Famous Malaysian comedian, Syed Umar Mokhtar Syed Mohd Redzuan or better known as Abam Bocey passed away this morning.

The Star, quoting mStar, said the 32-year-old died of high fever at around 8am.

Unwell for two days

His wife Siti Norhidayah Mohd Ali was quoted in Astro Gempak as saying that he had been fighting a fever and headache for the last two days but did not go to see a doctor.

"Then when I tried to wake him up this morning, there was no response from him,” she said.

The pair have a seven-month-old son Syed Uthman Hamzah Al-Juffrey Syed Umar Mokhtar Al-Juffrey.

Abam rose to fame through his comedy group Bocey which includes two others - Fad and Acey.