Fatimah Hashim
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Died | 9 January 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged 85)
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Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | |
Political involvement
The petite-framed freedom fighter, who was the United Malays National Organisation's (UMNO) 315th member, joined the struggle for independence when she was in her 20s. She was head of Kaum Ibu Malaya, later known as Wanita Umno, which is the women's wing of the UMNO. She was the movement's leader for 16 years until 1972.
She saw then that there were inadequate facilities and infrastructure for the people under colonial rule, especially for health care and education. She recalled that during her visits to
From an interview in the Malaysian newspaper The Star:
...I was like a kakak to Senu and adik to Khir Johari. Tunku was like a father to us. We did not fight for independence for the sake of fame. It was for our country.[5]
Achieving independence
On
From The Star interview, she said:
I could not sleep the night before. We had an UMNO ceremony at the Royal Selangor Club field and then went to the stadium in the morning. I felt so proud of what we had achieved. I can still see Tunku at the podium crying out 'Merdeka!'.[5]
She cried that day in the stadium.[5]
Post-independence
After independence, her husband continued to encourage her to be involved in politics.
He said that if I wanted to see change, I had to be active and that I had to have a voice in Parliament if I wanted to improve the status of women.[5]
He became her driver and accompanied her to meetings, something that
Fatimah served as
Social contributions
Fatimah was the founder and former president of the Malaysia's National Council of Women's Organisations, where she headed the organisation for 24 years.[6]
Family
The former Welfare Services minister had six children, 19 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Her eldest daughter, Mariam, was the Director-General of the
Foundation and tribute
The Kadir and Fatimah Foundation recently started conferring the Tun Fatimah Award medal for the best female student active in community work for the first time in September 2007 and will be awarded annually to
Death
Tun Fatimah Hashim died from old age on 9 January 2010.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaya :
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1958)[11]
- Malaysia :
- Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)[11]
- Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2003)[12]
References
- ^ Wanita Umno page Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "First Woman Minister Tun Fatimah Dies". Bernama. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Tun Fatimah Bt Haji Hashim". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Tun Fatimah Bt Haji Hashim". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 October 2018. (in Malay)
- ^ a b c d Edwards, Audrey. "Burning spirit in Fatimah" – The Star – Sunday, February 25, 2007
- ISBN 9781136003264.
- ^ Lifestyle Focus: "Brought up with a sense of service" – The Star – Sunday, 25 February 2007
- ^ "Datuk Ali Kadir returns to Ernst & Young" Archived 23 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine – Ernst & Young Global Limited – 1 March 2004
- ^ Ridu, Johannes., Yvonne Chong and James S. "Making the right moves" – AsiaViews – Malaysian Business – 26/IV/July/2007
- ^ "Sharifah makes history"[permanent dead link] – the New Straits Times – (c/o NST Online) – 2007/09/03
- ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2003" (PDF).