KUALA LUMPUR: "Allahyarhamah (Rosminah Mohd Tahir) had been one of the sources of inspiration for me when I was a young actor in the local theatre scene," wrote Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account last night.
Fahmi wrote this to express his condolences to the family of the late national theatre activist and former head of the Theatre Department at the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara) who passed away yesterday.
In the brief entry, Fahmi also wrote: "May Allah SWT shower His mercy upon her soul and place her among the righteous. Condolences to the entire family."
Earlier, the news of Rosminah's passing, at the age of 65, was shared by fellow theater doyenne Datuk Fauziah Nawi and veteran actor Zulkifli Ismail on Facebook.
Rosminah was reported to have breathed her last at her residence in Keramat here yesterday afternoon and it is understood that her remains were brought back to Muar, Johor for her funeral this morning.
In addition to serving as an educator at Aswara, Rosminah also directed several mega-scale theatre productions such as Di Bawah Lindungan Kaabah; Muzikal Tun Mahathir; Muzikal Lantai T Pinkie; Muzikal Ibu Zain; Nyonya; Li Po; Mak Dara Nyonya; and Anugerah.