Career
He has written over 2000 songs and has worked with artists including P. Ramlee, Saloma, Sudirman Arshad, Salamiah Hassan, Andre Goh and M.Sani. Among the most notable awards is the Merak Kayangan Award, the Bintang Malam (1980). The highest appreciation given by the Malaysian music industry to the senior composer is the Seniman Negara Award of 2006, on 20 November 2006.
The award was granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra Jamalullail during the Anugerah Seni Negara event in 2006, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism Malaysia or KeKKWa (acronym in Malay language).
Dato" Ahmad Nawab is generally known for his signature sunglasses and white suit and usually he will perform a saxophone solo.
