Abby Abadi

Arbaiyah Abdul Manan, known professionally as Abby Abadiis a Malaysian singer and actress. She is best known as one of the members of the Malaysian girl group, Elite, which gained success in late 1990s and early 2000s and known for her role as Inspector Aleeza on the popular police drama, Gerak Khas where she is one of the six original cast members. She won the Berita Harian's Anugerah Bintang Popular Award for Most Popular TV Actress in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Involvement in politics

Abby Abadi's joined the PAS and received criticism for the decision due to her lifestyle. Abadi is working with Hairi Othman to improve the image of PAS.

She was said to have married a PAS assembly member Mohd Zaki Ibrahim. However, she denied the claims.

Controversial comments about Islam

Abadi is quite vocal in voicing her opinion on Islamic teaching. Ever since she became a member of PAS, she began giving sermons and teachings.

Because most of her views contradicts the teachings of Islam, Abadi was condemned in the Malaysian blogosphere. In a Malay language portal, it shows that Abadi stated that, the reason for all the things that she has done in PAS is for the benefits of her friends, family and the society. She believes that her work in PAS can guarantee her salvation in the afterlife.

Feud with religious scholar

Because of her controversial comments on Islam, Abadi was criticized by Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin. Abadi and Mohd Asri fight on Facebook And Twitter. Abadi has also been questioned by PAS member and religious teacher Ustaz Azhar Idrus. Azhar Idrus suggested that Abadi must further her studies and conduct extensive research on subjects that she wanted to comment.

Abby Abadi married her Gerak Khas co-star, Norman Hakim, in 2002. Norman and Abby was legally divorced (talak satu) at the Gombak Timur Shariah Court in 2008. They have three children together: Mohamed Danish Hakim, Marisa Dania, and Maria Danisha.

Four years after her divorce from Norman Hakim, Abby married Muhammad Noor Farhan Che Bakar. He is 12 years younger than her. Their marriage only lasted for a year. They divorced on 9 May 2014.