Che Puan Sarimah binti Ibrahim (born 19 February 1978) is a Malaysian television host, radio announcer, actress and singer.

Personal life

Sarimah was born in

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to a Malaysian father of Malays descent, Ibrahim Ahmad from

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and an

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mother from

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, Ireland. She is the eldest of four siblings. She spent her secondary school years at

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. She also attends

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where she obtained her

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. Sarimah holds an Advanced Diploma in Psychology from College of Allied Educators in

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and Bachelor's Degree of Psychology (Hons) from

HELP University HELP University ( ms, Universiti HELP; formerly known as HELP Institute, and subsequently as HELP University College) is a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 1986 by its President and Vice-Chancellor, Datuk Dr Paul C ...

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Career

In 2001, she released her debut album “Sarimah”. In 2009, she became the first Malaysian celebrity to host the first season of ''The Biggest Loser Asia'' on

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. She has won several awards as TV Host including ''Anugerah Seri Angkasa'' as Best TV Presenter in 2011. She released an English single of ‘You On My Mind’ in 2013 and a Bahasa Malaysia single of ‘Destinasiku’ in 2016. Sarimah has also been an announcer for Red FM and Mix FM radio stations for its flagship breakfast programme the ''Mix Breakfast Show'' alongside Rod for two years.

Marriage and issue

In 2006, Sarimah was married to an Australian man, Amir Andrew Abdullah but divorced on 15 May 2009. In April 2015, she married

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Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku Mudzaffar (also known as Tunku Jamie), a grandson of the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman and

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. Her father-in-law is Tunku Mudzaffar ibni Tunku Mustapha,the ''Tunku Kechil Besar of Negeri Sembilan'' and her mother-in-law is Tunku Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar,the ''Tunku Dara of Negeri Sembilan''. They previously were engaged on 27 September 2014. They also had a private wedding ceremony at one of the prestigious hotel in

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. Upon her marriage she was awarded the title of '' Che Puan'' (equivalent to the English "

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") as a Prince's consort that was non-royal blood. She is styled as ''Yang Mulia''. Sarimah and Tunku Jamie had a daughter together named Tunku Sofia Najihah. She was born on 19 July 2019.

Discography

* Sarimah (2001)

Filmography

Film

Television

Endorsements

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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