Anwar pays tribute to Siti Hasmah following her death at 100
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his condolences following the death of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, at the age of 100 today.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim conveyed his condolences upon the demise of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, who passed away at the age of 100 today. The news of her passing was shared this morning. In his speech at the International Future Conference 2026, Anwar Ibrahim said, "May Allah bless her soul." Dr Siti Hasmah's son, Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir, confirmed her death.
She was born on July 12, 1926, in Klang, Selangor, and was one of Malaysia's earliest Malay women doctors, having had a distinguished career in medicine, public health, and social work. Tun Siti Hasmah married Tun Mahathir in 1956 and they had seven children together, including notable figures Marina Mahathir and Mukhriz Mahathir.
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