Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohamad Ali (born 12 July 1926) is the wife of the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. She served as wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years from 1981 to 2003.[1] She is the oldest living wife of a former Malaysian prime minister.
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali | |
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سيتي حسمه محمد علي | |
| File:Siti Hasmah 2019.jpg Siti Hasmah in 2019 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Rosmah Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Noorainee Abdul Rahman |
| In role 16 July 1981 – 30 October 2003 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah Jaafar Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Suhailah Noah |
| Succeeded by | Endon Mahmood |
| Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 5 March 1976 – 16 July 1981 | |
| Monarch | Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Suhailah Noah |
| Succeeded by | Ines Maria Reyna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Siti Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali 12 July 1926 (aged 99) Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 7 (including Marina, Mirzan, Mokhzani and Mukhriz) |
| Relatives | Ismail Mohamed Ali (brother) |
| Alma mater | King Edward VII College of Medicine (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Doctor |
From 10 May 2018 until 24 February 2020, she was the wife of the Prime Minister again while also serving as a chancellor of the Multimedia University of Malaysia.
Early life
Siti Hasmah was born in Klang, Selangor, on 12 July 1926 in the family where her father works as a government officer. She has ten siblings where she is the sixth child. She is a Malay from a Minangkabau clan from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.[2]
Education
Her high school is SMK St. Mary. She received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS)from the University of Malaya,King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore.
Career
After her study, she immediately joined the national health service of Malaysia. [3] When her husband raised to power, she resigned to give full support to her husband.
Personal life
She met her husband in college and they got married in 1956. They were blessed with seven children; Marina, Mirzan, Melinda, Mokhzani, Mukhriz, Maizura and Mazhar. She mainly emphasised on improving public health and literacy, help with family planning and improve awareness of the dangers of drug abuse.
Awards
She is the first Prime Minister of Malaysia's wife to receive a Tun-ship.
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali Media
- Mahathir Mohamad at his graduation in Singapore in 1953.jpg
Mahathir Mohamad at his graduation in Singapore in 1953
- Elena Ceaușescu and Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali in 1982.jpg
Siti Hasmah (right) with Elena Ceaușescu (left), the wife of Romanian head of state Nicolae Ceaușescu, during Elena's visit to Malaysia in 1982.
- Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali signing document witnessed by Mahathir Mohamad and Joko Widodo.jpg
In 2018, Siti Hasmah accompanied Mahathir on his visit to Indonesia and met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana
- Mahathir Mohamad & Siti Hasmah.webp
Siti Hasmah and Mahathir married in August 1956
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Siti Hasmah (center) seen alongside her husband, Mahathir during a visitation trip at Bukit Merah, Perak
- PLF Book Launch & Special Dialogue with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (9).jpg
Siti Hasmah, aged 98, being assisted by two individuals while attending the PLF Book Launch and Special Dialogue with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on 19 May 2025
References
- ↑ "Siti Hasmah celebrates 90 years with biography".
- ↑ Au, Rachel. "Tun Dr Siti Hasmah: 7 Things to know and what makes Malaysians love her". LIFESTYLE | BURO LOVES.
- ↑ "Tun Dr Siti Hasmah". Tatler. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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