games at strong safety and made 59 tackles and seven interceptions for 191 return yards and two touchdowns. Black caught his seventh interception in the Gators' 24–14 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. Following his senior season in 2010, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and received first-team All-American honors from Rivals.com and second-team honors from the Associated Press. To end his college career, he had two interceptions, returning one 80 yards for a touchdown against Penn State in the Outback Bowl, earning Player of the Game honors.^[1]

Professional career[link]

Black was drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.^[2] He was cut on September 3, 2011, re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad two days later, and later activated to the active roster. As a rookie, he appeared in four games during the 2011 regular season, with five tackles and a recovered fumble.

See also[link]

	American football portal
	Biography portal

• 2008 Florida Gators football team
• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators football players

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ahmad Black – Florida Gators player profile
• Ahmad Black – Tampa Bay Buccaneers player profile

Ahmad Zahir
Ahmad Zahir years before his death
Background information
Birth name	Ahmad Zahir
Born	(1946-06-14)14 June 1946 Laghman, Afghanistan
Died	14 June 1979(1979-06-14) (aged 33) Salang, Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, composer
Instruments	Harmonium, piano, accordion, Farfisa, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, combo organ
Years active	1967–1979
Labels	Afghan Music, Aj Musik, EMI, Music Center

Ahmad Shirpacha Zahir (Persian: احمد ظاهر‎ – Aḥmad Zāhir; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. He is widely considered an icon of Afghan music and is sometimes called the "King of Afghan music". His songs are mostly in Persian and based on well-recognized Persian poems, although a few are in Pashto and English.^[1] Zahir composed and performed rock and pop music, in a similar style to Elvis Presley. Today, he is regarded as one of the greatest persons in Afghan culture and history.

Biography[link]

Zahir was born on 14 June 1946 (Jauza 24, 1325 of the Jalali calendar) in Laghman, Afghanistan.^[2] His father, Abdul Zahir, was a royal court doctor, minister of health, Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1971 and 1972,^[3] speaker of the parliament and an influential figure in King Zahir Shah's era who helped write the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan. Zahir grew up in Kabul and belonged to the Pashtun ethnic background.^[2][4][5]

Zahir attended Habibia High School in Kabul in the early 1960s. He sang and played the accordion in a band mainly consisting of his friends and classmates including Omar Sultan on guitar, Farid Zaland on congas and Kabir Howaida on piano. The band later became known as the amateur band of Habibia High School and performed in local concerts during celebratory occasions like Nowruz, Eid ul-Fitr,^{[disambiguation needed ]} and Afghan Independence Day.^[6]

He later attended and graduated from Daru' l-Malimeen ("Teachers' College") in Kabul, then continued his higher education for two more years in India to get a degree as an English instructor. Eventually, however, he decided that music was his true calling. Zahir began his solo career composing songs based on well-recognized Persian poems. His first recorded song, "Gar Kuni Yak Nizara", was his own composition, sung in the pilu raga. He continued writing and recording songs such as "Azeezam Ba Yaadat", "Ahista-ahista", "Akhir Ay Darya", "Hama Yaranam", "Agar Sabza Boodam", "Guftam Ke Mekhwaham Tura", "Shabe Ze Shabha" and "Parween-e Man".^[6]

Zahir worked with mentors such as Ismail Azami (saxophonist), Nangalai (trumpeter), Abdullah Etemadi (drummer), and other musicians including Salim Sarmast, Naynawaz, Taranasaz, and Mas'hour Jamal. He recorded over 22 albums in the 1970s. His songs were noted for their mellifluous tone, poetic style, compelling depth, and passionate emotional evocation.^{[citation needed]} His lyrics covered a wide range of subjects. Many of his songs contained autobiographical elements or political criticism of Afghanistan's government.^[7] As a result many of his recordings were destroyed by the government.

The Zahir professionally was on the scene of Afghan Music for only 10 years at the most; however, Zahir managed to record more than 30 albums. This was and is unheard of in any music industry around the world. All of these albums were successful and widely accepted (to this date) by everyone. The kings managed to complete these recordings almost 40 years ago with almost no technology of today's world, and all was done in live recordings. It is said the kings recorded his Arian Music Album 1 in one day, that had more than 12 songs. Zahir only recorded two music videos during his career.

Death[link]

Zahir died on 14 June 1979, on his 33rd birthday. There are many mixed views from critics for why he was killed, but according to his son Rishad Zahir, Zahir "was assassinated by the order of a communist general^{[verification needed]} named Daud Taroon, who used one of Zahir's best friends as an accomplice to carry out his orders". Zahir's political stance was at odds with the Marxist government of the time^[6] who claimed that he had died in a car accident.^[7] Other critics state that he was shot twice by someone, who then crashed Zahir's car on a wall, and put him inside the vehicle, pretending that he had a car accident.

A large crowd of mourners attended Zahir's funeral in Kabul, clogging the city streets and bringing daily activities to a halt.^[7]

After his death Zahir became a national hero and his image was mythologized by the Afghan people.^[8] Because of his privileged family background, Zahir helped to establish music as a more respected profession which in turn led to the founding of The Kabul Music School in 1974.^[9]

Discography[link]

Afghan music albums[link]

• Vol. 1 – Dilak am (1973)
• Vol. 2 – Bahar (1973)
• Vol. 3 – Shab ha ye zulmane (1974)
• Vol. 4 – Mother (1974)
• Vol. 5 – Awara (1975)
• Vol. 6 – Ghulam-e Qamar (1975)
• Vol. 7 – Sultan Qalbaam (1976)
• Vol. 8 – Az Ghamat Hy Nazaneen (1976)
• Vol. 9 – Gulbadaan (1971)
• Vol. 10 – Yaare Bewafa (1977)
• Vol. 11 – Lylee (1977)
• Vol. 12 – Ahmad Zahir and Jila (1978)
• Vol. 13 – Ahange Zindagee (1978)
• Vol. 14 – Shab-e Hijraan (1979) (posthumous release)

Note: Audio cassette versions of many of Zahir's Afghan Music albums are missing some songs that are present on the original vinyl records.

Ariana music albums[link]

• Vol. 1 – Daard-e Dil (1972)
• Vol. 2 – Mosum-e Gul (1977)

Note: The original Ariana Music record albums contain many hidden tracks.

Music center albums[link]

• Vol. 1 – Ashiq rooyat Mon (1973)
• Vol. 2 – Neshe Gashdum (1976)
• Vol. 3 – Lylee Jaan (1977)
• Vol. 4 – Ahmad Zahir Ba Sitara Haa (1977)
• Vol. 5 – To Baamanee (1978)

Private albums[link]

• Shamali
• Hindi Songs
• Afghanistan Songs
• Agar Bahar Byayad
• Ahmad Zahir & Nainawaaz
• Almase-Sharq
• Gulhaayi-Jawedan
• Gulhayi Nafaramoshshuda
• Khateraha
• Khudaat-Medani Guleman
• Laily-Laily-Jan
• Raaze-Penhan
• Soorodhayie-Jawedan
• Yaad-Mandaha
• Zindani

Other discography information[link]

• He has over 10 private recording albums from 1965–1978.
• He only recorded 2 music videos in Radio Kabul TV: "Laylee Jaan" in 1976 and "Khuda Buwat Yarret" in 1977.
• Zahir recorded several songs in Radio Kabul and Radio Afghanistan studios which later came out as albums. Eight of these albums have been released.

References[link]

• "Review of Anthology of World Music: The Music of Afghanistan". Delusions of Adequacy Reviews. http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=3579. Retrieved 28 January 2006. ^{[dead link]}
• "Ahmad Zahir". http://saaztube.com/Ahmad_Zahir.txt. Retrieved 23 March 2012. 
• Sakata, Hiromi Lorraine (1983). Music in the Mind: The Concepts of Music and Musician in Afghanistan. Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-265-X. 

External links[link]

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• AhmadZahir.com Official website

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Yasmin Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally. However in Malaysia itself, her films are highly controversial since they depict events and relationships seen as forbidden by social conservatives, especially hard-line interpretations of Islam.^[2]

Early life and career[link]

Yasmin was born in Kampung Bukit Treh in Muar, Johor on 7 Jan 1958. A graduate in arts majoring in politics and psychology^[3] from Newcastle University in England,^[4] she worked as a trainee banker in 1982 for two weeks then working for IBM as a marketing representative while moonlighting as a blues singer and pianist by night. Yasmin began her career in advertising as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather and in 1993 she moved to Leo Burnett as joint creative director with Ali Mohammed, eventually rising to executive creative director at the firm's Kuala Lumpur branch.

Breakthrough[link]

Her first feature length film^[5] was Rabun in 2002. Mukhsin won an international children's best feature film award and special mention under the children's jury awards.^[6] Most of her commercials and films have been screened at the Berlin, San Francisco, Singapore international film festivals and the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (not to be confused with the other Cannes Film Festival). Her films were featured in a special retrospective^[7] at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2006. An April 2007 retrospective^[8] of her feature films was sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts. In Singapore, Yasmin is best known for the pro-family commercials she did for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.^[9] Yasmin was inducted into the Malaysian Advertising Hall of Fame by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia in November 2008.^[10]Yasmin was working on her first feature film to be filmed in Singapore titled, "Go, Thaddeus!" when she died. This was to be an inspirational film for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, based on the book, "Running the full distance: Thaddeus Cheong" by Belinda Wee about Singapore's 17 year old National triathlete who died after completing the 2007 SEA Games time trial.

Death[link]

On Thursday, 23 July 2009, Yasmin suffered a stroke and remained motionless, seated, she was resting her head on the table, with her hands cupping her face, while attending a meeting with local artist Siti Nurhaliza and her husband Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, and Media Prima representatives for an undisclosed project at Sri Pentas, TV3.^[11] Before the meeting, she spent some time with Media Prima's group creative director, Peter Chin and was reported to be in a jovial and relaxed mood.

She was rushed to the Damansara Specialist Hospital where she underwent a neurosurgery procedure to reduce the swelling in her brain. The operation was a success however her condition was critical but stable.^[11] Bernama quoted her brother-in-law, Zakaria Zahari, as saying that Yasmin had suffered a stroke and haemorrhaging in the brain.^[10]

On Saturday, 25 July 2009, more than 48 hours after the surgery, Yasmin Ahmad succumbed to her injury and was pronounced dead at 11.25 pm.^[9] On Sunday, 26 July 2009, Yasmin Ahmad was laid to rest at the USJ 22 Muslim Cemetery in Subang Jaya, Selangor. Her husband, Abdullah Tan Yew Leong, their immediate families, hundreds of fans, friends, industry colleagues and personalities gathered to bid her farewell.

Tribute[link]

In 2010, a year after her death, visual artist Kevin Bathman remembers the life and legacy of Yasmin Ahmad with a new digital art exhibition and film screening called 'In Her Own Words: A Celebration of Humanity and Universal Love'. Using Yasmin’s own blog as inspiration, Kevin had blended her own words with striking visual images to create an art series as progressive as Yasmin’s own thoughts.

Kevin Bathman, a Malaysian citizen who resides in Sydney, was so inspired with Yasmin’s outlook on life and her inspirational body of work, that he devoted his expertise to paying tribute to one of Malaysia’s visionary figures.

Being a big fan of her work and a keen follower of her blog, Kevin felt there were ‘gems’ that he wanted to share with others. The exhibition is an interpretation and a celebration of her words – words which serve as a reminder to us to continually strive to celebrate humanity and universal love.

It was launched in Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (5–18 July 2010), The Arts House, Singapore (27–31 August 2010) dan ACMI (Australian Centre for Moving Image), Melbourne (2–6 October 2010).

Filmography[link]

Telemovie[link]

• Rabun (My Failing Eyesight) (2003)

Films[link]

• Sepet (Slit Eyes) (2004)
• Gubra (Anxiety) (2006)
• Mukhsin (2007)
• Muallaf (The Convert) (2008)
• Talentime (2009)

Commercials and Short Films[link]

• Petronas TV Commercial (for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali & National Day)
• Yuzy (2000) Petronas Road Safety Campaign
• Vas Dentures (2000) Celcom
• Tan Hong Ming In Love (2007) Petronas Merdeka Day commercial
• Family (2008) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
• Funeral (2009) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
• Chocolate (2009) for 15Malaysia (released posthumously 19 Aug 2009)^[12]

Awards and nominations[link]

• Malaysia Video Awards for Best Director (1999) – Forgiving Petronas commercial^[13]
• Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia's Golden Kancil Award for Best Advertising Agency (1999/2000)^[14][15]
• Malaysia Video Awards silver award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Yuzy Petronas Road Safety Campaign
• Malaysia Video Awards bronze award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Vas Dentures Celcom
• Malaysian Film Festival awards for Most Original Story and Best Film (2005) Sepet^[16]
• 18th Tokyo International Film Festival Best Asian Film Award (2005) Sepet^[17]
• Malaysia Film Festival awards for Best Screenplay and Best Film (2006) Gubra^[18]
• Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 Gold Winner for Petronas advertisement Tan Hong Ming In Love^[19][20]
• Malaysia Film Festival awards for Best Director (2009)Talentime^[21]
• Berlin International Film Festival International Jury of Generation Kplus – Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk for Best Feature Film and Generation Kplus Children's Jury Awards – Special Mention (2007) Mukhsin^[22]
• 54th Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Director (2010) Muallaf (The Convert)^[23]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Yasmin Ahmad at the Internet Movie Database
• The Storyteller and The Film Maker, her blogs.
• Tributes for Yasmin Ahmad by the Star newspaper
• http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=36262 Yasmin’s immortal words by The Sun (Malaysia)
• Yasmin Ahmad's Films, the book

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John Austin IV, (born September 25, 1976) better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a former member of the hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt. also a member of Golden State Warriors with Xzibit and Saafir.

Biography[link]

Austin was born in Watts, California on September 26, 1976.^[1]

Early career[link]

Ras Kass sent waves through the hip-hop world with his debut independent single release "Remain Anonymous," earning him a Hip-Hop Quotable in The Source Magazine. Before his signing with Priority/EMI Records, Ras Kass began making guest appearances on several records and freestyles on numerous radio shows, further solidified the emerging lyricist's notoriety. Recorded guest appearances include Sway & King Tech's "Come Widdit" (feat. Ras Kass, Ahamad & Saafir) (Priority Records) and their "Wake Up Show Anthem ’94" (feat. Ras Kass, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Chino XL, Organized Konfusion & Saafir), as well as Chino XL's "Riiot" American Records, and KeyKool & Rhettmatic's "E=MC5" (feat. Ras Kass, LMNO, Meen Green &  !) Up Above Records.

[edit] Soul on Ice & Rasassination

From a young age, Austin was influenced by hip hop music, inspired by a variety of emcees including Ice Cube, Rakim, Scarface, and KRS-One. His first album, Soul on Ice, was released in 1996. Taking its name from a book by Eldridge Cleaver, Ras addressed racial relations in the same manner, most notably with "Ordo Abchao" and "Nature of the Threat." The album was released on Priority Records, as was the follow-up, Rasassination, which featured beats from Easy Mo Bee and guest appearances by RZA, Twista, Xzibit, Mack 10 and Dr. Dre. Lead single "Ghetto Fabulous" featured Dre and Mack 10 and was pushed by a lavish video shoot. The album received generally positive reviews,^[2] and shortly afterward the MC announced his third album, Van Gogh.

[edit] Priority Issues, Van Gogh & Goldyn Chyld

During the recording of Ras's intended third album, Van Gogh, Priority Records merged with Capitol Records, which acquired the emcee’s contract and his material.^[3] Initially near completion, the album was heavily bootlegged before any single or promotion could be prepared. In fact, the would be single "Van Gogh" was even played on an episode of The Sopranos. Ras went back to work overhauling the project, procuring tracks from DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, and Dr. Dre and retaining songs from Rockwilder and Battlecat. Tensions arose during the re-recording, from budget restrictions to lack of promotion: Despite the fact that "Van Gough" remained shelved the album's singles "Back It Up" and "Goldyn Chyd" received decent amount of spins on Los Angeles urban contemporary radio stations KKBT (The Beat) and KPWR (Power 106) during the course of 2001-02.

Ras Kass was also involved in The HRSMN, sometimes called the 4 Hrsmn, consisting of himself, Kurupt (of Tha Dogg Pound), Killah Priest, and Canibus. The Horsemen Project, a white-label of rough tracks by the four, was released in 2003, but no other releases have been subsequently forthcoming. Finally, nearing the completion of his album, the MC and Priority disagreed over the lead single. Originally pushing "Goldyn Chyld," produced by DJ Premier, Priority executives decided to try to release the Dr. Dre-produced "The Whoop" instead, against the wishes of both Ras Kass and Dr. Dre. As he was finishing up Goldyn Chyld, Kass was pulled over in California and arrested for a D.U.I., marking his third; though sentenced to jail time, he was given an extension. Two weeks before the start of his sentence, Priority informed him of their decision not to put out Goldyn Chyld after all. Becoming a fugitive, Ras attained the masters to his project, recorded some music, and finally turned himself in to police.^[4] During this time, he also had minor problems with producer the Alchemist, who sold Ras a beat that he later re-sold to rapper Jadakiss, which ultimately formed the basis for the track "We Gon' Make It."^[5]

[edit] Incarceration, Institutionalized, Priority Release

After serving only 19 months for his D.U.I. charge, Ras Kass recorded the album Institutionalized and began seeking release from his contract with Priority/Capitol Records. Though intended to be an album, it was released as a mixtape,^[6] generating a moderate buzz^[7][8] despite Capitol's alleged reluctance.^[8] He would go on to release two more mixtapes in 2006, Revenge of the Spit and Eat or Die, and got into a fight with former G-Unit rapper The Game over an alleged reference to the rapper's son in a freestyle .^[9] In October 2007, Kass finally succeeded in being released from his record contract.^[3] However, after rumors of a deal with Def Jam or G-Unit Records,^[10] he was again incarcerated, this time for violating his parole by flying to the 2007 BET Awards. During this time, he put out the album Institutionalized Vol. 2 on Babygrande Records. After nearly two years of incarceration, Ras Kass was released from jail at the end of May 2009.^[11]

Ras Kass talks about his arrest and incarceration in the 2011 film Rhyme and Punishment which documents Rap artists who have spent time behind bars.

The Quarterly[link]

Featured in HipHopDX's Underground Report, Ras Kass revealed that his next release would be a project called The Quarterly. Originally intended to be completed within the fourth quarter of 2009, it comprises a song a week released in the fashion of fellow west coast emcee Crooked I's Hip-Hop Weekly and Freeway's Month of Madness. Though released in this format, the collected songs was released as an album.^[12] "The Quarterly" was released on November 23, 2009 via www.raskass-central.com and includes nineteen tracks featuring collaborations by Killah Priest, Mistah F.A.B. and Krondon of Strong Arm Steady, with production from Pete Rock, Veterano, and others.^[13]

A.D.I.D.A.S. Kickstarter Project & Save The Ras Kass[link]

In 2010 Ras Kass launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the manufacture of 1000 CDs and 500 vinyls for his A.D.I.D.A.S. (All Day I Dream About Spittin) project and a viral marketing campaign called Save The Ras Kass, which included a series of satirical webisodes about the plight of the endangered emcee. In an interview with MTV UK writer Han O'Connor he explained his decision to use Kickstarter, stating "we started trying different angles at solving old problems. Kickstarter was the natural evolution of trying creative new business models. When we put out The Quarterly there were people that said, ‘well how come you didn’t create a CD for this?’ and I’m like ‘well if I have to spend that $5000 and you want one, I appreciate it but there’s the small problem that I spent $5000.’"^[14] His webisodes document the downfall of an emcee, as he explained, "You just see this downward spiral; it’s just that fall from grace and I’m kind of making fun of that and using me as the vehicle for it."^[14]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Street Albums[link]

• "Van Gogh" (2001) (unreleased)
• "Goldyn Chyld" (2002) (unreleased)
• "Re-Up The Compilation" (2003)
• "Eat Or Die" (2006)
• "Revenge Of The Spit" (2006) (mixtape)
• "Chinese Graffiti" (2007)
• "Institutionalized Vol. 2" (2008)
• "Quarterly" (2009)

Singles[link]

Selected Guest Appearances[link]

• 1994: Come Widdit (Ahmad, Ras Kass & Saafir) from Street Fighter (soundtrack)
• 1996: Plastic Surgery (Xzibit featuring Ras Kass & Saafir) from At the Speed of Life
• 1996: Riiiot! (Chino XL featuring Ras Kass) from Here to Save You All
• 1997: The Ebonic Plague (Cru featuring Ras Kass) from Da Dirty 30
• 1997: Uni-4-Orm (Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah & Canibus) from Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)
• 1997: Hit Em (Coolio featuring Ras Kass) from My Soul
• 1998: One on One (Kid Capri featuring Ras Kass & Punchline) from Soundtrack to the Streets
• 1998: Handwriting on the Wall (RZA featuring Ras Kass) from Bobby Digital in Stereo
• 1998: 3 Card Molly (Xzibit featuring Ras Kass & Saafir) from 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
• 1999: On Top of the World (Battlecat (producer) featuring Ras Kass, Hot B & Skitso G) from Gumbo Roots
• 2000: What Part of the Game? (Killah Priest featuring Ras Kass) from View from Masada
• 2001: Bounce, Rock, Golden State (Xzibit, Ras Kass & Saafir) from Training Day (soundtrack)
• 2001: 2001 4dr. Cadillac (Bad Azz featuring Ras Kass, Sylk-E.Fyne & Butch Cassidy) from Personal Business
• 2001: Bentleys & Bitches (Da Beatminerz featuring Jayo Felony & Ras Kass) from Brace 4 Impak
• 2003: What Type (40 Glocc featuring Ras Kass) from The Jakal
• 2003: Rise of the Machines (Jedi Mind Tricks featuring Ras Kass) from Visions of Gandhi
• 2005: Lyrical Swords (GZA & Ras Kass) from Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
• 2007: Musical Murdah (Hell Razah featuring Ras Kass) from Renaissance Child
• 2007: Go Hard (Bishop Lamont & Black Milk featuring Ras Kass & Royce Da 5'9") from Caltroit
• 2007: U Ain't Me (Strong Arm Steady feat. Chamillionaire, Ras Kass, & Xzibit) (prod. by Da Riffs) from Deep Hearted
• 2007: 125 Part 3 (Connections) (Joell Ortiz featuring Ras Kass, Stimuli, Grafh, Gab Gacha) The Brick: Bodega Chronicles
• 2008: The Corner (Termanology featuring Ras Kass, Doo Wop & Alias Khryst) from Da Cameo King
• 2008: Payback (Immortal Technique featuring Diabolic & Ras Kass) from The 3rd World
• 2008: Be Cool (Bishop Lamont featuring Xzibit, Ras Kass, Glasses Malone & Mykestro) from The Confessional
• 2010: 2010 Wake Up Show Anthem (Sway & King Tech featuring B-Real, Crooked I, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Qbert, DJ Revolution, Kam Moye, Locksmith, Ras Kass, RZA, Tajai & Tech N9ne)
• 2010: Smoke Sumthin (Cypress Hill featuring Ras Kass, Kurupt & Young De) from Smoke Out Compilation
• 2010: I Wanna Rock (West Coast Remix) (Snoop Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Crooked I, Ras Kass & Nipsey Hussle)
• 2011: The Golden Cypher (Canibus featuring Ras Kass & K-Solo) from Lyrical Law
• 2012: The Book (The KnowMads featuring La & Ras Kass)

Filmography[link]

• 1997 Rhyme & Reason
• 1998 I Got the Hook Up
• 2000 Brothahood
• 2007 BEEF IV
• 2011 Rhyme and Punishment

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Ras Kass Central
• Ras Kass on Twitter
• Ras Kass on Myspace
• Ras Kass at the Internet Movie Database