In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohammad Salim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Aishah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Noor Aishah became the first Asian president of the Singapore Girl Guides Association (now Girl Guides Singapore) in 1959. In 1965, she became the patron of the movement.[5] She was awarded the Laurel Leaf, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, in 1970.[6]
Veteran Guiding leaders credit her with helping to raise funds for the movement when funding was scarce, and with helping to secure a plot of land for their headquarters in the Clemenceau area in the 1960s.[5] The Girl Guides named the Puan Noor Aishah Award after her.[5]
Noor Aishah was awarded the Pingat Bakti Chemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal; later replaced by the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, or Distinguished Service Order) in 1964 for her work in social welfare.[7]
^"Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the …". National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Puan Noor Aishah receiving the "Laurel Leaf" award, the highest award of the Singapore Girl Guides' Association, at the Istana
