Endon Mahmood
{{Short description|Wife of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1940–2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Malay name|Endon|Mahmood Ambak}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100|country=MYS|SSM|SPMS|SSAP|SPMK (Kelantan)|SPTJ}}
| name = Endon Mahmood Ambak
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|هند محمود أعماق}}}}
| image = Endon Mahmood at a Ceremonial Reception in New Delhi on December 20, 2004.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Endon Mahmood in 2004
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Klang, Selangor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|10|20|1940|12|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Putrajaya, Malaysia
| resting_place = Taman Selatan Muslim Cemetery, Precinct 20, Putrajaya, Malaysia
| occupation =
| order=Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
| term_label = In role
| monarch = Sirajuddin
| primeminister = Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
| term_start= 31 October 2003
| term_end= 20 October 2005
| predecessor = Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
| successor = Jeanne Abdullah
| office2 = Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
| term_label2 = In role
| monarch2 = Sirajuddin
|term_start2 = 29 January 1999
|term_end2 = 31 October 2003
|primeminister2 = Mahathir Mohamad
| deputy2 = Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
| predecessor2 = Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
| successor2 = Rosmah Mansor
| spouse = Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
| children = 2
}}
Tun Endon binti Mahmood Ambak (Jawi: هند بنت محمود أعماق; 24 December 1940 – 20 October 2005) was the first wife of the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. She died from breast cancer on 20 October 2005.
Early life
Endon was born to Datuk Mahmood Ambak, a Malay man, and Datin Mariam Abdullah, a Japanese woman. Endon had ten other siblings, including her twin sister Noraini as well as other sisters Nonni, Rahmah and Aizah. She was born in Klang, Selangor on 24 December 1940.
Endon's father worked as a mining assistant in the Department of Mines, and subsequently transferred to Perak to help oversee about 60 mines in the district of Kampar. Endon spent much of her childhood days in Kampar and received her early education at the Anglo Chinese School. She later went on to attend St. Mary's School in Kuala Lumpur.
Marriage
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 from civil 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 to Khairy Jamaluddin). Both Abdullah and Endon had four grandchildren.
Social contributions
Image:naelachohanendonmahmood.jpg of Pakistan & Datin Seri Endon Mahmood at the Museum of Islamic Heritage, Kuala Lumpur (1999)]]
Endon is noted for her contributions to traditional fabric art such as the batik and songket. 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.
Illness and death
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 passed away 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 at Saint John's Health Center in Los 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 to Seri 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 the Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, where the funeral prayers were held. She was buried at the Muslim cemetery in Taman Selatan, Precinct 20, Putrajaya.{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/42035|title=Nation mourns death of PM's wife|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=20 October 2005|access-date=31 October 2010}}
Honours
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia conferred Endon Mahmood an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities 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 the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia, SSM), which carries the honorific title Tun, on 6 June 2009 in conjunction with the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.{{cite news |title=Ketua Hakim Negara dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran |trans-title=Chief Justice tops list of honours recipients |date=6 June 2009 |language=ms |work=mStar |url=https://www.mstar.com.my/lokal/semasa/2009/06/06/ketua-hakim-negara-dahului-senarai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran |access-date=15 April 2025}}
=Honour of Malaysia=
- {{flagu|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun posthumously (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/pdf_file/senarai_dkbpp_2009.pdf|title=Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2009.|access-date=16 June 2016|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214230931/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/pdf_file/senarai_dkbpp_2009.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- {{Flag|Kelantan}} :
- 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (2004)
- {{Flag|Negeri Sembilan}} :
- 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (SPTJ) – Dato' Seri (2005){{cite web
|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/07/25/yang-dipertuan-besar-of-negri-sembilans-83rd-birthday-honours-list/|date=25 July 2005|title=Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan's 83rd Birthday Honours list|work=The Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414194037/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2005/07/25/yang-dipertuan-besar-of-negri-sembilans-83rd-birthday-honours-list|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=12 September 2024}}
- {{Flag|Pahang}} :
- 50px Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2002){{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/2002.pdf|title=Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Tahun 2002 Mengikut Negeri.|publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)|access-date=1 August 2024|archive-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903191149/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/2002.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- {{flag|Selangor}} :
- 50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Datin Paduka Seri (2002){{cite web|url=https://awards.selangor.gov.my/sublinkyear.php?cat=9&subcat=S.P.M.S.|title=SPMS 2002|website=awards.selangor.gov.my|access-date=5 May 2022}}
=Places named after her=
Several places and honours were named after her, including:
- Kolej Datin Seri Endon, a residential college at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor.
- Piala Seri Endon, batik and kebaya competition.
See also
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- {{cite news |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/21/nation/12384145&sec=nation |title=Wonder years in Kampar |date=21 October 2005 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120103852/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F10%2F21%2Fnation%2F12384145&sec=nation |archive-date=20 January 2010 |df=dmy }}
- {{cite news |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/21/nation/12390772&sec=nation |title=Strength behind her gentleness |date=21 October 2005 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234110/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F10%2F21%2Fnation%2F12390772&sec=nation |archive-date=13 May 2011 |df=dmy }}
- {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/world/asia/20iht-obit.html?_r=0|title= Obituary: Endon Mahmood, wife of Malay leader|work=New York Times|date=20 October 2005}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090607205301/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F6%2F6%2Fnation%2F4064775&sec=nation 1,849 conferred royal awards on King's birthday The Star (Malaysia), 6 June 2009]
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