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PM Lee saddened by death of former Malaysian PM Najib’s mother
Madam Rahah Mohamed Noah was the wife of Malaysia’s second Prime Minister Abdul Razak, and mother of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. (Photo: Facebook/Lee Hsien Loong)
19 Dec 2020 02:44PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Singapore s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Dec 19) said he was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Madam Rahah Mohamed Noah, the widow of Malaysia’s second prime minister, Abdul Razak Hussein.
The Straits Times
Former Malaysian PM Najib s mother, Tun Rahah, dies at 87, given state funeral
Madam Rahah, who is the mother of former prime minister Najib Razak, died on Friday, aged 87. PHOTO: NAJIB RAZAK/ FACEBOOK
Madam Rahah will be accorded a state funeral and buried at the National Heroes Mausoleum within the grounds of the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur.PHOTO: NAJIB RAZAK/ FACEBOOK
UpdatedDec 19, 2020, 4:03 pm
PublishedDec 19, 2020, 1:04 pm SGT
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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): People from all walks of life have turned up at Masjid Ar-Rahah, Kampung Kerinchi here to pay their last respects to the late Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah.
Many were there well before 9am on Saturday (Dec 19), the time set for members of the public to start paying their last respects, in compliance with the stringent standard operating procedure (SOP), including having their personal particulars and temperatures recorded.
One of them, former Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad imam, Mohd Syukri Ismail, 31, said Rahah was a well-respected personality.
He said Rahah, the widow of second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein and mother of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, had contributed greatly to the country.