Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Siti Hasmah | |
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| سيتي حسمه محمد علي | |
Hasmah in 2019 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 10 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 Spouse of the Interim: 24 February - 1 March 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Rosmah Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Noorainee Abdul Rahman |
| In role 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah Jaafar Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Suhailah Noah |
| Succeeded by | Endon Mahmood |
| Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 5 March 1976 – 16 July 1981 | |
| Monarchs | Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Suhailah Noah |
| Succeeded by | Ines Maria Reyna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Siti Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali 12 July 1926 Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7 (including Marina, Mokhzani and Mukhriz) |
| Relatives | Ismail Mohd Ali (brother) Mohamed Hashim Mohd Ali (brother) Ahmad Razali Mohd Ali (brother) |
| Alma mater | King Edward VII College of Medicine (MBBS) |
| Occupation | Physician, Civil Servant |
Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali (Jawi: حسمه بنت محمد علي; born 12 July 1926), commonly known as Siti Hasmah, is a Malaysian physician and civil servant who was the spouse of the prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020, as the wife of Mahathir Mohamad. In Malaysia, Siti Hasmah is respectfully known as Ibu Negara (Mother of the Nation). At the age of 98, she is currently the oldest-living spouse of a prime minister of Malaysia.
Born in Klang, Selangor. Siti Hasmah was chancellor of the Multimedia University. As a doctor in Kedah, she actively promoted public and rural health by organizing initiatives to improve hygiene, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide immunizations for children.