Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim

Noor Aishah
نور عايشه
First Lady of Singapore
In role
9 August 1965 – 23 November 1970
President Yusof Ishak
Personal details
Born Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim
1933 (age 84–85)
Penang
Spouse(s) Yusof Ishak

Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim DUBC (Jawi: نور عايشه محمد سليم; born 1933) was the first-ever First Lady of Singapore from 1965 to 1970. She was married to Yusof Ishak, the first president of Singapore.

Early life

Noor Aishah was born in Penang in 1933, and was adopted by Mohammad Salim Jusoh (formerly known as Barney Perkins) and Fatimah Ali.[1]

First Lady

As the First Lady, Noor Aishah was patron for the Singapore Red Cross,[2] the Young Women’s Muslim Association,[3] and the Girl Guides Association.

Girl Guides

Noor Aishah became the first Asian president of the Singapore Girl Guides Association (as it was then known) in 1959. In 1965, she became the patron of the movement.[4] She was awarded the Laurel Leaf, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, in 1970.[5]

Veteran Guiding leaders credit her with helping to raise funds for the movement when funding was scarce, and with helping to secure a plot of land for their headquarters in the Clemenceau area in the 1960s.[4]

The Girl Guides named the Puan Noor Aishah Award after her.[4]

Awards

Noor Aishah was awarded the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal; later replaced by the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, or Distinguished Service Order) in 1964 for her work in social welfare.[6]

  • 3 December 1959 – 16 September 1963: Her Felicious (Yang Berbahagia) Puan Noor Aishah Binti Mohamad Salim, The Wife of Yang di-Pertuan Negara
  • 16 September 1963 – 9 August 1965: Her Most Felicious (Yang Amat Berbahagia) Toh Puan Datin Seri Utama Hajah Noor Aishsh binti Mohamad Salim, The Wife of Yang di-Pertuan Negeri
  • 9 August 1965 – 23 November 1970: Her Most Honourable (Yang Amat Dihormati) Toh Puan Datin Seri Utama Dr Hajah Noor Aishsh binti Mohamad Salim,, The First Lady of the Republic of Singapore
  • 23 November 1970 – Present: Her Most Felicious (Yang Amat Bebahagia) Toh Puan Datin Seri Utama Dr Hajah Noor Aishsh binti Mohamad Salim,, The Former First Lady of Singapore

References

  1. ↑ Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (18 July 2017). "New book launched on Puan Noor Aishah, wife of Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "First Lady Puan Noor Aishah, Patron of the Singapore Red Cross Society". National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017. First Lady Puan Noor Aishah, Patron of the Singapore Red Cross Society, at a Christmas Party for 70 Handicapped Children at the Red Cross House in Penang Lane.
  3. ↑ "Lady Noor Aishah, the First Lady and wife of Singapore's first President, Mr. Yusof Ishak, lays the foundation stone of the Young Women Muslim Association's headquarters at Haigsville Drive, 1967". BookSG. National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Lee, Venessa (12 February 2017). "100 years of Girl Guides in Singapore". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the …". National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, at the Istana
  6. ↑ Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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