Mior Ahmad Fuad bin Mior Badri (22 December 1966 – 2 April 2010), better known by his

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Din Beramboi, was a

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and

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and was widely known as a talented

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and

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who was very apt at

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. His memorable characters include Pak Rahim in the comedy series ''Afi dan Abah'' and the

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Kicap in the

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''Tom Tom Bak'', both shown on

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. He also frequently collaborated with

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, having appearances in some of the latter's films such as ''Buli'' (2004) and ''Baik Punya Cilok'' (2005). Din ventured into

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in 2008, pairing with

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on ''Riuh Pagi'', the daily weekday breakfast show on radio station

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. His stage name "Din Beramboi" was originally used for two fictional characters back in 1990: one created by himself and another created by cartoonist Ibrahim Anon for the magazine ''Ujang'', which became a

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controversy during the mid-1990s. Din died on 2 April 2010, after suffering from haemorrhagic dengue fever. He was buried at the Taman Ehsan Muslim cemetery in

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Biography

Din Beramboi was born as Mior Ahmad Fuad bin Mior Badri on 22 December 1966 to his parents Mior Badri Mior Idris and Rahmah Abdullah Sani. He received his early education in

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and latter attended Setapak Elementary School.

Personal life

Din Beramboi is a third son from four siblings, and the only son to his family. He married with Suhaini Che Man, and blessed with three children Nil Aina Adibah, Meor Shafiq Ar-Ridhwan, and Nir Ain Syuhada.

Illness and death

On 30 March 2010, Din was admitted to the

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(ICU) of the

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, complaing an extremely fever. Early reports said he was diagnosed with deadly

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. The following day, he was diagnosed with dengue shock syndrome which causes failure of his liver and kidney. During his spent in the hospital, Din visited by

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members, friends and colleagues. On 2 April 2010, Din died at the Selayang Hospital at 12:30am, according to his brother-in-law, Sharifuddin Che Man who announced his death said: "He (Din) began critical at 11.30 pm after he was given a first CPR until the last CPR at 12.15 in the midnight just now… until the doctor said Din couldn't be saved." Din's sister, Rozana Mior Badri, said that the life support machines installed since he was unconscious stopped following the doctor's advice due to his internal organ failure. He was laid to rest at the Taman Ehsan Muslim Cemetery at 10:40am.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

Television

Discography

Album

References

External links

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Din Beramboi's Facebook fan page

Filemkita.com (a database for trivia on Malaysian movies)

Era FM's Din Beramboi fans' tribute site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Din Beramboi 1966 births 2010 deaths People from Selangor Malaysian male actors Malaysian comedians Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Deaths from dengue fever