Malaysia’s former ‘most eligible bachelor’ dies fighting for IS in Syria
- Australia’s intelligence agency confirms death of Malaysian-Australian former part-time model Amirrudin Hud Rashid Milson
- He joins more than 220 Australians who have left to fight for IS overseas, as radicalisation becomes an increasing worry in the country
In 2010, Amirrudin Hud Rashid Milson was voted Malaysia’s most eligible bachelor by popular women’s magazine Cleo. Tall and well-built, the half-Malaysian half-Australian mass communications graduate and part-time model hoped to become a TV presenter – but ended up dead in 2016 while fighting for Islamic State in Syria.
An Australian daily reported that Amirrudin, who went by Amir, had stepped on a landmine while carrying another fighter in Syria. The death was confirmed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
[Amir was] handsome, outgoing, extremely friendly, brave and courageous
The news report quoted Amir’s friend who described him as “handsome, outgoing, extremely friendly, brave and courageous … a great father and great husband”, adding that he had settled all his debts before leaving Australia – including divorcing his wife, who got custody of their son – in 2014.
“We heard when he died. He was carrying a fighter on his shoulder when he stepped on a landmine. That was it,” his friend was reported as saying.
Amir joins more than 220 Australians who have left to fight for IS overseas. Australian media reports that to date 68 have been killed.
According to the original report, his name came up in a separate investigation into another suspected radical, which is why the news of his death has only just emerged.