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PETALING JAYA: After postponing her nuptials three times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysian-born, UK-based surgeon Amalina Che Bakri finally married her English boyfriend.
Dr Amalina and Alexander Charles, both 33, were married in a solemnization ceremony at London’s Central Mosque on Wednesday.
In an Instagram post on Friday evening, Dr Amalina, a Surgeon General and PhD Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London, expressed her gratitude for being able to host a small wedding ceremony.
“Alhamdulillah (praise God), the solemnization (nikah) takes place at the Central Mosque in London on March 31, 2021.
“Despite having to postpone our nikah 3 times due to closure, we are relieved that we managed to get our simple ceremony to attend some close family and friends (only six guests, according to local Covid rules),” wrote the Dr. Amalina on the post, which has garnered more than 180,000 likes.
Newlyweds: Dr. Amalina and Alexander after the nikah ceremony at London’s Central Mosque. – Twitter @ DrAmalinaBakri
The Kelantan-born high achiever also revealed that their initial plans were to have a wedding in Malaysia in March and another in the UK in June, but now they have postponed receptions until they are sure everyone can attend.
“We hope to celebrate our big day with our loved ones and friends soon,” he added.
The post was accompanied by a photo of her looking resplendent in a white wedding dress, designed by Malaysian designer Cosry, as she held hands with her beaming groom.
A local English-language newspaper reported that Dr. Amalina and her husband, a director of a software company, courted each other for more than three years after meeting at a meeting organized by a mutual friend before getting engaged last year.
Dr Amalina also said that although she was saddened that her mother Sabariah Hassan was unable to attend the UK wedding due to travel restrictions, she managed to witness it via Facetime.
The Malaysian doctor rose to fame after emerging as the top student in the 2004 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia exams by earning 17 1A before continuing her medical studies at the University of Edinburgh.
In addition to standing out for her academic and professional accomplishments, Dr. Amalina has also accumulated a large following online, with more than 750,000 followers on Instagram and more than 711,000 followers on Twitter, where she often shares health-related advice.
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