KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Singer Jamal Abdillah, dubbed the Malaysian "King of Pop" and cosmetic queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, who was brutally murdered, were good friends.
Jamal said Sosilawati helped him alot in building up his career in the music industry, as well as in his venture to launch his own health products.
"She gave me a lot of ideas and provided investment assistance in the production of my health products, which are scheduled to be in the market by May next year," said the singer when met at a Aidilfitri gathering at Rumah Pengasih, Bukit Tunku, on Saturday.
Jamal said he last met Sosilawati at her daughter Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Bukhairi's 25th birthday celebration in Klang last July.
He said he would meet Erni Dekritawati Yuliana to pursue discussion on the matter.
Jamal, whose real name is Jamal Ubaidillah Ali, described Sosilawati as approachable, friendly and generous.
"She contributed RM25,000 to sponsor my "Jamal Kembara Seniman' concert at Istana Budaya on Sept 8 last year," he added.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansudin, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and CIMB bank officer Norhisham Mohammad went missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.
-- BERNAMA
