Ramlah Mohamed, 1st Malay headmistress of a Convent school

Ramlah Mohamed, 93, led Convent Batu Pahat for 28 years and retired as principal of Convent Johor Bahru in 1986. Growing up with Irish nuns, Ramlah helped foster the convent spirit in the country, inspiring and touching countless lives.
Story by: Frankie D’Cruz
Shot by: Tinagaren Ramkumar
Scripted by: Dinesh Kumar Maganathan
Presented by: Theevya Ragu
Edited by: Selven Razz
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[@beelichoong2143]

Very lucky lady! Accepted by the Catholic nuns. Yet, today other races are not allowed into UiTM other than Bumiputras! There was NO discrimination during her time ! Very blessed . !

[@jessiejames7492]

convent schools took in anyone. i am from a convent and we had malay students!

[@bestnyapukImelayu]

Terima kasih puan Ramlah.You're a true Malaysian

[@damonmhtan9490]

I know her. My whole family knows her. Wow!!!! Wishing her continued good health... She spoke Queen's English. Terrific...

[@norazmidaud388]

Wow look at the way she speak ...full of dedication .i really admired teachers during that era ..because i went to english school .i kniw how strict and dedicated the teachers were ..

[@mmrrjk]

This is called professionalism role model......wake up and learn and be inspired from this

[@makimoto69]

Malays these days have been programmed to be intolerant and extremists by UMNO and PAS respectively. Malaysia is a sinking ship. Foreign companies only use this country for dumping radioactive waste and other garbage.

[@regenahregenah6510]

HOPE SHE IS HONOURED WITH REGONITION Role model for Current Headmistress in every school.

[@arieltellis458]

A lovely presentation of a lovely educator and an icon of the Golden Days of the past when mission schools were allowed to enhance education and discipline in the total absence of fears and suspicions because of a different faith following. As recently as the year 2000 my Malay secretary came to my office to tell me proudly that she was a Convent girl and that her father who happened to be a teacher insisted that all in the family only went to Catholic Mission schools. It is truly a pity that the Missionaries were made to get back to where they once belonged in order to make way for the present system that now have. God Bless this lovely teacher Aunty Ram for her contributions.

[@MMMA-pt7mg]

If only the missionaries stop deceiving the people by giving out contributions in return to convert them.

[@shirleypereira7210]

A great Teacher..and friend Remembering you Cik Ramlah on this Teacher's Day ..one of your pupils..

[@user-dl9hv3kc3o]

I was also her student in Convent Batu Pahat..... 1957 standard one to 1967 form five.

[@frankieteo6659]

Respect Ramlah Mohamed for the understanding of harmony, peace and love. God Bless..

[@user-ry2mj4ul4y]

Sekolah mission memang membawa kebaikan kpd masyarakat dulu². Sbb tujuan utama adalah menjadi pelayan Tuhan. melayani semua suku & bangsa, menjadikan kasih Yesus diketahui ramai.

[@charkuat]

Through the guidance of teachers, societies and careers are made. Bless her for her service to humanity.

[@helenaharrison6306]

Pn Ramlah was my headmistress in JB Convent. May God bless her with Good health & happiness always.

[@VR_Vicky270]

So proud to see this aunty we can see people like this aunty now days it remember me my grandma she was in Taping convent my mom and my self and my sisters it's so proud to say we started in the convent anyway god bless this aunty 🙏🙋♥️👍

[@ganeshmoorthysubramaniam7551]

Salute her. Hope old students give her a visit.

[@coolrb4506]

This is an excellent teacher who should receive a national award and who is a real God's missionary who knew that education belonged to everyone regardless of his race or religion. 😊❤😊

[@stargazeronesixseven]

😊🙏 Malaya & later early Malaysia were much more Cosmopolitan & Madani than now & the Mutual Respect , Close Togetherness & Teamwork produced so many Top Students from Malaysia in other Universities & Malaysia's English proficiency was Top Class too! We emphasised on Spirituality & Good Morality than bigoted religions back then! 🕯🌍✌🌷🌿💜🕊🇲🇾

[@behuman3852]

Whatabout Vernacular Schools??

[@gkky997]

A gem lost through the ages, both the principal and an education system that was good for ALL REGARDLESS. Strangely and sadly, few Msians like her are properly honoured and recognised instead of silly politicians.

[@ten9195]

Its a great testimony she becomes Headmistress of a Convent School where her ethnicity or believe did not matter. Can it happen the other way round for the nation to truly flourish in its diversity?

[@wilsnh9148]

She is a true Malaysian. She personifies all that is good about Malays which is being threatened today by extremism.

[@behuman3852]

And yet all immigrants were accepted as citizens, became rich and not beheaded by the extremist don't you think so??

[@behuman3852]

​​@@BluekBluhHave you ever been to the Middle East? What about the Uighurs people in China, any idea??

[@makimoto69]

But their children are being converted. Loh Siew Hong and Indira Gandhi is evidence of this. Pastors have disappeared. Churches have been firebombed. Malaysia has become intolerant and extremist ​@behuman3852

[@fatimahanimohamed3627]

​@@behuman3852 Uighurs are not even Chinese. They are China bordering neighbor Country which was force fully occupied by China Regime and inhumanely treated & cruelly ethnic cleansing the nationality of their whole Country !💢😮😢😡💢

[@RetroRRR]

very inspired for us....

[@mabelselvamani8526]

The good old days

[@akramruslan9310]

Inspirational!

[@drsivamalark842]

I know Puan Ramlah. Was in Convent Batu Pahat! What an honour!

[@tg988]

At that time there was trust among the races and English was the unifying language. But somehow politics have taken a grip on the whole nation and totally changed the whole landscape.

[@sathi6395]

Thank you for a wonderful piece on an amazing woman!!!

[@ThomasThomas-be4sn]

Amazing! Thanks.. teacher & friend

[@hadiyazid]

My Malay parents were educated in English school before the independent. They both went to Methodist School for Boys in Tanjung Malim and Convent Teluk Intan. As such, they command generally a good English mastery and without the Singlish slang when speaking.

[@sharifabdullah7036]

Happy Teacher's Day Madam, May Allah grant You Good Health and a Long Life❤

[@amospalani2919]

Happy Teacher's day 🙏❤️🥰

[@lfah610]

Respect and salute Cik Ramlah . Happy Teacher's Day! ❤

[@user-qk9iz4fc4n]

I'm twins 7th of 12 children, all attended English medium schools (convent n mission), @ home we all converse in English, my mum commented "apa salahnya cakap melayu! @ age 13 I curtsied and replied "mak, it doesn't make me less a muslim" and ran off, now I'm 75 my kids n grandkids English profiency is so poor..., pity!

[@neurmayaacademy]

1st Malay, 1st chinese, 1st Indian and then all of us become racist.

[@CCChing-wl9ir]

Sad but true. If you watch 3 toddlers from different ethnicities play together, you'll realise racism isn't born with. It's taught into.

[@rezafla]

Where did it go wrong?

[@makimoto69]

UMNO New Economic Policy post May 13 1969 ​@@rezafla

[@TheTgIpohMan]

I don't blame the policy but the implementor messed it up. Just see what happened to Wawasan 2020, zero! THe politicians and their cronies hijacked the policy to enriched themselves.@@makimoto69

[@coolrb4506]

The first malay is to show there was no racism back then.

[@lindalimbslim1854]

With my highest respect to Aunty Rom❤💐

[@johnsontan2062]

respect! she is a a true Malaysian.

[@shahhuzzeini7360]

Those days the teachers are very strict, these thing made us resilient until now. Although the teacher are strict but they are the one who made us what we are today. Once our parent handover their children to the teacher, that is it. Our parent will not get involve on what the teacher is going to do with their children. But now the parents are too pampered of their children. The teacher cannot even scold their children, everything will go viral in the social media. The children is spoil because of their parents.

[@daisybb8148]

Very inspiring lady.

[@mchinnakkamchinnakka2122]

This is reverend mother François with Ms Ramlah, CHIJ BP 🙏🏻

[@marymagdala5745]

❤❤❤

[@jessiejames7492]

can know convent girl the minute they open their mouths and speak! like your Rafidah Aziz. she was from convent bukit nanas

[@karthigesukeecha8902]

🎉🎉🎉🙅🙅🙅🤷

[@ongtengkee9225]

Batu bahat ,maybe she is orang banjar

[@jessiejames7492]

this is the way. your job first. not put race and religion first!

[@fairose13]

That's y Muslims & Christians r closer than the Jews..

[@wanoomar2661]

Allahuakbar , may Allah guide us to the true path of Islam ... and give us win over the kuffar in this world and hereafter

[@makimoto69]

Kuffar? Bro, the kuffars make your drinks, teach your children in school and clean your toilets. The world is bigger than your beliefs and insults man. Don't be so negative!

[@Aphrodite0216]

This is the reason why ppl are close minded

[@nurhanaibrahim162]

ASALAMUALAYKUM WRB.Hi everyone.Poor lost misguided Ramlah till such old age of 93 still do not see the true light of Islam which is the only right thing in life and the true purpose of life. Theres nothing admirable to be blind at heart and mind until the end.Allah hafazna. Yes from days of youth with kebaya and now without hijab or proper dress of cover or having the right mind is di pathetic.Whats so great abt Irish nuns and w Biden Irish US president going hand in hand w doing atrocities with the Jews on Muslims in Palestine and on us in Malaya then Msia until today. Whata so strict following the white orang putih lebih lagi for what ? Are u a Muslim Nenek great Ramlah at 93. Tobatlah u still have a good sound mind read yr Quran properly dress and think right before it's too late.Like Dr Hasmah in 90s almost 100 or Rafidah 8n her 80s still tak pakai tudung dan baju betul or that kufr Tasnim in 50s dan Natasha destroying Shariah laws...May Allah protect us from these evil doers. May Allah guide us to Yom Qiyamah...Allahyahdina waydhdikum.

[@AJRA02]

and we don't hear any complaints saying that been force or brainwash to convert to christianity right? and those were the days❤

[@makimoto69]

These Christians are not insecure about their religion. Only UMNO is insecure, because they are irreligious.

[@chankengwoh9049]

This the idea,all Malaysians must instilled in our minds , our hearts, our actions.Harmony exists,love grows.That is the seed of joy.After all Malaysia still a blessed nation.

[@TTruthTrue]

Why this is not shown on national tv news and newspapers? Its a waste of time. Its too late. This country is now a taliban country.

[@Xyyymm]

Walaun dah panas bontot...walaun takde tempat sembunyi ..

[@josephbackup6234]

…Her words are so powerful and meaningful…salute to a very dedicated educator…🫡…how I wish politicians minds are like hers…but it’s not…