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Fatimah Abdullah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fatimah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Dato Sri
Fatimah Abdullah
PNBS PGBK MLA
Fatimah in 2017 during a conference with UNIMAS
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2011–Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2001–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
2018Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Personal details
Born
Ting Sai Ming

(1957-02-01) 1 February 1957 (age 67)
Dalat, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018, allied : since 2020)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(allied : since 2020)
SpouseAdi Badozaman Tuah
Children2
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Facebook

Fatimah Abdullah (born Ting Sai Ming; 1 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. She has served as the State Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development of Sarawak under Chief Ministers Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg, Adenan Satem and Abdul Taib Mahmud since September 2011 as well as [1][2] and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dalat since September 2001.

Background

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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

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Fatimah's candidacy for the post of Women's Chief in the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition, was unopposed after 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

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:[8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Oppoenent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2001 N44 Dalat, Sarawak Fatimah Abdullah (PBB) 7,497 88.51% Peter Nari Dina (IND) 973 11.49% 8,660 6,524 62.82%
2006 N50 Dalat, Sarawak Fatimah Abdullah (PBB) Unopposed
2011 Fatimah Abdullah (PBB) 6,288 80.17% Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Bin Subah (PKR) 1,298 16.55% 8,069 4,990 68.05%
Salleh Mahali (IND) 257 3.28%
2016 N56 Dalat, Sarawak Fatimah Abdullah (PBB) 7,107 90.14% Sim Eng Hua (PKR) 777 9.86% 8,080 6,330 70.63%
2021 Fatimah Abdullah (PBB) 7,085 93.90% Salleh Mahali (PBK) 460 6.10% 7,657 6,625 61.24%

Honours

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Fatimah shares datukship with all Sarawak women". The Borneo Post. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". The Borneo Post. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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