IN MEMORIAM • 1926–2026 A NATION LOST A MOTHER Remembering Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali A century of grace, compassion, service and quiet strength. A Personal Tribute by Dr. Amarjeet Singh @ AJ There are deaths that make headlines. There are deaths that close chapters of history. And then there are departures that somehow feel much more personal — as though someone from our own family has quietly left the room. The passing of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali at the age of 100 feels like that. Malaysia has lost more than the wife of a former Prime Minister. We have lost a doctor. A mother. A grandmother. A humanitarian. A sports lover. A musician. And a Malaysian whose gentleness touched generations. A nation has lost a mother. Tun Dr Siti Hasmah passed away on 28 September 2026 at the National Heart Institute, having celebrated her 100th birthday earlier in the year. She was laid to rest at Pusara Negara in Putr...