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.
Fatimah Abdullah | |
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 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 | |
| 2001–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| 2018 | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ting Sai Ming 1 February 1957 Dalat, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti 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) |
| Spouse | Adi Badozaman Tuah |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official Facebook |
Background
editFatimah 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
editFatimah'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
edit| 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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Sarawak:
Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2011)[10]
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2017)[11]
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Adenan announces Sarawak Cabinet, names three deputy CMs". Malay Mail. 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Fatimah the right candidate for Dalat: Taib". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Embracing the spirit of diversity". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "PBB to field woman educationist in Dalat (Sarawak)". e-borneo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Swearing-in ceremony not against local tradition — Adi". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sarawak General Election 2001 - RESULTS". e-borneo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Fatimah shares datukship with all Sarawak women". The Borneo Post. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". The Borneo Post. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.