{
  "id": 10349723,
  "title": "Siti Hasmah passes away: Dr Mahathir's wife, pioneer Malay woman doctor dies at 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/siti-hasmah-passes-away-dr-mahathirs-wife-pioneer-malay-woman-doctor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T03:24:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1542697/siti-hasmah-passes-away-dr-mahathirs-wife-pioneer-malay-woman-doctor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pioneering Malaysian woman doctor and wife of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, passed away at the age of 100 today at the National Heart Institute. Born in Kampung Jawa, Klang, Selangor in 1926, Dr Siti Hasmah was one of the earliest Malay women to pursue a medical degree, studying at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore on a government scholarship. Married to Dr Mahathir for 70 years, she was a trailblazer in public health, women's welfare, and community service, holding leadership roles in various organisations and advocating for maternal and child health, family planning, and healthcare in rural communities. Her death marks the passing of a prominent figure in Malaysia's public life and a pioneer in the country's medical history.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dr Hasmah dies, aged 100",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/dr-hasmah-dies-aged-100",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Beyond A Prime Minister's Wife, Pioneering Doctor Siti Hasmah Forged Her Own Legacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/general-beyond-a-prime-ministers-wife-pioneering-doctor-siti-hasmah",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:45:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'My heart is broken': Syed Saddiq mourns Dr Siti Hasmah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/my-heart-is-broken-syed-saddiq-mourns-dr-siti-hasmah",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:14:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}