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Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali, 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. At the age of 100, she is currently the oldest-living spouse of a prime minister of Malaysia.
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science · Spouse of Prime Minister of Malaysia · physician · autobiographer · also Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Tun Siti, Siti Hasmah, Tun Dr Hasmah, Ali
Born 12 July 1926 · Q7531880
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2026· 3 entries
says.com: Tun M & Siti Hasmah Set 3 Records As A Centenarian Couple
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On 12 July 2026, Siti Hasmah turned 100 years old.
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2024· 1 entry
On 27 October 2024, Siti Hasmah revealed in an interview on the Coffee with Ryan podcast that her original name did not include "Siti".
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Asia's Most Influential Malaysia (2021).
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2020· 1 entry
Published “Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” in The Lancet — cited 16,099 times.
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2019· 3 entries
On 26 August 2019, Siti Hasmah was admitted to Prince Court Medical Centre due to mild food poisoning.
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And early 2020 before the Movement control order COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
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In March 2019, Siti Hasmah underwent surgery to remove a small lump in her left breast after a mammogram and biopsy confirmed its presence.
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2016· 1 entry
In Siti Hasmah's 2016 memoir, My Name is Hasmah, she described Mahathir as her 'hero' who supported her throughout her studies, particularly when she struggled with Physics and Chemistry.
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2015· 1 entry
In December 2015, Siti Hasmah learned to play a new instrument, the erhu.
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2014· 1 entry
Published “Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013” in The Lancet — cited 9,253 times.
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2012· 1 entry
Published “A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010” in The Lancet — cited 9,271 times.
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (2003).
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2001· 1 entry
Published “The Sequence of the Human Genome” in Science — cited 10,215 times.
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1992· 1 entry
At the invitation of Queen Fabiola of Belgium, she attended the First Ladies Summit for the Economic Advancement of Rural Women in Geneva
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1987· 1 entry
Represented Malaysia at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Vienna
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1985· 1 entry
Accepted an invitation from United States First Lady Nancy Reagan to attend the First Ladies' Conference on Drug Abuse in Washington D
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1974· 1 entry
Was the first woman to be appointed State Maternal and Child Health Officer in Kedah
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1966· 1 entry
Attended a public health certificate program at the School of Public Health, the University of Michigan
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1961· 1 entry
Siti Hasmah often accompanied Mahathir on official visits and holidays, starting with their first trip to Japan in 1961.
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1956· 1 entry
On 5 August 1956, Siti Hasmah married Mahathir Mohamad.
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1955· 1 entry
Graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, which was then located in Singapore
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-07-12.
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