Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim

Toh Puan Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim DUBC (Jawi: نور عايشه محمد سليم; born 1933) is the First Lady of Singapore from 1965 to 1970 and was the wife of Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohammad Salim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aishah. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Toh Puan

Noor Aishah
نور عايشه

DUBC
1st First Lady of Singapore
In role
9 August 1965 – 23 November 1970
PresidentYusof Ishak
Preceded byNewly Created
Succeeded byYeo Seh Geok
Personal details
Born
Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim

1933 (age 87–88)
Penang, Straits Settlements
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1949; died 1970)​
Children
  • Orkid Kamariah binti Yusof (daughter)
  • "Baba" Imran bin Yusof (son)
  • Zuriana binti Yusof (daughter)
ResidenceSingapore

Early life

Toh Puan Noor Aishah was born in Penang in 1933, and was adopted by Mohammad Salim Jusoh (formerly known as Barney Perkins) and Fatimah Ali.[1]

She was married to Yusof Ishak in 20 November 1949.[2]

First Lady

As the First Lady from 1965 to 1970, Noor Aishah was patron for the Singapore Red Cross,[3] the Young Women’s Muslim Association,[4] and the Girl Guides Association.

Girl Guides

Noor Aishah became the first Asian president of the Singapore Girl Guides Association (as it was then known) in 1959. In 1965, she became the patron of the movement.[5] She was awarded the Laurel Leaf, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, in 1970.[6]

Veteran Guiding leaders credit her with helping to raise funds for the movement when funding was scarce, and with helping to secure a plot of land for their headquarters in the Clemenceau area in the 1960s.[5]

The Girl Guides named the Puan Noor Aishah Award after her.[5]

Awards

Noor Aishah was awarded the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal; later replaced by the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, or Distinguished Service Order) in 1964 for her work in social welfare.[7]

References
  1. Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (18 July 2017). "New book launched on Puan Noor Aishah, wife of Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "Puan Noor Aishah". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  3. "First Lady Puan Noor Aishah, Patron of the Singapore Red Cross Society". National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017. First Lady Puan Noor Aishah, Patron of the Singapore Red Cross Society, at a Christmas Party for 70 Handicapped Children at the Red Cross House in Penang Lane.
  4. "Lady Noor Aishah, the First Lady and wife of Singapore's first President, Mr. Yusof Ishak, lays the foundation stone of the Young Women Muslim Association's headquarters at Haigsville Drive, 1967". BookSG. National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. Lee, Venessa (12 February 2017). "100 years of Girl Guides in Singapore". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. "Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the …". National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, at the Istana
  7. Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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