Family and Marriage
Misbun Sidek is the eldest son of Dato' Haji Sidek and the brother of Razif Sidek, Jalani Sidek, Rahman Sidek, Rashid Sidek, Shahrizan Sidek and Zamaliah Sidek.
In 1984 a badminton player and fan introduced Sidek to his future wife Latifah. They married three years later. The couple has had eight children but two have died. The six surviving children are (ages as of May 2011) Misbun Syawal Misbun, 21, twins, Lia Murni and Misbun Ramadan, 20, Lia Alifah, 16, Lia Dewi Rubita, 15 and Misbun Awalauddin, 11.
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