Suhailah Noah

Suhailah Mohamed Noah
سهيلة محمد نوح
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
MonarchsYahya 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
Monarchs
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
DeputyHussein Onn
Preceded byNorashikin Mohd Seth
Succeeded bySiti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Personal details
Born(1931-10-26)26 October 1931
Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died4 October 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 82)
Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse
(m. 1948; died 1990)
Children6 (including Hishamuddin Hussein)
Parent(s)Mohamed Noah Omar (father)
Maimun Abdul Manaf (mother)
RelativesRahah Noah (sister)

Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah (Jawi: سهيلة بنت محمد نوح; 26 October 1931 – 4 October 2014) was the widow of the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia 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 the former Minister of Defence.[1]

  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.