KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- Former PKR vice-president and Umno activist Datuk Marina Yusoff has died at the age of 84.

Marina, who was also the mother of actor Ida Nerina, passed away at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur at 5.16pm yesterday due to old age, Bernama reported.

When contacted, Ida Nerina said her mother died peacefully surrounded by family members, Berita Harian reported today.

During her lifetime, Marina - a former lawyer - was also known as an entrepreneur and was active in Umno, where she served as a Supreme Council member and Wanita Umno exco member.

She later joined Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah to co-found Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (Semangat 46) following the internal crisis within Umno in 1987.

After Semangat 46 w...