CYBERSPACE was in a state of mourning this morning (Sept 28) as news trickled in that Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali had passed away at the age of 100 at 9.20am at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur.
The wife of the two-time former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had personally received a wedding invitation on Sept 11 from Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman who will be ending his bachelorhood with Sabahan singer-actress Bella Astillah on Oct 10.
The centenarian couple were the first VVIP recipients of the former MUDA president’s wedding invitation.
Respectfully known as Ibu Negara (Mother of the Nation), Dr Siti Hasmah was the spouse of then-prime minister Dr Mahathir during his premiership from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020
Born in Klang, Selangor, Siti Hasmah who married Dr Mahathir on Aug 5, 1956 is survived by seven children of whom the eldest is socio-political activist, writer and columnist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Chief Secretary to the Government and the Malaysian Armed Forces chief to accord and assist with a state dignitary funeral for Dr Siti Hasmah.
“On behalf of the Madani government and all Malaysians, I express my deep sorrow and condolences on the passing of the late Tun Dr Siti Hasmah who breathed her last at the National Heart Institute this morning,” penned PMX in a media statement.
The nation will always remember her maternal presence and cherish her contributions.
My thoughts and prayers are with Tun Dr Mahathir and the entire family as they face this loss. May Allah SWT forgive all her sins, accept her good deeds and place her among the righteous. – Sept 28, 2026
