Anuar Abdul Wahab

Tuan Haji Anuar bin Haji Abdul Wahab AMN was a grandmaster of Seni Gayung Fatani who, during his time, revolutionized the teaching and practice of silat in Malaysia.

He was born on 23 December 1945 in Bagan Tunjang, Sabak Bernam, Selangor. He received early education at Sekolah Melayu Sabak Bernam, Sekolah Ungku Aziz Sabak Bernam, both in Selangor, and Sekolah Alam Shah, Kuala Lumpur.

Tuan Haji Anuar died on 10 March 2009 at 6.10 pm Malaysian time, at the Kajang Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. His death came as a great shock to the silat community, both locally and internationally. Before his passing he completed his last book, entitled "SILAT". The book was one of the book from him including Silat Melayu (1992) and Silat Olahraga (1987).

Currently, Grandmaster Aminuddin Anuar (his successor) leads the publication of his works in the past. One of the latest book is SILAT: Warisan Bangsa Malaysia (SILAT: The Malaysian Heritage, 2016).

Among his qualifications are:

He retired as a teacher in the fields of physical education, art, and literature, and was a staff member at the Selangor KBSM Art Source.

Since 1957, he has studied several silat styles such as Silat Harimau, Silat Cekak, Silat Sendeng, Silat Kuntau Betawi, and Seni Silat Helang Sewah at Kampung Kota Hutan Melintang, Perak from members of his family with the exception of Kuntau Cimande which was not taught to him by members of his family. In 1965, Tn. Hj. Anuar bin Haji Abdul Wahab learned Seni Gayung Fatani in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. The year 1976 marked his foundation of the Pertubuhan Seni Gayung Fatani Malaysia as a Chairman and Grandmaster. In 1983, through the efforts of Tn. Hj. Anuar bin Abdul Wahab PSGFM became a founding member of Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (PESAKA).