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{{Short description|Malaysian dancer and choreographer}}
{{Infobox artist
| honorific_prefix = [[Padma Shri]] [[Datuk]]
| name = Ramli Ibrahim
| image = Ramli-bin-Ibrahim.jpg
| caption = In India in 2006, Ramli performing the Odissi dance
| birth_name = Ramli
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1953|05|20}}
| birth_place = [[Kajang]], [[Selangor]], [[British Malaya]]
| nationality = Malaysian
| field = [[Bharatanatyam]]
| training = [[Deba Prasad Das]]
}}

'''[[Datuk]] Ramli bin Ibrahim''' (born 20 May 1953) is a Malaysian [[Choreography|choreographer]] and [[classical ballet]] [[dance]]r. He founded the Sutra Dance Theater as well as the Sutra Foundation to encourage people to learn various [[Folk dance|traditional dances]]. In 2018, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]] for his contribution to [[Odissi]].

== Early life and education ==
Ramli Ibrahim was born in [[Kajang]], [[Selangor]] to Ibrahim bin Haji Mohmmad Amin, a [[Teacher|school teacher]], and Kamariah, a secretary of the [[United Malays National Organisation]] Women's Movement. He was raised in a [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[Muslims|Muslim]] family. In an interview with ''[[The Hindu]]'' in 2016 he also claimed to be a [[Singing|singer]].<ref name="Kothari">{{Cite news |last=Kothari |first=Sunil |date=2016-04-22 |title=The sutra of harmony |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/ramli-ibrahim-speaks-on-multiple-dance-forms-and-ganjam/article8504991.ece |access-date=2020-03-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Ramli studied [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of Western Australia]]. While he was there, he also joined and studied at the [[Australian Ballet School]] in [[Melbourne]]. At the same time, he met Chandrabhanu (Zamin Haroon), another Malaysian Islamic classical dancer using the [[Hindus|Hindu]] name of Chandrabhanu. He studied [[Bharatanatyam]] under [[Adyar K. Lakshman|Adyar Lakshman]]. Later, he moved to [[Chennai]] to study under Lakshman. He was taught alongside other famous dancers such as Radha Anjali and [[Swapna Sundari (dancer)|Swapna Sundari]].<ref name="Kothari" />

Ramli started learning Odissi in [[New Delhi]] under [[Deba Prasad Das]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallya |first=Vinutha Mallya |last2=Feb 10 |first2=Pune Mirror {{!}} Updated |last3=2019 |last4=Ist |first4=06:15 |title='One has to know the rules before breaking them' |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/one-has-to-know-the-rules-before-breaking-them/articleshow/67921945.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302103400/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/one-has-to-know-the-rules-before-breaking-them/articleshow/67921945.cms |archive-date=2020-03-02 |access-date=2020-03-02 |website=Pune Mirror |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
After returning to [[Malaysia]] in 1983, he established the Sutra Dance Theater in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. The theater focuses on the Malaysian art scene and strives to promote [[Malaysian art]] at the national and international level.<ref name="Kothari" /> It mainly associates itself with the Odissi dance which originated from the state of Odisha in India. In 2007, he established Yayasan Sutra in Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sutra Foundation {{!}} a bastion of traditional and contemporary arts bequeathed to Malaysia |url=https://www.sutrafoundation.org.my/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==

=== Padma Shri ===
He was awarded with the [[Padma Shri]], one of the highest public [[Honour|honors]] for artists and others by the [[Government of India]] in 2018 for his contribution to Odissi as well as Bharadhanatyam during his over 40 years of involvement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramli Ibrahim gets his Padma award, one of India’s highest civilian honours |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/03/rami-ibrahim-gets-his-padma-award-one-of-indias-highest-civilian-honours |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> He received the honor at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] from [[President of India|President]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] while dressed in a black [[Baju Melayu]] and a [[songkok]]. In an interview with Bernama, he stated:<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-03 |title=Ramli Ibrahim honoured with India's Padma Shri award |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/352440/ramli-ibrahim-honoured-indias-padma-shri-award |access-date=2023-07-25}}</ref>
{{Cquote
| quote = The award is a boost to Sutra Foundation. There will be the responsibility of rising up to the expectation of people who think that this award brings automatic success. I hope the award will help to foster more bilateral cultural links between Malaysia and India. What is even more important is that our initiatives are not motivated by political or economic agendas but for the love of Indian arts.
| author = Datuk Ramli bin Ibrahim
| source = [https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/352440/ramli-ibrahim-honoured-indias-padma-shri-award New Straits Times, 3 April 2018]
}}

=== Other awards ===
* Fulbright Distinguished Artist Award (1999)
* Angarag Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)
* Purush Award (2009)
* Ram Gopal Best Male Dancer Award (2011)
* Snageet Natak Academy Award
* Distinguished International Artist Award (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CUR_TITLE |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=808&at=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109113143/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=808&at=2 |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=2020-03-02 |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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