Teenage Salesman Marries Mother of Five

Petaling Jaya, 25 Dzulqa’dah 1437/28 August 2016  (MINA)  –  She is 42. He is 18.

Dayang Sopiah Gusti, a single mother of five, is now married to Mohd Sufie. And both their families have given their blessings to the union.

They met during a volleyball match in May and last week, their solemnisation ceremony took place at Kuala Penyu town in Sabah.

A picture of Mohd Sufie putting a ring on Dayang Sopiah’s finger has gone viral on Facebook.

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It became a top read story in The Star Online, besides being given cove­rage by Malay dailies.

“Since getting to know her, she has always been concerned about me. I told my family that I wanted to marry her,” Utusan Malaysia quoted Mohd Sufie as saying.

“It does not matter what others say. I would surely do the best to take care of my wife,” he added.

His family, he said, had backed their decision to marry.

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Dayang So­­piah, whose children are aged from seven to 16, said Mohd Sufie was quite mischievous.

“He makes friends easily,” she added.

Alin @ Matalin Utam, 52, who is the father of the groom, was quoted by Harian Metro saying that he knew about the relationship just a few days before the wedding and was initially surprised.

However, he said had no problem with it: “To me, Sopiah is the match for Sufie as decided by God.”.

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It was reported that Sopiah’s children were also accepting Sufie, who works as a sales assistant in Labuan. (T/)7/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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