Malaysian National Laureate

Malaysian National Laureate (Malay: Sasterawan Negara) are individuals who were awarded the Laureate for their contributions to Malay literature.

List of recipients for the Malaysian National Laureate

 * 1) 1981 : Kamaludin Muhammad (Keris Mas)
 * 2) 1982 : Dato' Shahnon Ahmad
 * 3) 1983 : Datuk Dr. Usman Awang
 * 4) 1986 : Datuk A. Samad Said
 * 5) 1988 : Muhammad Dahlan Abdul Biang Andi (Arena Wati)
 * 6) 1991 : Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haji Salleh
 * 7) 1993 : Noordin Hassan
 * 8) 1996 : Datuk Abdullah Hussain
 * 9) 2001 : Syed Othman bin Syed Omar (S. Othman Kelantan)
 * 10) 2009 : Dr. Anwar Ridhwan
 * 11) 2011 : Ahmad Kamal Abdullah
 * 12) 2013 : Datuk Baharuddin Zainal
 * 13) 2015 : Datuk Zurinah Hassan (first woman recipient)
 * 14) 2019 : Siti Zainon Ismail