BiographyBiographyMuhammad Haji SallehMuhammad Haji Salleh

Muhammad Haji Salleh was born on 26 Muhammad Haji Salleh was born on 26 March 1942, in Taiping PerakMarch 1942, in Taiping Perak..

He studied in England and the USA, and He studied in England and the USA, and since 1978 he has been a professor for since 1978 he has been a professor for Malaysian literature at the National Malaysian literature at the National University in Bangi near Kuala LumpurUniversity in Bangi near Kuala Lumpur

His poems often refer to myths and His poems often refer to myths and legends of the Malay oral tradition, in legends of the Malay oral tradition, in which the genres are mixed quite which the genres are mixed quite differently to in the west.differently to in the west.

Muhammad Haji Salleh is one of MalaysiaMuhammad Haji Salleh is one of Malaysia´s leading poets for more than 30 years, ´s leading poets for more than 30 years, through his poetry, translations and through his poetry, translations and literary criticism and theory.literary criticism and theory.

He has also made a name for himself as He has also made a name for himself as an essayist, cultural critic, translator and an essayist, cultural critic, translator and publisher of Tengara, a magazine for publisher of Tengara, a magazine for Southeast Asian literature.Southeast Asian literature.