Popular actor Ashraf Sinclair has passed away, aged 40 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The sad news was confirmed by Doddy, who is the manager of Bunga Citra Lestari, the Indonesian singer to whom Ashraf was married.

He told Kompas that Ashraf had suffered a heart attack.

Ashraf, who was born in the UK in September 1979, was the older brother of host Aishah Sinclair.

A younger brother, Adam, is married to pop singer Yuna.

The late Ashraf was the host of ntv7's Box Office, Astro Ria's Beat TV and acted in the movie Gol & Gincu as well as Gol & Gincu The Series.