Obituary: Datuk Lily Majeed 1921-2010

Datuk Lily Siti Mariam bt Abdul Majeed

(Datuk Lily Majeed)

I received an SMS this morning that Lily Majeed passed away yesterday afternoon (8 January 2010). Burial was held earlier today at 11 am at Bukit Kiara. I called the sender (Norman Noordin) but there was no answer.

• I also tried calling Prof Datin Farida Jamal but there was no reply.
• Prof Datin Farida provided me with Dato Paduka Dr Ruby's biography.
• I've informed our family members on Facebook.

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Siblings of Datuk Lily Abdul Majeed:

1. Datuk Lily Siti Mariam bt Abdul Majeed @ Datuk Lily Majeed, AMN, JMN, PSD (Datuk), DKA II (Yang Amat Berbahagia Dato' Seri) (b.14 March 1921-d.8 January 2010); eldest of 8 siblings; Diploma Child Development, University of London 1953-1954; Commissioner of Girl Guides of Malaysia; m. Dato’ Seri Haji Mohd Salleh bin Ahmad (deceased); one son, Ahmad Nizam (deceased); 3 grandchildren.
2. Ismail bin Abdul Majeed (b.9 October 1922-d.1996); Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth; Public Works Dept (PWD); Port Klang till retired in 1977; m. Diane Kirkland; both deceased; 4 children-2 deceased. Ismail had collapsed at the supermarket and was taken to hospital. He died of a heart attack at the University Hospital in 1996. His daughter is Dr Mariam, a medical doctor.
3. Datuk Paduka Dr Ruby Siti Kalsom bt Abdul Majeed @ Datuk Paduka Dr Ruby Majeed (b.6 November 1924 KL-d.2013 Adelaide); Zoology, University of Western Australia, Perth; Histology, University of Melbourne; Lectured on Histology at UM Singapore 1952-1954; Medicine, MBBS, University of Adelaide 1954-1959; Housemanship at General Hospital, Penang, 1 year, 1959-1960; Medical Health Officer (MHO) Perlis 1960/61; m. in 1956 to Dr Syed Mahmood bin Syed Hussain Jamalullail (b.1921-d.2011); 3 children (1 girl, 2 boys)-1. Dr Sharifah Sorayya (eldest, Australia), 2. Syed Munif Alwi (Petaling Jaya), and 3. Syed Mudrik Safi is deceased. He died at age 40 years +1 month. Dr Syed Mahmood was Pemangku Raja Perlis 1960-1962, when his cousin Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail was 3rd Agong. Dr Ruby's private practice was in MARA building in KL. Her husband joined later. The couple's clinic was on the list of panel doctors for public as well as private organisations. 
4. Datuk Ann Ain Siti Salmiah bt Abdul Majeed @ Datuk Ann Majeed (b.20 March 1928); she pioneered work on the visual impaired (blind), rehab of handicaps and their integration into society; married Dato’ Dr Mohd Nordin Keling in 1959, a veterinarian; 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Her life story is in a book written by Sharifah Mariam Syed Mansor Al-Idrus and published in 2016. The book is entitled, Datuk Ann Majeed - A Towering Figure in Social Welfare Work in Malaysia.
5. Rozina bt Abdul Majeed @ Rozina Majeed (b.23 November 1929-d.22 May 2016); Malayan Teachers' Training College, Kirkby, England; schoolteacher but abandoned teaching to help look after her ill mother; married Kirkby colleague, Abdullah bin Mohd Yunus; 3 children. Rozina was ill when Datuk Ann Majeed book was being written. She then passed away on 22 May 2016.
6. Mohamed Zain bin Abdul Majeed @ Mohd Zain Majeed (b.1 May 1933-d.31 December 1972); Agriculture, University of Otago, New Zealand; Registrar, College Islam; General Manager, Fraser's Hill Development Corporation - 1972 - transformation of Fraser's Hill into a holiday resort, with hotels, apartments, inns and bungalows. Activities included golf, birdwatching and walking/hiking. Zain married Azizah Zahari and they had 3 children - Sheena, Azleen and Yasmin.
7. Dato' Hamzah bin Abdul Majeed @ Dato' Hamzah Majeed (b.6 December 1936); Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of Dublin; M.A. Philosophy 1962; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Director-General of Aviation; Director-General of Tourism; Secretary-General, Ministry of Tourism 1987-1991. Retired 1991. Married Dato' Freida bt Mohd Pilus and they have 5 sons - 3 married. They set up Cempaka Group of Schools.
8. Professor Emeritus Dato' Paduka Dr Siti Zuraina bt Abdul Majeed @ Prof Zuraina Majeed (b.3 October 1944), born at home at 10 Jalan Pahang, KL; UM graduate; Cambridge University; Yale University; joined USM 1978; Archaeologist; retired from USM 1999; re-joined USM as Emeritus Professor 1999-2006; Commissioner of Heritage cum Director-General of Dept of Heritage 2006-2014; retired in 2014; m. Dato' Prof Dr Vincent Lowe @ Vincent Salih Abdullah Lowe; 2 children.

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"Lily Majeed"

6 Comments

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Blogger Dr Ridzwan Bakar said...

I'm not sure whether this is factually correct. What I do know is that Datuk Lily Majeed, sister of Ruby, passed away at UMMC following a surgical procedure, earlier this month. Will try to verify further.

26 January 2010 at 21:28 

Blogger Faridah said...

TQ for your post. Please do verify. I will re-check my SMS too.

29 January 2010 at 17:18 

Anonymous Dato Hamzah bin Abdul Majeed said...

I am Hamzah, Dr. Ruby's younger brother, and I wish to post a comment. The report above of her passing is not correct. I am happy to say that Ruby is alive and well. My wife Freida and I had lunch with her today at the home of another sister, Ann. Also present was another sister Rozina. It was my eldest sister, Lily, who sadly left us last year following an angioplasty procedure at UMMC, as correctly reported by Dr. Ridwan Bakar.

9 January 2011 at 01:23 

Blogger Faridah said...

Dear Dato Hamzah,

Thank you for your comment and verifying that it was Lily and not Dr Ruby who passed away.

9 January 2011 at 12:38 

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Give My Salam for Uncle Majeed Family, I am Rizwan Shuhaib From Sri Lanka, aunty Ruby, Ann, Rozina, and Suraina. and Uncle Hamzah for whole Family,

Rizwan Dari Maggona, Sri Lanka.

27 April 2011 at 21:11

Blogger Faridah said...

This is the link on Lily Majeed's demise:

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20100111/womens-rights-activist-dies/ai_n45918457/

TQ

Prof Faridah

17 July 2011 at 09:30

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