health. Former First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter invited Siti Hasmah to serve on the National Committee of the World Federation of Mental Health which Mrs Carter chaired. Awards and recognitions For her life-long of public service, her voluntary work, and her leadership in the fields of public health, literacy and drug abuse control, Siti Hasmah has received many awards. In 1988, she was awarded the Kazue McLaren Award by the Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health. In 1991, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia conferred on her the Honorary Doctorate in Medical Science. In 1992, the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, conferred on her the Honorary Doctorate in Public Health. In May 1994, Indiana University, Bloomington conferred on Siti Hasmah the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, and in August the same year, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In 2018, Perdana University conferred on her the Honorary Doctor of Philosophy Degree for Women and Community Development. On 20 June 1997 she was appointed as the Chancellor, Multimedia University (MMU) and patrons MESCORP. On 18 December 2020, women's magazine Nona presented Siti Hasmah with the Nona Superwoman Award 2020. Honours The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia., as well as several Heads of States, have bestowed titles upon her. In 2003, she was conferred the highest honorary title of Tun along with her husband, Dr Mahathir, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Honours of Malaysia : Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1975) Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2003) : State of Kedah Distinguished Service Medal (PCK) Companion of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (SMK) (1971) Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (1983) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) – Dato' Seri Utama (2003) : Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (1994) : Knight Grand Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca (DUNM) – Datuk Seri Utama (2003) : Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Datin Paduka (1983, returned 2017) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Datin Paduka Seri (1994, returned 2017) : Knight Commander