Suhailah Noah

Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah (24 October 1931 – 4 October 2014) was the widow of the 3rd Malaysian Prime Minister Tun 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]

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.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun

Suhailah Noah

SSM
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
MonarchYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Preceded byTun Rahah Noah
Succeeded byTun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarch
Prime MinisterTun Abdul Razak
DeputyTun Hussein Onn
Personal details
Born(1931-10-24)24 October 1931
Muar, Johor, British Malaya
Died4 October 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 82)
Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse(s)Tun Hussein Onn
Children6 (including Hishamuddin Hussein)
RelativesRahah Noah (sister)

Life

Suhaila Noah was born on 24 October 1931, in Muar, Johor, British Malaya.[1] Her father, Mohamad Noah Omar, became the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (1959–1964).[1] Suhaila Noah'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]

Suhaila 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 Suhaila the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. In 1977, Suhaila 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]

She 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, Mohamad Noah Omar.[1] Noah had resided at the family home in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Honours

Honour of Malaysia

See also

References
  1. "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 Persekutuan".
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