Suhailah Noah

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.

Tun Suhailah binti Mohamed Noah (Jawi: سهيلة بنت محمد نوح; 26 October 1931 – 4 October 2014) was the widow of the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia Hussein Onn and the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1976 to 1981.

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)

Death

Suhaila Noah died on 4 October 2014 in Damansara Specialist Hospital in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at the age of 82. Her funeral and burial was held at the Makam Pahlawan (Heroes Mausoleum) in Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. She was buried near the grave of her husband, Hussein Onn (inside dome) and the grave of her father, Mohamed Noah Omar. Prior to her death, she resided in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur, at her family's residence in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area.^[1]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia:
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1990)
• Terengganu:
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (1977)