On 24 March 2017, the Malaysian music industry lost one of our prominent and prolific music composers, Allahyarham Johan Bin Mohamed Nawawi (Johan Nawawi), who passed away as a result of a heart condition.

He is well-known for churning out popular ballad songs performed by Nora, Liza Aziz, Sheila Majid, Fauziah Latiff, Siti Nurhaliza, Ning Baizura, Erra Fazira and many more. Some of his popular songs include Sinaran (Sheila Majid), Desa Tercinta (Nora), Naluri (Nora), Jentayu (Sheila Majid & Nora).

He was a Director of MACP since 2009 and has contributed to many initiatives, among others the cooperation between MACP and Arkib Negara in 2016 to encourage songwriters and composers to preserve their music-related artefacts for the reference of future generations.

This award-winning composer has received many accolades such as from Anugerah Juara Lagu, Anugerah Industri Muzik among others, and has served in several panels of judges for various music competitions.

He leaves behind a musical legacy that Malaysians should be proud of, as well as other contributions in films, TV shows and animation.

MACP express our deepest condolences for his wife Nora Ariffin (Nora) and family for their loss.