Dr Mahathir sheds tears during visit to Dr Hasmah’s grave three days after her death

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad visited the grave of his wife, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, who passed away at the age of 100, in Putrajaya.

The 101-year-old, accompanied by family, appeared emotional during the visit, following his routine treatment at the National Heart Institute.

Dr. Siti Hasmah, a pioneering physician in maternal and child health, was laid to rest after a state funeral attended by family and had been married to Dr. Mahathir since 1956.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad visited the grave of his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, in Putrajaya today, three days after her death at the age of 100.

Dr Mahathir arrived at Pusara Negara in Presint 20 at about 11.05am with family members and spent around 15 minutes at the grave, the New Straits Times (NST) reported.

The 101-year-old appeared emotional as he prayed beside the grave and scattered rose petals, according to the report.

He was understood to have stopped at the cemetery while returning home from the National Heart Institute (IJN), where he had undergone routine treatment.

His press secretary, Sufi Yusoff, told NST that Dr Mahathir was tired after getting little sleep following his wife’s death on Monday.

Dr Siti Hasmah died at IJN at 9.20am on September 28 at the age of 100. She was laid to rest at Pusara Negara later that day following a state funeral, with Dr Mahathir, their children and other family members present.

Dr Mahathir was also seen shedding tears during the funeral as he accompanied his wife of 70 years to her final resting place.

The couple married in Kuala Lumpur on August 4, 1956, after meeting while studying medicine at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore.

Dr Siti Hasmah was a pioneering doctor who became the first woman appointed to the Maternal and Child Health Department and later the first woman to serve as a state maternal and child health officer. She was also known for her work in women’s health, family planning and community welfare.

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马来西亚前总理敦马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德博士前往布城探访其妻子敦西蒂·哈斯玛·穆罕默德·阿里博士的坟墓，她享年 100 岁。

这位 101 岁的老人在家人的陪伴下，在国家心脏研究所接受例行治疗后，探望期间显得情绪激动。

西蒂·哈斯玛医生是妇幼保健领域的先驱医生，在家人的陪同下举行了国葬后安葬。她自 1956 年以来一直与马哈蒂尔医生结婚。

布城，10月1日讯——前首相敦马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德今天前往布城祭拜他的妻子敦西蒂·哈斯玛·穆罕默德·阿里，她于三天前去世，享年100岁。

据《新海峡时报》(NST)报道，马哈蒂尔医生于上午 11 点 05 分左右与家人抵达 20 区国家纪念公园，并在墓地停留了约 15 分钟。

据报道，这位101岁的老人在墓前祈祷并撒下玫瑰花瓣时，显得情绪激动。

据了解，他从国立心脏研究所 (IJN) 回家途中，顺道去了墓地。他此前在国立心脏研究所接受了例行治疗。

他的新闻秘书苏菲·尤索夫告诉《新海峡时报》，马哈蒂尔医生在妻子周一去世后睡眠不足，感到疲惫不堪。

西蒂·哈斯玛医生于9月28日上午9点20分在国家心脏中心逝世，享年100岁。当天晚些时候，她被安葬在国家公墓，举行了国葬，马哈蒂尔医生、他们的子女和其他家庭成员出席了葬礼。

在葬礼上，马哈蒂尔医生陪同相伴70年的妻子前往最后的安息之地，期间他也流下了眼泪。

这对夫妇于 1956 年 8 月 4 日在吉隆坡结婚，此前他们在新加坡国王爱德华七世医学院学习医学时相识。

西蒂·哈斯玛医生是一位具有开拓精神的医生，她是第一位被任命为妇幼保健部门女性的医生，后来又成为第一位担任州妇幼保健官员的女性。她还因其在妇女健康、计划生育和社区福利方面的工作而闻名。

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