Thanking SOSCO for handing over benefits to family of late Saufi Aiman Yahya, our talented Sape player

Syukur alhamdlullilah the family of our late Sape player, Saufi Aiman Yahya had recently received benefits from Social Security Organisation (Socso) in a brief handing over ceremony which was held at my office in Bangunan Baitul Makmur II, Petra Jaya Kuching.

Saufi was 31 at the time of his demise and his passing was a great shock to all of us because he was still young with a bright future ahead of him in view of the popularity gained as a world class Sape player as well as the international music award won back in 2017.

He won 4 gold medals and a silver medal at the 21st World Championships of Performing Arts Awards (WCOPA) held in Long Beach, California USA. Apart from that, the late Saufi also had written a book on his experience in playing Sape for 10 years and also for winning the World Instrumentalist Award in the classic, contemporary and open categories. 

I thanked SOSCO Sarawak led by its director, Encik Philip Sangkan who invited me to witness the cheque handing over ceremony to Saufi's father, Encik Yahya Sulaiman and his wife wjo eligible to receive the claims as the late Sape player was still single at the time of his death.

Socso, upon a probe by its Perkeso Prihatin team, found the late Saufi had contributed to the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme as a Self-Employed Insured Person (OBBS) commencing on June 2 this year under the Arts Sector.

It said contributions paid under the scheme were still within the coverage period and this entitles the heirs of the Insured Person to receive Dependent Benefits under the Occupational Disaster Scheme, Employees Social Security Act 1969.

Saufi's parents as next-of-kin were eligible to receive the payment of Funeral Benefit amounting to RM2,000 and subsequently would receive the payment of monthly pension benefits for life. May Allah SWT will bless his soul. Al-fatihah