PUTRAJAYA: The Jalur Gemilang was presented by chairman of the Government Official Ceremonies Council Datuk Abd Shukor Mahmood to the family following the burial of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali at the Presint 20 Muslim Cemetery here Monday.
Dr Siti Hasmah was laid to rest at 5.58pm under the State Dignitary Burial Ceremony.
The ceremony was led by Captain Ahmad Saufi Isa of Army Headquarters and involved eight officers from the Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysia Police.
The flag was presented to the family following the State Dignitary Burial Ceremony at the Presint 20 Muslim Cemetery.
The late Dr. Siti Hasmah’s husband, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and family members were present at the cemetery, alongside leaders and members of the public who came to pay their final respects.
The talqin was then recited by Putra Mosque imam Dr Muhamad Zakuwa Rodzali.
Dr Siti Hasmah, a pioneering Malay woman doctor passed away at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur at 9.20am today (Monday) at the age of 100. She was remembered for her decades of service to medicine and contributions to public health, particularly maternal and child health.
She had served twice as the prime minister’s wife, during Tun Dr Mahathir’s two terms in office.
