Aiman Hakim Ridza

Aiman Hakim bin Ridza Abdoh (born 17 January 1989) is a Malaysian actor and singer. He rose to fame in Malaysian entertainment showbiz when he became a contestant of the TV3's reality television series, Mentor Season 5 and best known for his role in hit television series Vanila Coklat, and became best known for his leading roles in Diandra, Projek Memikat Suami, Selamat Pengantin Madu, Isteri Separuh Masa, Urusan Hati Cik Drama Queen and Girlfriend Aku Dari Neraka The Series.

In this Malay name, the name Ridza Abdoh is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aiman Hakim.

Aiman Hakim Ridza
Born	Aiman Hakim bin Ridza Abdoh (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysian
Education	ACCA
Occupation	Actor singer model brand ambassador
Years active	2011–present
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sports career
Personal information
Years active	2001–2005
Country	Malaysia
Sport	Football
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocal

Early life

Aiman was born on 17 January 1989, in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. He is the third of four siblings and has a mixed Malay-Arab parentage, his father is Malay and mother is Arab. He lived in Johor until 1990, then moved to Penang in 1994 before he settled in the Shah Alam and Subang Jaya. He attended SS 17 Subang Jaya Primary School at primary level, then he continued his studies at Subang Utama High School and now he already graduated from Sunway College, majoring in accounting, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Before debuting as an actor and singer, he was a part-time model. He has been involved in advertising such as Brylcreem, Celcom, Milo and McDonald's. He was also appointed as the brand ambassador and model for Garnier Men in 2014.

Career

Career as footballer

Prior to his showbiz career, Aiman began his early career in sports as a footballer. He used to be the team captain of Primary Schools Football Championship Malaysia representing Selangor in 2001 when he was 12 years old.

Between 2004 and 2005, he played football to representing Malaysia in Youth World Cup under 17 (FIFA) at Tokyo, Japan. He also became the representative of Malaysia in various international football competition (under 17) at Jakarta, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand; Hong Kong and others. He did play with Bunyamin Omar and Asrarudin Putra Omar who later have professional football career with national team and Selangor.[1]

Career as singer and actor

In 2011, Aiman became a participant in the singing competition Mentor organised by TV3 for its fifth season under the guidance of Rahim Maarof, influential singers and musicians in Malaysia. Aiman made it through to the fourth round before being eliminated.

Mentor performances

Week	Instructed songs	Original artist	Result #
Introduction	"Kau dan Aku"	Aizat Amdan	-
1	"Kesedaran" "Lizawati" (with Rahim Maarof)	Gaya Zakry Rahim Maarof	4
2	"Ekstravaganza" "Larut" "ACKKC" "Holy Diver" "Malam Ku Bermimpi" (with Ratnah) "Mercy" (with Ratnah) "Aku dan Dirimu" (with Shiha)	Bunkface Dewa 19 Rahim Maarof Killswitch Engage Saloma Duffy Ari Lasso and Bunga Citra Lestari	5
3	"Noktah Cinta" "Kau Ratnaku" (with Roy)	Hafiz Roy	5
4	"I'll Be" "Sesuatu Janji"	Edwin McCain Taufik Batisah	Eliminated

Aiman's first drama, Vanila Coklat, which aired on TV3 in 2011, brought him back to the public's attention. After the drama ended, he acted in a few television series and a telemovie drama.

In 2012, he produced a single called "Khalimah Janji" with Ernie Zakri song by Manusia Putih and lyric by Budhi Hekayat. Soon he produced another single called "Buatmu Cinta" OST for Astro Ria drama "Projek Memikat Suami", written by Adi 6ixth Sense.

Personal life

In February 2014, Aiman revealed that he had been in a relationship with actress and model Nur Fathia over the past year.[2][3][4] However, their relationship was ended in December 2015.[5][6] He chose to remain silent and refused to give any statements regarding their breakup.[7][8]

In December 2018, Aiman and Zahirah MacWilson hinted on her Instagram account that they were in a relationship.[9] On 8 June 2019, Aiman announced on his Instagram account that he and Zahirah were engaged.[10]

Aiman and his now wife, MacWilson, were married on 20 February 2020. They announced on their Instagram account that they had already gotten married, and posted their solemnization photos.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Kimchi Untuk Awak	Danial Lee / Lee Jae Hwan	Lead roles

Television series

Year	Title	Role	TV network
2011	Kitab Cinta	Daniel	TV Alhijrah
	Tanah Kubur (Season 2): "Botoks"	Amir	Astro Oasis
	Vanila Coklat	Amir Asyraf	TV3
	Kiah Mai Pulak	Shahir	Astro Warna
2012	Friday I'm in Love	Pitt	TV9
	Indera Joned	Shazrul / Indera Joned	TV3
	Mahabbah	Azmir
2013	Rindu Bertamu Di Abu Dhabi	Fareez
	Diandra	Adam Fahmi
	Cinta Berkalung Duri 2	Iqbal	TV1
	Antara Laut Cina Selatan	Wan Man	TV2
	Projek Memikat Suami	Zahrain Alimin	Astro Ria
2014	7 Suami	Ihsan	TV9
	Selamat Pengantin Madu	Zulkifli	TV3
	Tabir Zulaikha	Adam Akhil
2015	Isteri Separuh Masa	Nazrin Shah	Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
2016	Demi Cinta Ain	Alif	TV3
2017	Urusan Hati Cik Drama Queen	Fadhlan	Astro Ria
	Black Belt Kaler Pink	Al Fadhlani / King	Astro Warna
	Girlfriend Aku Dari Neraka The Series	Rudy
2018	Pelangi Cinta 100 Plus	Azril	TV3
	Amira Rose	Rahman
	Pengantin 100 Hari	Amar
2019	Aku Cinta Dia	Affan	TV3
	Curi-Curi Cinta	Daniel Hakim	Astro Ria

Telemovie

Year	Title	Role	TV network
2012	Setahun Setengah Mencari Cinta	Alfi	Astro Warna
	Ombak Rania	Tengku Farid	Astro Ria
	Rahsia Hati	Kas	TV9
	Vanila Coklat Raya	Amir Asyraf	TV3
	Syawal Aidil & Fitri	Adam Fitri	TV Alhijrah
	Mariam Kampung Putat	Danial	TV3
2013	Memburu Rindu	Amirul
	Cinta Di Menara Al-Burj	Qazim	Astro Prima
	Korban Kasih	Azlan	TV3
	Cinta Saadiyat	Halim	TV AlHijrah
	Raya Pak Pak Pong	Along	TV3
	Bunga-bunga Jodoh[11]	Zahir	TV9
2014	Hitam	Dahri	TV3
	Halim HD	Halim	TVi
2015	Girlfriend Aku Dari Neraka	Rudy	Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
	Lukisan Takdir	Razif	TV3
	Mahar Tanpa Cinta	Najmi
	Sujud Ibuku	Amran	TV AlHijrah
	Isteri Separuh Masa Raya	Nazrin Shah	Astro Ria & Astro Maya HD
2016	Crush Next Door	Zarif	Astro Ria
	Karya 12 – Bidadari	Aditya	Astro Citra
	Salam Cinta Ustazah Husna	Kamarul	Astro Oasis
	Tumbangkan Masjid Al-Ansar	Badrul
	Encik Guard Dan Cik Tomboy	Shamil	TV2
2017	Kamal Kamalia	Shah
	Dengan Beetle Kami Beraya Lagi	Norman	TV1
	Azrul Bendul	Azrul	TV9
	Kilas	Amran	Astro
	Apa Dah Jadi	Mikail	TV2
2018	Rumah No. 10	Hafiz	Astro Citra
	Cruise Cinta Lebaran	Maizal	NTV7
	Cucuk Sanggul Seroja	Husin	Astro Citra
	Bini Aku Dari...	Rudy	Astro Warna

Television show

Year	Title	Role	TV network	Notes
2014	Bila Bujang Masuk Dapur	Host	TV9	with Shah Iskandar
2017	The Bachelor Pad		hurr.tv

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2013	Autumn Di Hatiku[12]	Zidick	Tonton.com
2016	Sesal Separuh Nyawa	Razlan	HyppTv

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Bidasari[13][14]	Tengku Indra	Lead roles
	Kalung Oh! Kalung	Amin
2015	Y Sebuah Muzikal[15]	Haikal

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Notes
2012	"Khalimah Janji" (with Ernie Zakri)
2014	"Buatmu Cinta"	Projek Memikat Suami OST

Philanthropy and endorsement

In April 2012, Aiman alongside Nazim Othman, Fizo Omar, Zoey Rahman, Intan Ladyana and Neelofa was appointed as the Young Biz Icons for Oxford Centre of Excellence (Oxcell). According to Oxcell, "The appointment of six icons was based on academic success and career development in the arts". Through this program, the celebrity icons will share their experiences throughout involved in the world of business and the arts.[16]

In July 2013, the Malaysian private, free-to-air television channel TV3 appointed Aiman along with Adi Putra, Nora Danish, Fiza Sabjahan, Amar Asyraf, Nelydia Senrose, Tasha Shilla and Neelofa as the ambassador for Anugerah Syawal 2013. According to TV3, "The appointment of these celebrities is to promote programs on television and radio throughout the month of Syawal".[17][18][19]

In January 2014, Aiman and Zara Zya was appointed as the Promotional Ambassador of Drama Festival Kuala Lumpur (DFKL) 2014. He responsible for promoting DFKL 2014 through social networking sites, participate in the roadshow, workshops and DFKL Awards 2014.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	26th Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards	Most Popular New Male Artist	N/A	Won
		Best Chemistry on Screen (with Izara Aishah)	Vanila Coklat	Nominated
	Astro on the Go Fan Choice Awards	Favourite Fuyooo Actor	Projek Memikat Suami	Nominated
	EH! Magazine	EH! 20 – Elegant and Desirable	N/A	Won
2014	1st Kuala Lumpur Drama Festival Awards	Choice Male Actor	Diandra	Nominated	[20][21]
		Choice on Screen Couple (with Nur Fathia)		Nominated
		Choice Ensemble Cast		Nominated
2015	2nd Kuala Lumpur Drama Festival Awards	Choice Male Actor	Selamat Pengantin Madu	Nominated	[22][23]
		Choice Ensemble Cast		Won
2017	30th Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards	Most Popular TV Actor	N/A	Nominated	[24]
2018	3rd Telenovela Awards	Best Actor (Film)	Kimchi Untuk Awak	Nominated	[25]
		Most Popular Film Actor		Nominated

References

1. https://twitter.com/SalihahYusup/status/827530011095621632%5B%5D
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6. "Okey, putus sudah!" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
7. Haryati Karim (15 January 2016). "Aiman pilih diam" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
8. Zulhilmi Jalil (16 January 2016). "Tolong hormat keputusan saya" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
9. The Star. 6 December 2018 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/06/are-aiman-and-zahirah-dating-pairs-social-media-posts-before-new-drama-series-raise-eyebrows/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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12. Drama Bersiri Autumn Di Hatiku Lakonan Kim Jin Sung. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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19. "Variasi Aiman, Tasha, Amar" (in Malay). Kosmo!. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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21. Khairul Amri Hassan (27 February 2014). "Love You Mr. Arrogant drama terbaik DFKL". Kosmo! (in Malay). Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
22. Dennis Chua (21 March 2015). "'Luahan Abah' wins top prize at DFKL 2015". New Straits Times.
23. "Rindu Awak 200% menang besar di DFKL 2015". Berita Harian (in Malay). 21 March 2015.
24. Zaidi Mohamad (4 May 2017). "Alif Satar, Neelofa kuasai senarai Top 5 ABPBH 3.0". Berita Harian (in Malay).
25. Nur Asyikin Mayudin (23 July 2018). "Syafiq Kyle, Aiman Hakim, Zul Ariffin berentap dalam Anugerah Telenovela 2018". mStar (in Malay).

External links

• Aiman Hakim Ridza on Facebook