Anwar: Dr Hasmah to receive state funeral
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, wife of Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will b...
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, will be honored with a state funeral following her passing on September 28, announced Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a statement. Anwar has tasked the Chief Secretary to the Government and the Chief of the Armed Forces to aid in the funeral preparations.
He also conveyed his thoughts and prayers for Dr Mahathir and his family, extending condolences on behalf of the government and the people. Anwar emphasized that the nation would always remember Hasmah's motherly presence and acknowledge her invaluable service. Hasmah, born on July 12, 1926, in Klang, Selangor, was one of the pioneering Malay women to pursue a career in medicine.
She graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore and married Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1956, later becoming the spouse of Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister. Hasmah passed away at the age of 100 at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur.
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