Aishah binti Ghani was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Social Welfare from 1973 to 1984 and Head of Wanita UMNO women's Malaysia from 1972 to 1984.
11 Facts About Aishah Ghani
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Aishah Ghani acquired education early in Bukit Raya Malay School, Cheras, Selangor.
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Aishah Ghani attended secondary school at the Diniyah Putri school in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, from 1936 to 1939.
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Aishah Ghani joined Umno New Village in 1949 and was appointed as secretary.
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Aishah Ghani put both her office in 1963 when she became a member of the UMNO Supreme Council and vice-chairman of Wanita Umno.
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Aishah Ghani was the first woman in Malaysia to be a senator and was Malaysia's first woman representative to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Aishah Ghani served as Secretary of State for Wanita Umno Selangor between 1960 and 1972.
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In 1972, Aishah Ghani was appointed the Chief of UMNO Wanita Malaysia, an organisation which she headed for 12 years until 1984.
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Aishah Ghani was Permanent Chairman of UMNO Wanita Malaysia from 1986 until 2013.
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Aishah Ghani was a member of the Tun Abdul Razak Foundation, and Chairman of the Centre for Protection of Women Darsaadah.
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Aishah Ghani was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.