Background
He was born in Jeneponto, Makassar, Indonesia.
He was born in Jeneponto, Makassar, Indonesia.
His writings were in the Malay language. In 1943 at the age of 17, Arena Wati became a seaman. In 1954, Arena Wati became a journalist, and later served as the editor of Pustaka Antara.
He died of lung cancer.