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SINGAPORE: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (December 19) that he was “deeply saddened” upon learning of the death of Madam Rahah Mohamed Noah, the widow of Malaysia’s second Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein.
Mdm Rahah died on Friday at the age of 87.
Also the mother of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mdm Rahah was recognized by Mr. Lee as “a source of strength, courage and inspiration for his family and for all Malaysians”.
“She resolutely stood by her husband, Tun Razak, when he ran Malaysia at a critical period in its history. She will be remembered for her devotion to the country and family,” Lee said on Facebook.
“Our thoughts are with his family and the people of Malaysia during this time of mourning.”
Najib confirmed the death of Mdm Rahah in a post on social media.
“Mom is no longer here. The whole family in the hospital. Sadness and tears flow, there are no words to describe our loss,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
She died at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Prince Court Medical Center in Kuala Lumpur, where she had previously been admitted for treatment.
The Malaysian government granted a state funeral to Mdm Rahah on Saturday at the National Mosque, where she will be interred in the mosque’s Mausoleum of Heroes.
