A. Samad Ismail

Beliau dilahirkan pada 18 April 1924 di Singapura. Anak ke-8 daripada 16 adik-beradik. Bapanya Ismail Shairazi dan ibunya Aida Abdul Majid, keturunan Jawa, Indonesia. Bapanya merupakan guru besar di sekolah Melayu Singapura , penulis pelbagai artikel berbahasa Melayu .

Kartunis Lat menggambarkan beliau sebagai tokoh bermisai tebal dan bercermin mata serta menghisap rokok.

Isteri pertamanya Puan Sri Hamidah Hassan juga merupakan bekas pemberita di Singapura. Anaknya Nuraina Samad merupakan penulis blog yang terkenal dan pernah bersemuka dalam program Blog di RTM1. Anaknya Maria turut terlibat dalam dunia kewartawanan.

Pak Samad merupakan antara tokoh pengasas Angkatan Sasterawan 50 (ASAS 50) yang memperjuangkan hak dan kebebasan orang Melayu 19

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