Tun
TUN or tun may refer to:
Biology
* Tun shells, large sea snails of the family ''Tonnidae''
* Tun, a tardigrade in its cryptobiotic state
* Tun or Toon, common name for trees of the genus '' Toona''
Places
* Tun, Sweden, a locality in Västra G ...
Endon binti Mahmood Ambak (
Jawi: هند بنت محمود أعماق ; 24 December 1940 – 20 October 2005) was the first wife of the 5th
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...
,
Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. She died from
breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...
on 20 October 2005.
Early life
Endon was born to Datuk Mahmood Ambak, a
Malay
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** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
man, and Datin Mariam Abdullah, a
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
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woman. Endon had ten other siblings, including her twin sister Noraini as well as other sisters Nonni, Rahmah and Aizah. She was born in
Klang,
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
on 24 December 1940.
Endon's father worked as a mining assistant in the Department of Mines, and subsequently transferred to
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
to help oversee about 60 mines in the district of Kampar. Endon spent much of her childhood days in
Kampar and received her early education at the Anglo-Chinese School, now Methodist National Type Primary School. She later went on to attend St Mary's secondary school in
Kuala Lumpur
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Marriage
Endon met Abdullah while she was working at the Federal Establishment Office (now the Public Service Department) in the 1960s and they were married in 1965. Endon later retired from
civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
in 1976. Together with Abdullah, Endon had two children: son Datuk Kamaluddin Abdullah, a business tycoon (married to Azrene) and a daughter, Nori Abdullah (married to
Khairy Jamaluddin
Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar ( Jawi: ; born 10 January 1976) is a Malaysian politician. He most recently served as Minister of Health in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 t ...
). Both Abdullah and Endon had four grandchildren.
Social contributions
Endon is noted for her contributions to traditional fabric art such as the
batik
Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a ''ca ...
and
songket
''Songket'' is a ''Tenun'' fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. It is hand-woven in ...
. For example, she launched Campaigns and exhibitions such as the "Batik Extravaganza" which was held in early December 2003 and the Malaysian Batik Movement, "Creation for the World". She was also a patron of the theatre.
Illness and Death
Endon underwent a radical mastectomy on 18 April 2002, which was followed by 33 sessions of radiation and a series of physiotherapy sessions at St. John's Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. She discovered she had
breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...
in 2003 while her twin sister Noraini who had earlier been diagnosed with the disease died in January 2003. She left for St. John's Medical Center in
Los Angeles, California
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for treatment, returning again in June 2005 for
chemotherapy
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. She returned to Malaysia on 2 October 2005. She was later brought home to
Seri Perdana
Seri Perdana is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, located in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
History
Construction began in 1997 and was completed in 1999. The building shares similar architecture with Perdana Putra. The first resi ...
to be with her family after spending two weeks in Putrajaya Hospital. On 20 October 2005, aged 64, Endon died after a long battle with breast cancer. The funeral was conducted at the Prime Minister's residence and the
Putra Mosque
The Putra Mosque ( ms, Masjid Putra) is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later.
It is located on Putra Square and is adjacent to man-made Putrajaya Lake.
The pin ...
(where the funeral prayers are conducted), both in
Putrajaya
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. Endon was buried at the Muslim cemetery in
Taman Selatan
Taman Selatan or Southern Park is a cemetery in Precinct 20, Putrajaya, Malaysia. It is analogous to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, United States.
Features
It is located at Precinct 20 and it occupies 192.38 hectares. The site has ...
, Precinct 20,
Putrajaya
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.
Honours
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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conferred Endon Mahmood the
Honorary Doctorate
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...
in
Humanities
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in August 2004.
Endon Mahmoud was conferred the Tun Fatimah Award by the National Council of Women's Organisations on 24 August 2004 for her service to the community. She was posthumously conferred the
Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia (SSM) which carries the title '
Tun
TUN or tun may refer to:
Biology
* Tun shells, large sea snails of the family ''Tonnidae''
* Tun, a tardigrade in its cryptobiotic state
* Tun or Toon, common name for trees of the genus '' Toona''
Places
* Tun, Sweden, a locality in Västra G ...
' on 6 June 2009 in conjunction with the birthday of the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (, Jawi: ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler or simply as the Agong, and unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The of ...
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...
.
Honour of Malaysia
* :
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![Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_SSM.svg)
Grand Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign.
The order was instituted on ...
(S.S.M.) - Tun (2009)
* :
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![MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Grand Commander - SPMS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/MY-SEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Selangor_-_Knight_Grand_Commander_-_SPMS.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Selangor
The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was foun ...
(S.P.M.S.) – Datin Paduka Seri (2002)
* :
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![MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/MY-PAH_Order_of_Sultan_Ahmad_Shah_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SSAP.svg)
Grand Knight of the
Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang
The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang.
History
The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 Oc ...
(S.S.A.P.) – Dato' Sri (2002)
* :
**
![MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/MY-KEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_-_Star_of_Muhammad.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Kelantan
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(S.P.M.K.) – Dato' (2004)
* :
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![MY-NEG Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar - SPTJ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/MY-NEG_Grand_Order_of_Tuanku_Jaafar_-_SPTJ.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Most Blessed Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (S.P.T.J.) – Dato' Seri (2005)
Places named after her
Several places and honours were named after her, including:
* Kolej Datin Seri Endon, a residential college at
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Skudai
Skudai (also spelled Sekudai) is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor. Its population ranges between 160,000 and 210,000. It houses the Paradigm Mall Johor ...
,
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...
.
* Piala Seri Endon, batik and kebaya competition.
See also
*
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
References
External links
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1940 births
2005 deaths
Deaths from breast cancer
Malaysian people of Japanese descent
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Spouses of prime ministers of Malaysia
Spouses of Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia
Deaths from cancer in Malaysia
Malaysian Muslims
Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor