Suhaimi Yusof gets first-class honours degree at 52 – Mothership.SG

This commencement season, your Instagram feed might be stuffed with graduates throwing their graduate cap or posing for his or her convocations.

One among these graduates consists of native superstar and comic, Suhaimi Yusof.

Graduate at 52

In 2021, the 52-year-old veteran comic graduated from MDIS with a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Broadcast Media Manufacturing.

Due to the pandemic, he solely had his convocation in 2022.

Pursuing a level was one thing Suhaimi had all the time needed to do, nevertheless, he talked about that he selected his profession over his research.

“I assumed possibly I would work first after which I will proceed learning in a while. I discovered it isn’t simple, it is one thing that requires a number of sturdy willpower and self-discipline,” he stated.

In a report by Berita Harian, he additionally shared that previously 30 years, he has dropped out of programs a complete of thrice as a result of he had been busy with work.

Motivated by daughter

It was his 25-year-old daughter that motivated him to additional his research.

“Would not or not it’s enjoyable if I have been to graduate inside the identical yr? And so we did,” he stated.

His daughter, Nurjannah binte Suhaimi, graduated from Nanyang Technological College (NTU) with a Bachelor of Fantastic Arts in Design Artwork.

Suhaimi stated in his Berita Harian interview: “When my daughter enrolled into NTU, I reminisced my aspirations to get a level. In 30 years, I’ve dropped out of programs as a result of I have been preoccupied with work. My daughter’s enrolment sparked the motivation in me to additional my research… We examine collectively. Due to the pandemic, I’ve had extra time and this dream has grow to be a actuality. It is good seeing each father and daughter get their levels collectively.”

High picture screenshot from Suhaimi Yusof’s video.