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, Tun Dr. 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 | |
 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 |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Suhailah Noah |
| Succeeded by | Ines Maria Reyna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Siti Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali 12 July 1926 Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Spouse(s) | Mahathir Mohamad (m. 1956) |
| Children | 7 (including Marina, Mokhzani and Mukhriz) |
| Relatives | Ismail Mohd 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
Siti Hasmah (center) seen alongside her husband, Mahathir Mohamad during a visitation trip at Bukit Merah, Perak.
Kesatria Mangku Negara
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM
MY-KED State of Kedah Distinguished Service Star or Medal (BCK - PCK)
MY-KED_Exalted_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kedah_-_Companion_(SMK)
MY-KED Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah - Knight Grand Companion (SSDK)
MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Grand Commander - DUPN
MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK
MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca
MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS
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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.