06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Dr Rushdi rejects Nora's divorce application
SHAH ALAM: The Petaling Syariah Lower Court has set June 4 as the next mention date in the divorce proceedings between singer Datuk Nora Ariffin and her husband, Dr Rushdi Ramli.
Nora's lawyer, Sarah Mohd Ali, informed the court that the second mention is to facilitate the appointment of a Conciliation Committee (JKP), following Rushdi's refusal to grant Nora a divorce during today's hearing.
"Dr Rushdi rejected the divorce application at this stage. Therefore, the court has scheduled a second mention for June 4, to initiate the JKP process," Sarah told reporters outside the Petaling Syariah Lower Court.
"However, Rushdi did not specify his reasons for opposing the divorce," she added.
The court will now proceed with the process outlined in Section 47 of the Islamic Family Law Enactment (Selangor) 2003.
If the JKP process proves unsuccessful, the case will move forward to the hakam stage.
Earlier today, Nora, whose full name is Wan Norafizah Ariffin, and Rushdi, represented by syariah lawyer Azmi Mohd Rais, made separate appearances in court for the initial mention of their divorce application.
Nora filed for divorce on April 21, citing an irreconcilable breakdown of the marriage.
Nora and Rushdi, a senior lecturer in the Department of Fiqh and Usul at a local university, confirmed their marriage in late 2021.
Nora was previously married to composer Johan Nawawi in 1992.
They had four children together. Johan Nawawi passed away on March 24, 2017, at the age of 52, due to a heart attack.
