KUALA LUMPUR: The late Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah, the widow of second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein, was laid to rest at the Heroes’ Mausoleum at the National Mosque here at 3.30pm today.
Her remains were buried beside the grave of her sister Suhailah Mohamed Noah, widow of third prime minister Hussein Onn, who died on Oct 4, 2014.
Earlier, Tun Rahah’s remains were brought to the National Mosque for the state funeral ceremony.
Funeral prayers as well as the tahlil and talkin recitation were performed, led by National Mosque grand imam Ehsan Mohd Husni.
Tun Rahah is the mother of sixth prime minister Najib Razak.
The Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and her daughter, Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafizatullah, together with family members of the late Tun Rahah, including Najib, witnessed the last journey of Tun Rahah.
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