Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar, the former wife of ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, has died at the age of 65.
The sad news was announced by her eldest son, Datuk Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib, in a Facebook post on Thursday.
In his tribute, Nizar expressed his grief over his mother’s passing and remembered the love, sacrifices and prayers she had given throughout her life.
“Thank you, mother, for all your love, sacrifices and prayers throughout your life. Nothing I could ever do would repay everything you have done for me.
“May Allah SWT forgive all your sins, shower you with His mercy and place you among the inhabitants of Jannatul Firdaus.
“You will forever live on in your son’s prayers and memories,” he wrote.
His post was accompanied by a recitation of Al-Fatihah.
Tengku Puteri Zainah was the mother of three children — Nizar, Putri Norlisa and Mohd Nazifuddin.
Earlier, Sinar Harian reported that her condition had been critical and that she was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).
