Puteh Consulting Sdn.Bhd. is named in honor of Allahyarhamah Puan Sri Datin (Dr) Puteh Mariah binti Ibrahim Rashid. Puan Sri Puteh Mariah was born on December 28, 1917 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak Darul Ridzuan. She is of mixed Arab, Sri Lankan and Malay ancestry. She had a gift of interracial parents, so she had lived her remarkable life respecting and appreciating the positive aspects of different cultures.
Puan Sri Puteh Mariah was the founder of 'Jabatan Kaum Ibu UMNO' (UMNO Women Wing) and the first woman who being appointed as a member of Perak Legislative Council and Perak Justice of Peace. In 1957, she became the first Malaysian to be appointed as the Head of Pergerakan Pandu Puteri. She was married to Allahyarham Tan Sri Dato' Zainal Abidin Abas, who was the Secretary General of UMNO and the second chairman of RIDA (now known as Majlis Amanah Rakyat or MARA)
Puan Sri Puteh Mariah died on February 26, 2006 at the age of 89.
