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S.Tamarai Chelvi
"We always shared her with people," another son, Abdul Karim Abdul Kadir, 59, said. He described Fatimah as a concerned mother and grandmother who kept an eye on all of them.
"She was a strict disciplinarian. She expected all of us to have the same virtues. She expected a lot from herself and I think, she taught all of us to become achievers," Abdul Karim said. "Most importantly, she taught us that everybody else comes first before us."
He said Fatimah would make it a point to fetch him and his siblings from school. "If we don't shower and dress up before dinner, we are not served. That's how discplined she was."
Abdul Karim said the family had been discussing a series of lectures which his mother was supposed to give (after she won the Merdeka Award). He said that as she was physically unable to do so, they had planned a series of video lectures.
He said the moment she realised she wanted to fight for independence and her thoughts when she entered politics were things the family could share.
Mohd Shah and Abdul Karim were at a gathering organised by the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) here in honour of the late Fatimah today. Fatimah was the president of NCWO for 24 years from 1965 to 1989 and pioneered the women's movement in Malaysia.
NCWO current president, Prof Tan Sri Datuk Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, who gave a welcome address said Fatimah was admired both for her role as mother and a public figure.
(At one point, she was on the verge of breaking down. She took a pause and a tissue was handed to her. She apologised and she continued to speak about Fatimah.)
Those who gave speeches honouring Fatimah's contibution to the nation also represented various religions in Malaysia. Among the speakers were Toh Puan Uma Sambanthan (widow of the late Tun V.T. Sambanthan) who said: "She (Fatimah) was much more than a woman minister. She fought for women from all races."
S.Tamarai Chelvi
PETALING JAYA (Jan 17, 2010): The country's first female minister, the late Tun Fatimah Hashim who died on Jan 9, belonged to the nation, said her son Mohamed Shah Abdul Kadir, 63.
Mohd Shah, the second of her six children, said he realised at her funeral at the National Mausoleum that "she did not belong to the family, she belonged to the nation".
He said his mother was strategic in her "thinking and actions, especially for the woman of Malaysia".
Mohd Shah, the second of her six children, said he realised at her funeral at the National Mausoleum that "she did not belong to the family, she belonged to the nation".
He said his mother was strategic in her "thinking and actions, especially for the woman of Malaysia".
"We always shared her with people," another son, Abdul Karim Abdul Kadir, 59, said. He described Fatimah as a concerned mother and grandmother who kept an eye on all of them.
"She was a strict disciplinarian. She expected all of us to have the same virtues. She expected a lot from herself and I think, she taught all of us to become achievers," Abdul Karim said. "Most importantly, she taught us that everybody else comes first before us."
He said Fatimah would make it a point to fetch him and his siblings from school. "If we don't shower and dress up before dinner, we are not served. That's how discplined she was."
Abdul Karim said the family had been discussing a series of lectures which his mother was supposed to give (after she won the Merdeka Award). He said that as she was physically unable to do so, they had planned a series of video lectures.
He said the moment she realised she wanted to fight for independence and her thoughts when she entered politics were things the family could share.
Mohd Shah and Abdul Karim were at a gathering organised by the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) here in honour of the late Fatimah today. Fatimah was the president of NCWO for 24 years from 1965 to 1989 and pioneered the women's movement in Malaysia.
NCWO current president, Prof Tan Sri Datuk Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, who gave a welcome address said Fatimah was admired both for her role as mother and a public figure.
(At one point, she was on the verge of breaking down. She took a pause and a tissue was handed to her. She apologised and she continued to speak about Fatimah.)
Those who gave speeches honouring Fatimah's contibution to the nation also represented various religions in Malaysia. Among the speakers were Toh Puan Uma Sambanthan (widow of the late Tun V.T. Sambanthan) who said: "She (Fatimah) was much more than a woman minister. She fought for women from all races."
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