Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim


Toh Puan Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim is the First Lady of Singapore from 1965 to 1970 and was the wife of Yusof Ishak, the first President of Singapore.

Early life

Toh Puan Noor Aishah was born in Penang in 1933, and was adopted by Mohammad Salim Jusoh and Fatimah Ali.
She was married to Yusof Ishak in 20 November 1949.

First Lady

As the First Lady from 1965 to 1970, Noor Aishah was patron for the Singapore Red Cross, the Young Women’s Muslim Association, and the Girl Guides Association.

Girl Guides

Noor Aishah became the first Asian president of the Singapore Girl Guides Association in 1959. In 1965, she became the patron of the movement. She was awarded the Laurel Leaf, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, in 1970.
Veteran Guiding leaders credit her with helping to raise funds for the movement when funding was scarce, and with helping to secure a plot of land for their headquarters in the Clemenceau area in the 1960s.
The Girl Guides named the Puan Noor Aishah Award after her.

Titles and styles

Puan Noor Aishah Binti Mohammad Salim, The Wife of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore
Noor Aishah was awarded the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang in 1964 for her work in social welfare.