Latifah Bee Ghows
Malaysian physician
Latifah Bee Ghows (1911 – 11 October 2005) was a Malaysian physician. She was among the first Muslim Malayan women doctors when she received her medical degree in 1942. She practiced in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Penang, and Taiping.
Early life and education
Ghows was born in Taiping, Perak, the daughter of Ismail Mohamad Ghows and Zohara Bee; her maternal grandfather was Shaik Nannameah Sahib. Her father was a physician. She attended the Treacher Methodist Girls' School in her hometown, and King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. During World War II, she was in Hong Kong and India, and earned her medical degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1942. Because it was wartime, she received a special temporary certificate. She pursued further medical training in England and Australia, and received specialized training in midwifery in Dublin.
Career
Ghows worked at the Hong Kong Civil Hospital from 1942 to 1945.
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