Rahah Noah
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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 (1898–1991), 1st Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and also 3rd President of the Dewan Negara.
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.
Quick Facts Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Monarchs ...
Rahah Mohamed Noah | |
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راحة محمد نوح | |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In role 22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
Preceded by | Sharifah Rodziah Syed Alwi Barakbah |
Succeeded by | Suhailah Noah |
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In role 31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Rahman Hishamuddin Syed Putra Ismail Nasiruddin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Deputy | Abdul Razak Hussein |
Succeeded by | Norashikin Mohd Seth |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-06-11)11 June 1933 Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 18 December 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 87) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 (including Najib Razak and Nazir Razak) |
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Relatives | Nazifuddin Najib (grandson) Suhailah Noah (sister) Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (affinal) Nizar Najib (grandson) |
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