Tun Fatimah binti Hashim was a Malaysian freedom fighter who later served as a minister in the Malaysian cabinet.
15 Facts About Fatimah Hashim
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Fatimah Hashim was head of Kaum Ibu Malaya, later known as Wanita Umno, which is the women's wing of the UMNO.
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Fatimah Hashim was the movement's leader for 16 years until 1972.
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Fatimah Hashim saw then that there were inadequate facilities and infrastructure for the people under colonial rule, especially for health care and education.
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Fatimah Hashim recalled that during her visits to Kota Bharu, she had to wait for the water level to subside before she could cross the river to visit villagers because there were no bridges.
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On Hari Merdeka, 31 August 1957, Fatimah Hashim traveled with her three eldest children her husband, the late Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf, in a car from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur to celebrate Malaya's emergence from British rule.
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Fatimah Hashim attended the ceremony at Stadium Merdeka with her husband.
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Fatimah Hashim advised her not to sit at home but to continue fighting and help the poor.
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Fatimah Hashim said that if I wanted to see change, I had to be active and that I had to have a voice in Parliament if I wanted to improve the status of women.
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Fatimah Hashim became her driver and accompanied her to meetings, something that Tun Abdul Razak used to tease the couple about.
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Fatimah Hashim served as Member of Parliament and later as Welfare Minister in the Malaysian cabinet.
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Fatimah Hashim was the founder and former president of the Malaysia's National Council of Women's Organisations, where she headed the organisation for 24 years.
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Tun Fatimah Hashim died from old age on 9 January 2010.
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Fatimah Hashim's body was laid to rest at Makam Pahlawan in the Masjid Negara compounds beside her husband, Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf's grave.
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Fatimah Hashim was the first woman leader laid to rest there.