On 9 June 2007, Jeanne Abdullah married Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a private ceremony held at the official residence,
Seri Perdana, in
Putrajaya. The marriage was solemnised by Haji Abd Manaf Mat, an imam from the
Putra Mosque, and witnessed by Abdullah's son, Kamaluddin, and son-in-law,
Khairy Jamaluddin. The event was attended by close family members, including Abdullah’s children and grandchildren, Jeanne’s two daughters, and several relatives of Abdullah’s late wife, Tun Endon Mahmood. Following the ceremony, the couple visited Endon’s grave at the Taman Selatan Muslim Cemetery in Putrajaya. On 11 June 2007, Jeanne accompanied Abdullah on her first official engagement as the prime minister’s spouse, attending a banquet in Brunei hosted by
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in conjunction with the wedding of
Princess Majeedah. At a press conference, Abdullah stated that he had known Jeanne for over two decades, noting that she had previously been married to Othman Mahmood, the younger brother of Endon Mahmood. He clarified that there had been no prior arrangement or instruction from Endon regarding the marriage, but acknowledged that Endon had entrusted Jeanne with the management of the official residence during her lifetime. He also stated that no
bersanding ceremony or exchange of
hantaran (wedding gifts) took place due to it being his second marriage. == Public life ==