He rose up the ranks to become the chief editor of Utusan Melayu over a period of 10 years (1982 to 1992). Utusan Melayu, the company, started in Singapore in 1939, published Utusan Melayu which later became a force to be reckoned with. In fact he truly believed that Utusan Melayu was more than a company, it was an institution. He believed that Utusan Melayu was suara keramat (the sacred voice) of the Malays. In fact he wrote Di Depan Api, Di Belakang Duri: Kisah Sejarah Utusan Melayu, a definitive book on the company.

Source: The Star December 17, 2018 00:11 UTC