Career
Born in 1920, Sharifah Rodziah is of Hadhrami-Malay descent. Her Arab ancestors had migrated from Hadhramaut and settled in Kedah for several generations. Being of the Barakbah clan, she is related to Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah, the former Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang.
She died due to pneumonia, in Penang, on 12 March 2000 at the age of 80 and was buried next to her husband grave, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Haj at Kedah Royal Mausoleum in Langgar, Kedah.
SMK Tun Sharifah Rodziah at Alor Setar, Kedah and SMK(A) Sharifah Rodziah at Teluk Mas, Melaka were named after her. Tun Sharifah Rodziah Sea Base, located at Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE),in Sabah also named after her.