Fatimah Abdullah (politician)

Yang Berhormat Datin Paduka Sri
Fatimah Abdullah
PNBS PGBK MLA
Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development of Sarawak
Assumed office
28 September 2011
Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud
Deputy 1. Francis Harden Hollis (Community Well-being)
2. Rosey Yunus (Women, Family and Childhood Development)
Constituency Dalat
Member of the Sarawak State Assembly
for Dalat
Assumed office
27 September 2001
Preceded by Mohd Effendi Norwawi (PBB – BN)
Majority 6,524 (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)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party PBB-BN (–2018)
PBB-GPS (2018–)
Other political
affiliations		 Sarawak Parties Alliance (2018–)
Spouse(s) Dr. Haji Adi Badozaman Tuah
Children 2
Occupation Politician
Website Official Facebook

Datin Paduka Sri Fatimah Abdullah née Ting Sai Ming is a Malaysian politician. She is the current Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Dalat, Sarawak and serves as the state Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development[1][2].

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 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. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Adenan announces Sarawak Cabinet, names three deputy CMs". Malay Mail. 17 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Fatimah the right candidate for Dalat: Taib". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Embracing the spirit of diversity". The Star (Malaysia). 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. 1 2 "Fatimah to take over from Empiang as PBB Wanita chief". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  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.
  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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