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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Noah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Rahah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Hajah
Rahah Mohamed Noah
SSM SIMP SPDK PNBS
راحة محمد نوح‎
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded bySharifah Rodziah Syed Alwi Barakbah
Succeeded bySuhailah Noah
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role
31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970
MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hishamuddin
Syed Putra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
DeputyAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byNorashikin Mohd Seth
Personal details
Born(1933-06-11)11 June 1933
Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died18 December 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 87)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse
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(m. 1952; died 1976)​
Children5 (including Najib Razak and Nazir Razak) (more)
Parents
RelativesSuhailah Noah (sister)

Tun Hajah Rahah binti Mohamed Noah (Jawi: راحة بنت محمد نوح‎; 11 June 1933 – 18 December 2020) was the wife of the 2nd Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) and the mother of former Prime Minister Najib Razak. She was the daughter of Mohamed Noah Omar, 1st Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (1897–1991).

Biography

Rahah was born on 11 June 1933 in Muar, Johor. She was the youngest of Mohamed Noah Omar's ten children. While attending secondary school in Johor Bahru, Rahah was introduced to Abdul Razak Hussein, by then already an active member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), by Taib Andak, a friend of Abdul Razak while studying in London. They married on 4 September 1952.[1]

Abdul Razak became the second Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1970. As the prime minister's spouse, she served as President of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia and patron of the Muslim Women's Action Organisation (Pertiwi).[1] In 1976, Razak died in office, leaving Rahah widowed at the relatively young age of 43.

She was the chancellor of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, the university founded in honour of her husband.[1] Since Abdul Razak was the prime minister who established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, all PRC ambassadors made a courtesy call on Rahah upon arriving in Malaysia.[2]

In an interview conducted in 2011, Rahah said she spent most of her time attending religious classes with friends.[3]

Death

Tun Rahah died on 18 December 2020 at the Prince Court Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur following a short illness, at the age of 87.[4][5][6][7] She was laid to rest at the Makam Pahlawan (Heroes' Mausoleum) near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur beside the grave of her sister Tun Suhailah Mohamed Noah, widow of third Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn, who died on 4 October 2014.[8][9][10]

Family

Abdul Razak and Rahah had five children:[1]

  • Najib Razak (born 1953), the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia. In 2020, Najib was convicted of corruption in relation to the 1MDB scandal during his premiership.[11]
  • Ahmad Johari (born 1954)
  • Mohd Nizam (born 1958)
  • Mohd Nazim (born 1962) businessman, husband to former tv presenter and AIDIJUMA entrepreneur Norjuma Habib Mohammed[12]
  • Mohd Nazir (born 1966), the former chief executive of CIMB, one of the largest financial services companies in South-East Asia. Current Chairman of Ikhlas Capital.

Rahah's sister, Suhailah, was married to Abdul Razak's successor as prime minister, Tun Hussein Onn.[13]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

Rahah has been portrayed in a documentary, theater and films. She was portrayed by Fauziah Latiff in the theater Tun Razak Musical (2010) and a film played by Faezah Elai in Tanda Putera (2013).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tun Rahah Noah". Ensiklopedia Bahasa Malaysia. JBDirectory. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Malaysian PM's visit seeks more "vertical development" in ties with China". BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific – Political. 1 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Najib's an obedient child, always listen to advice – Tun Rahah". Bernama. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Najib's mum Tun Rahah passes away at age 87". The Star. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Tun Rahah dies". New Straits Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Tun Rahah meninggal dunia pada usia 87 tahun". Bernama (in Malay). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Tun Rahah meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Tun Rahah laid to rest at Heroes' Mausoleum". Bernama. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Tun Rahah laid to rest at National Heroes Mausoleum". New Straits Times. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Jenazah Tun Rahah selamat dikebumikan". Harian Metro (in Malay). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Najib Razak: Malaysian ex-PM gets 12-year jail term in 1MDB corruption trial". BBC News. 28 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Nazim to wed former Nona host Norjuma".
  13. ^ "Najib's three beloved 'swans'". The Malaysian Insider. 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
  15. ^ Zainuddin Maidin (1997). Tun Razak : jejak bertapak seorang patriot. Kuala Lumpur: Lembaga Pemegang Amanah, Yayasan Tun Razak. p. 320. ISBN 967-61-0751-4. OCLC 38048384.
  16. ^ "Hussein and Rahah get top Sabah awards". New Straits Times. 14 September 1974. p. 1.
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