User:Malike3/Sheikh Salim Sheikh Muhammad Al Mahros

Tan Sri Dato' Sheikh Salim Sheikh Muhammad Al Mahros (July 30, 1928 – December 29, 2016), better known as S.M. Salim, was a Malaysian singer. He was the second artist to be conferred the title of Tan Sri after the late P. Ramlee.

Career
S.M. Salim began working as a part-time announcer for Radio Malaya, Singapore (now RTM, Mediacorp Singapore) in 1957. At the same time, he was known as a singer of classical Malay (traditional) songs. In the 1950s, he joined the Irama Melayu group (led by Awalaudin) before joining the Puspati Orchestra (headed by the late Alfonso Soliano). The late Tan Sri P. Ramlee was among those who greatly influenced his artistic career.

Yusni Hamid was often his duet partner. However, S.M. Salim also performed a duet with Zainal Abidin for the song 'Satu' and more recently with Siti Nurhaliza on the song 'Pandang Pandang, Jeling Jeling' during the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) concert at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall on March 31 and April 1.

He was among the artists invited to entertain troops from various countries when Malaysian forces were deployed in Congo under the United Nations flag in 1960. S.M. Salim also carried out similar duties during the early 1960s Confrontation with Indonesia. He received the Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) medal from the government after returning from Congo along with violinist, the late Hamzah Dolmat, and comedian, Ismail Bontak.

He also starred in the film 'Mata Permata,' produced by the National Film Corporation of Malaysia (FNM) and aired on RTM in 1964.