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Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah ( Jawi: ; 26 October 1931 – 4 October 2014) was the widow of the 3rd Malaysian Prime Minister Hussein Onn and the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 15 January 1976, until 16 July 1981. She was the mother of Hishammuddin Hussein, who is currently serving as Minister of Defence.
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1990)
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Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (1977)
Biography
Suhailah Noah was born on 26 October 1931 in Muar,Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a 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 to the northwest. Johor shares maritime b ...
. Her father, Mohamed Noah Omar, was the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
The Speaker of the House of Representatives ( ms, Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat) is the highest-ranking presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He is responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Raky ...
(1959–1964). Suhailah's sister, Rahah Noah
Tun Hajah Rahah binti Mohamed Noah ( Jawi: راحة بنت محمد نوح; 11 June 1933 – 18 December 2020) was the wife of the 2nd Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) and the mother of former Prime Minister ...
, is the widow of 2nd Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein, and the mother of 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Suhailah married Hussein Onn in 1948. They had six children, including their fourth child, Hishammuddin Hussein. All of their children are maternal cousins of Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak. Their eldest daughter, Datin Roquaiya Hanim (born 1950), died from breast cancer in 2006.
Hussein Onn served as Prime Minister from 1976 to 1981, making Suhailah the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. In 1977, Suhailah Noah founded the Welfare Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti), which she headed until 1981. Her husband died on 29 May 1990.
Suhailah was awarded the title of " Tun" by the Federal Government of Malaysia in 1990.
Death
Suhaila Noah died on 4 October 2014, at 12:30 a.m. in Damansara Specialist Hospital in Damansara Utama,Petaling Jaya
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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 ...
, at the age of 82. Her funeral and burial was held at the Makam Pahlawan (Heroes Mausoleum) in Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
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. She was buried near the grave of her husband, Hussein Onn (inside dome) and the grave of her father, Mohamed Noah Omar. Prior to her death, she resided as well as spending her old age in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, which was her family's residence in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* : ** Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1990)
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** Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (1977)
See also
* Spouse of the Prime Minister of MalaysiaReferences
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