Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, breathed her last at the National Heart Institute (IJN) this morning.
Her passing was confirmed by her son Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir, reported NST.
Siti Hamah, who had celebrated her 100th birthday on July 12, was one of Malaysia’s earliest Malay women doctors and built an illustrious career for herself in medicine, public health and social work.
She studied medicine at King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore and graduated in 1955.
After joining the Health Ministry, she worked as a medical officer in several parts of the country, including Kedah, where she dedicated much of her life to public health, maternal and child healthcare.
Siti Hasmah tied the knot with Mahathir in 1956 and they had seven children, including social activist and writer Marina Mahathir and former Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir.
Their marriage was also the centrepiece of media attention, with many noting that they shared a loving and harmonious relationship both in public and in private.
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