Endon Mahmood died from breast cancer on 20 October 2005.
16 Facts About Endon Mahmood
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Endon Mahmood was born in Klang, Selangor on 24 December 1940.
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Endon Mahmood'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.
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Endon Mahmood spent much of her childhood days in Kampar and received her early education at the Anglo-Chinese School, now Methodist National Type Primary School.
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Endon Mahmood later went on to attend St Mary's secondary school in Kuala Lumpur.
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Endon Mahmood met Abdullah while she was working at the Federal Establishment Office in the 1960s and they were married in 1965.
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Together with Abdullah, Endon Mahmood had two children: son Datuk Kamaluddin Abdullah, a business tycoon and a daughter, Nori Abdullah.
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Endon Mahmood is noted for her contributions to traditional fabric art such as the batik and songket.
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Endon Mahmood underwent a radical mastectomy on 18 April 2002, which was followed by 33 sessions of radiation and a series of physiotherapy sessions at St John's Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
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Endon Mahmood discovered she had breast cancer in 2003 while her twin sister Noraini who had earlier been diagnosed with the disease died in January 2003.
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Endon Mahmood left for St John's Medical Center in Los Angeles, California for treatment, returning again in June 2005 for chemotherapy.
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Endon Mahmood was later brought home to Seri Perdana to be with her family after spending two weeks in Putrajaya Hospital.
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On 20 October 2005, aged 64, Endon Mahmood died after a long battle with breast cancer.
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Endon Mahmood was buried at the Muslim cemetery in Taman Selatan, Precinct 20, Putrajaya.
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Endon Mahmood Mahmoud was conferred the Tun Fatimah Award by the National Council of Women's Organisations on 24 August 2004 for her service to the community.
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Endon Mahmood was posthumously conferred the Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia which carries the title 'Tun' on 6 June 2009 in conjunction with the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.