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Malaysian PM's wife dies - news agency
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-20 10:38
Endon Mahmood, the hugely popular wife of Malaysia's prime minister, died on
Thursday, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer, national news agency
Bernama said.
It quoted Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as saying his wife had died at
7:55 a.m. at his official residence. She was 64.
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(R) and his wife Edon Mahmood arrive during their ceremonial welcome in
New Delhi in this December 20, 2004 file
photo.[Reuters] | Endon, as she was affectionately known by most Malaysians, was a huge source
of inspiration for Abdullah, and many political analysts say she encouraged him
to pursue the leadership.
Abdullah, 65, took power late in 2003, as the chosen successor of veteran
leader Mahathir Mohamad.
The soft-spoken Endon was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after her twin
sister Noraini found out she had the disease in 2002.
Since then, she had made regular trips to the United States for treatment.
Endon recently returned home from weeks of treatment in Los Angeles, but
immediately went into hospital to guard against secondary infections, on
doctor's advice.
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