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Jins Shamsuddin

Jins Shamsuddin (1935–2017) was a Malaysian actor and film director.

Evidence statusShort verified entry
Named witnesses
2
Institutions
2
Last revised
20 August 2026

Every statement in this record stands on a named institutional witness. Where witnesses disagree or an identity is unresolved, the material is held in the verification layer rather than asserted here, and corrections are recorded rather than overwritten.

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Biography

Born at Taiping in 1935, died in Kuala Lumpur in 2017.

Jins Shamsuddin studied at London Film School and King Edward VII School. The recorded working language is Malay.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the Defender of the Realm.

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Places

Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.

  • Taiping

    Birth place

  • Kuala Lumpur

    Death place

Verification

Sources and evidence

Each witness is named with the institution holding it and the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

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