Salma Ismail, first Malay woman doctor, dies at 95

KUALA LUMPUR: The first Malay woman who qualified as a medical doctor, Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail (pic), died of old age at the Pantai Hospital here at 6.15pm Sunday.

Dr Salma, 95, is survived by two sons, a daughter and six grandchildren.

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