#SHOWBIZ: 'A precious last gift': Erma Fatima pays tribute to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah
KUALA LUMPUR: Producer and director Erma Fatima said the late Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali gave Malaysians a precious final gift when she attended the Seniman Semeja event at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, alongside former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, just a week before her death.
Producer and director Erma Fatima recounted the touching tribute paid to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali at the Seniman Semeja event, just a week before her passing. Dr Siti Hasmah, the esteemed Mother of the Nation, attended the gathering alongside former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya.
The 100 attendees, all deeply connected to her, savored her artistic soul as she played the violin, her emotional tears flowing after completing her performance. Erma fondly recalled celebrating Dr Siti Hasmah's life a week earlier, highlighting her humble demeanor and her lifelong commitment to public health despite her noble status.
Born in Kampung Jawa, Klang, Selangor, in 1926, Dr Siti Hasmah graduated as one of the first Malay women to earn a medical degree from the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore.
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