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, Suhailah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Suhailah Mohamed Noah
SSM SPMT
سهيلة محمد نوح
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role 15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarchs
Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister
Hussein Onn
Preceded by
Rahah Noah
Succeeded by
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In role 13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarchs
Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime Minister
Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy
Hussein Onn
Preceded by
Norashikin Mohd Seth
Succeeded by
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
Personal details
Born
(1931-10-26)26 October 1931 Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died
4 October 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 82) Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Resting place
Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse
Hussein Onn
(m. 1948; died 1990)
Children
6 (including Hishamuddin Hussein)
Parent(s)
Mohamed Noah Omar (father) Maimun Abdul Manaf (mother)
Relatives
Rahah Noah (sister)
Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah (Jawi: سهيلة بنت محمد نوح; 26 October 1931 – 4 October 2014) was the widow of the 3rd Malaysian Prime Minister 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]
^"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.
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