Endon Mahmood Ambak | |
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| هند محمود أعماق | |
 Endon Mahmood in 2004 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 31 October 2003 – 20 October 2005 | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Abdullah |
| Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In role 29 January 1999 – 31 October 2003 | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Rosmah Mansor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-12-24)24 December 1940 |
| Died | 20 October 2005(2005-10-20) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Taman Selatan Muslim Cemetery, Precinct 20,Putrajaya,Malaysia |
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| Children | 2 |
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TunEndon binti Mahmood Ambak (Jawi: هند بنت محمود أعماق; 24 December 1940 – 20 October 2005) was the first wife of the 5thPrime Minister of Malaysia,Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. She died frombreast cancer on 20 October 2005.
Endon was born to Datuk Mahmood Ambak, aMalay man, and Datin Mariam Abdullah, aJapanese woman. Endon had ten other siblings, including her twin sister Noraini as well as other sisters Nonni, Rahmah and Aizah. She was born inKlang,Selangor on 24 December 1940.
Endon's father worked as a mining assistant in the Department of Mines, and subsequently transferred toPerak to help oversee about 60 mines in the district of Kampar. Endon spent much of her childhood days inKampar and received her early education at the Anglo Chinese School. She later went on to attend St. Mary's School inKuala Lumpur.
Endon met Abdullah while she was working at the Federal Establishment Office (now the Public Service Department) in the 1960s and they were married in 1965. Endon later retired fromcivil service in 1976. Together with Abdullah, Endon had two children: son Datuk Kamaluddin Abdullah, a business tycoon (married to Azrene, now Fareshah) and a daughter,Nori Abdullah (married toKhairy Jamaluddin). Both Abdullah and Endon had four grandchildren.
Endon is noted for her contributions to traditional fabric art such as thebatik andsongket. For example, she launched Campaigns and exhibitions such as the "Batik Extravaganza" which was held in early December 2003 and the Malaysian Batik Movement, "Creation for the World". She was also a patron of the theatre.
Endon Mahmood was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, shortly before the death of her twin sister, Noraini, who had also been diagnosed with the disease and died in January of the same year. Before this, Endon had undergone a radical mastectomy on 18 April 2002, followed by 33 sessions of radiation therapy and subsequent physiotherapy atSaint John's Health Center inLos Angeles, California.
She continued receiving treatment in Los Angeles, returning there in June 2005 for chemotherapy. She returned to Malaysia on 2 October 2005 and was later transferred toSeri Perdana, the Prime Minister's official residence, after a two-week stay at Putrajaya Hospital.
Endon died on 20 October 2005 at the age of 64 after a prolonged illness. Her funeral was conducted at Seri Perdana and thePutra Mosque inPutrajaya, where the funeral prayers were held. She was buried at the Muslim cemetery in Taman Selatan, Precinct 20, Putrajaya.[1]
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia conferred Endon Mahmood anHonorary Doctorate inHumanities in August 2004.
On 24 August 2004, Endon Mahmood was awarded the Tun Fatimah Award by the National Council of Women's Organisations in recognition of her contributions to community service. She was posthumously conferred theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia, SSM), which carries the honorific titleTun, on 6 June 2009 in conjunction with the official birthday of theYang di-Pertuan Agong,Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.[2]
Malaysia
Grand Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) –Tun (2009; posthumously)[3]
Kelantan
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) –Dato' (2004)
Negeri Sembilan
Knight Grand Commander of theGrand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (SPTJ) –Dato' Seri (2005)[4]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) –Dato' Sri (2002)[5]
Selangor
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) –Datin Paduka Seri (2002)[5][6]Several places and honours were named after her, including:
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