Jeanne Abdullah

Jeanne Abdullah ( Danker; born 29 July 1953) is a Malaysian hotelier who served as the spouse of the prime minister of Malaysia from 2007 to 2009, as the wife of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. However, earlier in March that year, the premier dismissed rumours about his plans to remarry even though the rumours had been circulating for more than a year.

Early life Born Jeanne Danker on 29 July 1953 in Kuala Lumpur to a Roman Catholic Portuguese-Eurasian (Kristang) family with roots in the state of Malacca, she was the eldest of four siblings. She is an alumna of SMK Assunta in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Jeanne later converted to Islam at the age of 23,

Jeanne worked in the hotel management field at major hotels including Kuala Lumpur Hilton and the Pan Pacific Hotel. At one point, she was supervisor of the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister's official residence while Abdullah Badawi was Deputy Prime Minister, and became the manager of Seri Perdana, the Prime Minister's residence, when Abdullah assumed the premiership. He also stated that no bersanding ceremony or exchange of hantaran (wedding gifts) took place due to it being his second marriage. She also serves as Chairperson of Landskap Malaysia and the Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre, and is the Executive Chairman of Secretariat Malaysia Prihatin. Additionally, she is the patron of the Paralympic Council of Malaysia.

In March 2018, Jeanne was redesignated as the independent and non-executive chairman of TRC Synergy Berhad, a construction and property development company listed on Bursa Malaysia. She had joined the company’s board on 1 December 2017, succeeding General (R) Tan Sri Mohd Shahrom Nordin in the chairmanship.