Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, a voice for the Malayan tiger

Powerful advocate: Dr Siti Hasmah with Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the then deputy prime minister, at the launch of the Global Tiger Day celebrations in 2019. Dr Siti Hasmah called on Malaysians to recognise that saving the Malayan tiger was a shared national responsibility. – Filepic/The Star

THE conservation community mourns the passing of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, whose remarkable life of service extended to various causes close to the hearts of Malaysians, including being the voice for the protection of our natural heritage and survival of the Malayan tiger, our national animal.

In 2019, she became patron of the Save Our Malayan Tiger Campaign 2019–2020, a national campaign initiated by the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Ministry (then known as Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry) together with the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan).