KUALA LUMPUR: Actor Syed Aiman’s only child from his previous marriage, Sharifah Nurzulaika, 26, has expressed her gratitude after reuniting with her biological father following a 10-year separation.
The emotional reunion took place last Saturday when Sharifah Nurzulaika, affectionately known as Aika, was invited to the wedding of Rezaril Keiflin, also known as Aril—the eldest son of Syed Aiman’s wife, Linda Rafar.
Sharing her joy on Threads today, Aika thanked Linda for arranging the meeting.
“Thank you, Mama, for inviting me to Aril’s wedding so we could meet face-to-face. If it weren’t for you, I probably still wouldn’t have seen Papa. I even got to see my half-siblings,” she wrote.
“After being apart for so long, the rainbow finally appeared at just the right time. Alhamdulillah, patience truly bears fruit. Allah is great, thank you, Allah.”
Her heartfelt post quickly drew warm reactions and likes from social media users.
Speaking to Harian Metro, Aika shared that her father, whose real name is Syed Kamaruzaman, separated from her mother, who is from Skudai Kiri, Johor, when she was around three years old.
“I was raised by my grandmother from birth. Dad married Mama Linda when I was six in 2006, while my mother remarried when I was eight,” she recalled.
“I was later taken from my grandmother to live with my mother. Papa is a responsible man. When I was nine, he secretly took me from my grandmother to bring me back to his hometown in Kelantan.”
Aika also shared that she had travelled to Kuala Lumpur at the age of 14 to see her father, with the blessing of her grandmother and aunt.
“After spending three days with Papa, I returned to my grandmother’s house. I am now married to a soldier in Johor, whom I wed in 2020,” she said.
Speaking about the recent invitation, Aika admitted she was caught off guard when Linda contacted her ahead of Aril’s wedding.
“Mama has been very kind to me. I was shocked when I received her message. She invited me to surprise Papa. At the same time, I was nervous about seeing him again after 10 years apart,” she said, her voice choking with emotion.