Norah Abdul Rahman

Norah Abdul Rahman
نورة عبدالرحمٰن
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Manis
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byYusuf Abd Wahab
(BNPBB)
MajorityUnopposed (2008)
10,964 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1958-10-04) 4 October 1958
Citizenship Malaysia
PartyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
RelationsAbdul Aziz Isa Marindo
(Nephew)
Parent(s)Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
(died 2015)
OccupationRetired politician

Norah binti Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1958) is a retired Malaysian politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak from 2008 until 2018, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1]

Norah is the daughter of former Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub.[2] Before entering politics, she was a businesswoman.[3] She was elected to Parliament unopposed in the 2008 election, replacing Wahab Dolah as the PBB's nominee for the Tanjong Manis seat. She was re-elected in 2013, winning almost 90% of votes cast to defeat a Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.[4] She did not re-contest the seat in the 2018 election.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P206 Tanjong Manis Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB) Unopposed
2013 Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB) 12,535 88.86% Jurina Mut (PAS) 1,571 11.14% 14,402 10,964 74.95%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Norah binti Abdul Rahman, Y.B. Datuk Hajah" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Former CM's Daughter Likely To Contest in Tanjung Manis". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Victorious Norah Pledges To Help Fellow BN Candidates". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ^ Joseph, JM (20 April 2018). "Tanjung Manis MP Norah not contesting GE14". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.