Suhailah Noah

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Noah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suhailah.
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Suhailah Noah

SSM SPMT
سهيلة نواح‎
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
MonarchYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Preceded byRahah Noah
Succeeded bySiti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarch
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
DeputyHussein Onn
Preceded byNorashikin Mohd Seth
Succeeded bySiti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Personal details
Born(1931-10-24)24 October 1931
Muar, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died4 October 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 82)
Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1948; died 1990)​
Children6 (including Hishamuddin Hussein)
ParentsMohamed Noah Omar
Maimun Abdul Manaf
RelativesRahah Noah (sister)

Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah (Jawi: سهيلة بنت محمد نواح; 24 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 Foreign Affairs.[1]

Life[]

Suhailah Noah was born on 24 October 1931, in Muar, Johor, British Malaya.[1] Her father, Mohamed Noah Omar, was the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (1959–1964).[1] Suhailah's sister, Rahah Noah, is the widow of 2nd Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein, and the mother of 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak.[1][2]

Suhailah married Hussein Onn in 1948.[1] They had six children, including their fourth child, Hishammuddin Hussein.[1] All of their children are maternal cousins of Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak.[1] Their eldest daughter, Datin Roquaiya Hanim, died from breast cancer in 2005.[1]

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.[1] Her husband died on 29 May 1990.[1]

Suhailah was awarded the title of "Tun" by the Federal Government of Malaysia in 1990.[1]

Death[]

Suhaila Noah died on 4 October 2014, at 12:30 a.m. in Damansara Specialist Hospital in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at the age of 82.[1] Her funeral and burial was held at the Makam Pahlawan (Heroes Mausoleum) in Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.[1] She was buried near the grave of her husband, Hussein Onn, (inside dome) and the grave of her father, Mohamed Noah Omar.[1] Noah had resided at the family home in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

See also[]

  • Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tun Suhailah, widow of 3rd PM Tun Hussein Onn, dies at 82". The Malaysian Insider. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Najib's three beloved 'swans'". The Malaysian Insider. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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