The mother of Aleesha, registered at birth as Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz, is distraught her son would never wear the lacy liver-red 'baju kurung' (traditional Malay female attire) which she had requested his cousin to make for Aidilfitri.

"She had wanted it ready in a day, and her cousin obliged," said the 51-year-old woman, who wished to be known only as Yah, when met at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) Hospital mortuary.

Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz transexual Aleesha, 25, died while undergoing treatment at the hospital's intensive care unit at 5am today.

The hospital confirmed the cause of death as heart attack and low blood pressure.

Aleesha was reported feeling depressed over a High Court decision to reject his application to change his name and gender in his MyKad.

About 3am yesterday, family members sent him to the hospital, following a bout of vomiting.

Two years ago, she had undergone a sex change in Thailand.

Aleesha applied to change her name from Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz to Aleesha Farhana Abdul Aziz to enable her to enter a local university and continue her studies, and lead a life as a woman, without being discriminated against.

‘She was a good child'

However, on July 18, the Kuala Terengganu High Court rejected her application to be recognised as a woman after taking into consideration three factors - her chromosomes, gender at the time of birth and presence of male internal organs.

Meanwhile, the deceased's father, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, 60, said he accepted his Aleesha's passing.

"She was a good child, affectionate and close to all the family members. Before she breathed her last, her mother, two younger siblings and I were with her," he said.

The deceased's remains were buried at the Seberang Takir Muslim cemetery at 4.30pm today.

- Bernama