Former minister Napsiah Omar dies at 74

The Wanita Umno permanent chairman died of liver cancer.

Napsiah Omar will be buried at the Jalan Melang Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Pilah tomorrow.

SEREMBAN: Wanita Umno permanent chairman Napsiah Omar died at 6.10pm today of liver cancer.

She was 74.

This was announced by her closest relative, Yahya Hamid.

Yahya said she died at the residence of her son in Ampang Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur.

“Her remains are now in Ampang Jaya and will be brought to Kuala Pilah tonight.

“Napsiah will be laid to rest before the Zohor prayers tomorrow at the Jalan Melang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Pilah,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today.

Napsiah is survived by a son and three daughters.

She had served as deputy housing and local government minister in 1982, public enterprises minister (1987), national unity and social development minister (1990) and a Negeri Sembilan executive councillor (1995-1999).

Napsiah joined the Kuala Pilah Umno branch in 1972 and became Kuala Pilah MP for three terms from 1982.

She later became the state assemblyman for Pilah for one term after defeating Ruslan Kassim from PKR with a majority of 2,818 votes in the 10th general election in 1999.

However, in the 11th general election Napsiah was not listed as a candidate. - FMT