PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Fatimah Hashim, the country’s first woman Cabinet minister, will receive this year’s Merdeka Award in the Education and Communication category today.
Dr Fatimah, 85, one of the country’s freedom fighters, was the head of Kaum Ibu Malaya (later known as Wanita Umno) for 16 years until 1972.
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