Zubir Said, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zubir Said

Singaporean composer

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: Bukittinggi, Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1987

Profession: composer

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Zubir Said (22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) was a Singaporean composer originally from the Minangkabau highlands of Indonesia who composed the national anthem of Singapore, "Majulah Singapura" ("Onward Singapore").
A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arranger and songwriter for Cathay-Keris Film Productions for 12 years, composing numerous songs for the company's Malay films.
He is believed to have written about 1,500 songs, with less than 10% of them ever recorded.It has been said that Zubir was viewed by many as a composer with a "true Malay soul", as his songs were interwoven with historical messages and Malay truisms, and that he and his Minangkabau contemporaries awoke a wave of national consciousness in the 1950s.