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Tun Abdullah conveys condolences over Tun Rahah’s death

Datuk Seri Najib Razak's mother died yesterday evening

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 19 Dec 2020 7:50AM

Tun Abdullah conveys condolences over Tun Rahah’s death
Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi expressed his condolences to Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the passing of his mother, Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah, yesterday evening. – AFP pic, December 19, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his wife, Tun Jeanne Abdullah, have expressed their condolences to Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the death of his mother, Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah, yesterday evening.

Abdullah, who was the country’s fifth prime minister, in a statement last night prayed that her soul will be blessed and placed among the pious.

Rahah died at Prince Court Medical Centre here where she had been admitted for treatment. She was 87.

Rahah married the second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, on September 4, 1952 and they had five sons – Najib, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazir, Datuk Ahmad Johari, Datuk Mohamed Nizam and Datuk Mohamed Nazim. – Bernama, December 19, 2020

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