Wife of Prime Minister of Malaysia
Siti Hasmah became the wife of Malaysia prime minister following the appointment of her husband as Prime Minister in 1981.
She used her position as the wife of the Prime Minister to campaign tirelessly for women's health, family planning, drug abuse control and adult literacy. She also served in various positions as follows:
• President of the Malaysian Girl Guides Association
• Chairman of the Kedah Family Planning Association
• President of the Malaysian Medical Association Foundation
• President of the Associ he died for the Rehabilitation of Handicapped Children
• Vice President of the Federation of Family Planning Associations of Malaysia
• Patron of the Malaysian Association of Maternal Health and Neonate
• Patron of the Malaysian Pediatric Association
• Patron of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM)
As Patron of the Pan Pacific South Asia Women's Association, (PPSEAWA) Malaysia, Siti Hasmah attended and presented keynote addresses at the Triennial Conferences in Tokyo (1984), Bangkok (1991) and Tonga (1994).
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