Fatimah Abdullah (politician)

Fatimah Abdullah née Ting Sai Ming is a Malaysian politician from the United Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB) currently serving as the Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development in the Cabinet of Sarawak[1][2] and state assemblywoman (MLA) of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly representing Dalat.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fatimah.

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Fatimah Abdullah

PNBS PGBK MLA
Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development (Sarawak)
Assumed office
28 September 2011
GovernorAbang Muhammad Salahuddin
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Chief MinisterAbdul Taib Mahmud
Adenan Satem
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
Deputy1. Francis Harden Hollis (Community Well-being)
2. Rosey Yunus (Women, Family and Childhood Development)
Preceded byInaugural holder
ConstituencyDalat
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Dalat
Assumed office
27 September 2001
Preceded byMohd Effendi Norwawi (PBB – BN)
Majority6,524 (2001)
uncontested (2006)
4,990 (2011)
6,330 (2016)
Personal details
Born (1957-02-01) 1 February 1957
Dalat, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) (since 2018)
Spouse(s)Adi Badozaman Tuah
Children2
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Facebook

Background

Fatimah hails from Kampung Teh in Dalat, Sarawak.[3] Her father is a Foochow Chinese and her mother is a Melanau. She was brought up a Muslim by her maternal grandmother.[4] She is married to Datu Dr. Adi Badiozaman Tuah, a social activist and the Director of the Sarawak Islamic Council of Educational Services Bureau. Together they have two children.[5][6]

Fatimah is an educationist. She was a former principal of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puteri Wilayah in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Political career

Fatimah's candidacy for the post of Women's Chief in the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional, was unopposed after YBhg. Tan Sri Dato Sri Empiang Jabu anak Antak stepped down in 2018.[7] Fatimah, from the Bumiputera wing, takes over from Empiang, who is from the Pesaka wing.[7]

Election results
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly: Dalat, Sarawak
Year Candidate (Party) Votes Pct Candidate (Party) Votes Pct Candidate (Party) Votes Pct
2001[8] Fatimah Abdullah (BN-PBB) 7,497 86.7% Peter Nari Dina (Independent) 973 13.3%
2006 Fatimah Abdullah (BN-PBB) n/a Unopposed
2011 Fatimah Abdullah (BN-PBB) 6,288 77.9% Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Bin Subah(PKR) 1,298 16.1% Salleh Mahali (IND) 257 3.2%
2016[9] Fatimah Abdullah (BN-PBB) 7,107 87.6% Sim Eng Hua(PKR) 777 9.62% - - - -

Honours

References
  1. "Official Website Office of the Chief Minister of Sarawak". www.cm.sarawak.gov.my. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "Adenan announces Sarawak Cabinet, names three deputy CMs". Malay Mail. 17 May 2016.
  3. "Fatimah the right candidate for Dalat: Taib". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Embracing the spirit of diversity". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "PBB to field woman educationist in Dalat (Sarawak)". e-borneo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. "Swearing-in ceremony not against local tradition — Adi". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. "Fatimah to take over from Empiang as PBB Wanita chief". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. "Sarawak General Election 2001 - RESULTS". e-borneo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "Sarawak Election Results". The Sun (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Fatimah shares datukship with all Sarawak women". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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