Sasha Saidin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saidin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sasha.
Sasha Saidin
Saidin interviewed on MeleTOP in 2015
Born
Sasha binti Mohd Saidin

(1976-12-20) 20 December 1976 (age 48)
London, England
NationalityMalaysian
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1996–2016
Spouses
Jason Skinner (Johan Abdullah Skinner)
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(m. 2003; div. 2007)​
Salyo Priyanto Nutosoemarsono
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(m. 2007; div. 2012)​
Sirhan Wahab
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(after 2020)​
ChildrenAdam Aryasenna Notosoemarsono
RelativesZain Saidin (brother)

Sasha Mohd Saidin (born 20 December 1976[1]) is a Malaysian singer and actress. She was formerly a member of the Malaysian pop group "Elite".

Early life

With younger brother Zain Saidin on MeleTOP in 2015

Sasha was born to an English-Italian mother, Siti Aisyah Abdullah and a Malaysian Malay father, Mohamad Saidin Osman.[1][2] She has an older brother and a younger brother. She was educated at Bukit Bintang Girls' School.[1] She graduated with a diploma in 2002 at KDU University College and a Bachelor of Business Information Systems from the University of East Anglia.[1]

Career

Sasha started modelling at the age of seven after being spotted by a modelling agency in a shopping complex. By thirteen, she started to model for fashion shoots and later, at seventeen, catwalk shows.[1] In 1996, Sasha attended an open audition at the KRU Records in 1996, and was selected as one of the members of "Elite".[1]

Personal life

Sasha married to Jason Skinner (Johan Abdullah Skinner) in 2003. However, the couple divorced in 2007. She then married an Indonesian, Salyo Priyanto Notosoemarsono, giving birth to a son in 2010. The couple divorced in 2012.[3]

In January 2020, Sasha married her school friend, Sirhan Wahab. The couple had known each other since secondary school.[4][5] She plans to reside in the United Arab Emirates as her husband works in the financial sector there.[5] Sirhan has two children from his previous marriage.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Adnan, Wirda (8 August 2018). "Sasha Saidin Tentang Kehidupan, Fesyen dan Kecantikan". Majalah WM (in Malay). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ Mohamad, Zaidi (11 May 2016). "Bapa Sasha, Zain meninggal dunia". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ Mohamad, Zaidi (1 November 2019). "Sasha kahwin kali ketiga awal 2020". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ Mohamad, Zaidi (20 January 2020). "Sasha nikahi duda anak dua". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Alhamzah, Tahir (21 January 2020). "#Showbiz: Sasha Saidin weds ex-schoolmate". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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