Nadia Kesuma’s body will be buried tomorrow in Jeddah

Reezal Merican, who is also the Head of the UMNO Border Head Division, said that this was informed by the actor’s husband, Prof Dr Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Abdullah, 57, when he was met with his family at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) this afternoon to leave for Jeddah.

“I received information that the body of the late Nadiah Kasumawati Abdul Karim (Nadia Kesuma) will be buried tomorrow morning local time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, provided that affairs there run smoothly,” he said in his Facebook post today.

Currently, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan and his daughter are on their way to Jeddah to complete all funeral matters at King Fahad Hospital, including documentation and collecting the personal belongings of the late Nadia Kesuma.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, who is also a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang and the father of three children aged 11 to 15 years, said in a Facebook post that his children really miss the late Nadia Kesuma.

“The children also really miss you and Deena even sobbed after receiving the news of your departure, she had to persuade Iqi because she wanted you and wanted to come to see you,” the message said.

He also shared that he received hundreds of messages from friends and strangers after the sad news of his wife’s death.

Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan through this message also recalled memories with the late Nadia Kesuma or her real name, Nadiah Kasumawati Abdul Karim, 50, and admitted that he could not wait to see the face of his late wife.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s neighbor in Bertam, near here, Syahrizal Ibrahim, 46, when met, admitted that he was shocked by the news of the actor’s death.

Syahrizal said that local residents held a recitation of Surah Yasin and prayers last night at Surau Al-Muttaqin in an effort to pray for the perpetrator to be found safe and sound.

According to him, Nadia Kesuma was a cheerful person and diligently attended events and parties held by residents there.

“We were all shocked when we found out this morning that Nadia (Kesuma) had died, I have been a neighbor of the deceased’s family for more than five years,” he said.

Previously, Bernama reported that the news of Nadia Kesuma’s death was confirmed by her husband through a post on Facebook this morning informing him that his wife died last Thursday at 08.07, the day the actress reportedly failed to be found.

Nadia Kesuma joined the Umrah-London-Paris package from a travel agent with 21 other pilgrims and departed from KLIA at 01.48, last Tuesday.

Previously, President of Ideas for Transforming Children of Art (GTAS) Anne Abdullah, who is also a good friend of Nadia Kesuma, informed that the actor in the films Satan the Hypocrite and Kudeta failed to be detected after arriving in Jeddah.

Source: BERNAMA