Background
Anwar Ridhwan was born into an agricultural based family in Sungai Besar, Selangor.
Anwar Ridhwan was born into an agricultural based family in Sungai Besar, Selangor.
He graduated from University Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973, then Masters of Arts in 1983 and finally finished his doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy) in 1998.
A short Soon he pursue his career in Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) until resignation in 2005 as Production Director of DBP. On 11 August 2009, he was officially announced as the nation"s 10th Sasterawan Negara by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in his office in Putrajaya.