Was born in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia on 14 April 1966 and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology in Malaysia.
A diversion from his trained profession, he has always been interested in art since he was a child at school in the 70's. His passion for painting fruit is so deep that today he is known as one of the pioneer artists using fruit as a subject matter.
Zaharuddin has had more than 50 exhibitions todate and has won 2 awards - the Initiative Young Artist Award from the Shah Alam Gallery in 1966, and an Honourable Mention from the National Art Gallery in 1997. 'Jambu Air' was awarded Painting of the Year in 1998 by a panel for the Anugerah Gallery. It was then brought to London and Paris to be exhibited there.
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