Annamah Abukutty | |
Abukutty at the age of 110. | |
Birth: | 31 March 1911 Thachambadi, Tiruvannamalai, British Raj (now India) |
Death: | 1 June 2022 Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia |
Age: | 111 years, 62 days |
Country: | INDMYS |
Validated |
Annamah Abukutty (31 March 1911 – 1 June 2022) was an Indian-born Malaysian supercentenarian who was believed to be the oldest known living person in Malaysia. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Annamah Abukutty was born in Thachambadi, Tiruvannamalai, British Raj (now India) on 31 March 1911 (she claimed to have been born in 1910, but only registered a year later in 1911).
She married and had five children (including Subramanian Madackanu), two of whom remained in India. At the age of 18, she moved to Malaysia with her husband, who got a tree-cutting job in the country. Her husband died during World War II between 1942 and 1943, after which she raised the family by providing her services and tree cutting part-time.
As of June 2020, she had two living children, 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, some of whom are in India.
On 19 June 2020, she was officially recognised as the oldest living woman in Malaysia by Malaysia Book of Records (MBR). She celebrated her 110th birthday in March 2021.
Abukutty died in Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia on 1 June 2022, at the age of 111 years, 62 days. She lived with her son Subramanian Madackanu (aged 73 in March 2021).
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- 2023 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Oldest woman shares secret The Star, 20 June 2020
- Malaysia's oldest woman continues to serve at 110 The Star, 31 March 2021
- MALAYSIA OLDEST LIVING WOMEN MDM ANNAMAH APPUKUTTY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Tiara & Arjuna HQ on Facebook, 2 April 2022
- The Founder of Tiara/Arjuna Booster, Madam Annamah Abukutty aged 112 passed away peacefully today (June 1st, 2022) Wednesday. Facebook, 1 June 2022