Background
Sidek was born on 19 January 1936 at Kampung Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor and attended at SMKA First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Mashoor (L) in Penang.
Sidek was born on 19 January 1936 at Kampung Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor and attended at SMKA First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Mashoor (L) in Penang.
Sidek laid the groundwork for his son"s rise to stardom in Malaysian badminton. Led by Misbun, the Sidek brothers began their domination of the game from the early 1980s to 2000. 1957: Started playing competitively at the age of 21.
Sidek died at about 2.30am on 17 October 2005 at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang, at the age of 69 due to kidney failure, diabetes, pneumonia and high blood pressure.
Sidek and his son"s life story was published in a biographical comic book, entitled Anak-Anak Sidek (The Sidek Brothers), which published by Malaysian film producer, Raja Azmi through her company, Pengedaran JAS Sdn Bhd. The comic was later adapted into an animated series of the same title which aired on RTM.
RAHMAN Member of the Thomas Cup winning team (1992).