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Zalayhar Hassanali  wife of late president Noor Hassanali, was among four recipients of the Order of Trinidad and Tobago, the country’s highest award, at Queen’s Hall on Wednesday evening, during the nation’s Independence Day Award ceremony.

Her award was for distinguished and outstanding service to T&T in the sphere of community service.

Mrs.

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Hassanali said she was humbled by the recognition. “I am very grateful to the Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago,” she said in an interview later. She advised citizens to keep their heads high at all times in the expectation that all would be well for the nation as it celebrated 49 years of independence.

She added that she was “a bit emotional” about the award because her deceased husband had encouraged her to do social work in the early stages. “I get emotional because I think of him as well,” she added.

In previous years Mrs.

Hassanali had to greet recipients during the awards ceremony as the wife of th