Napsiah Omar

Tan Sri Napsiah binti Omar (21 April 1943 – 16 April 2018) was a Malaysian educator and politician.

The daughter of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) activists, she was born in Negeri Sembilan. She studied zoology and botany at the Australian National University and received a BSc in nutrition and education from Cornell University. From 1969 to 1982, Omar taught at the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, becoming associate professor and head of the Department of Human Studies.[1][2]

In 1972, she joined the local branch of the UMNO. She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat representing the constituency of Kuala Pilah in 1982 and was named Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government. She became divisional head of Wanita UMNO (the women's wing) and was also named to its national executive council. In 1987, she was named Minister of Public Enterprises. In 1990, she was elected deputy leader for Wanita UMNO. Later that year, she became Minister of National Unity and Social Development. In 1995, she did not run for reelection to the national assembly but instead was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly and served as the State Minister for Public Works.[1]

Napsiah died on 16 April 2018 at the age of 74 due to liver cancer.[3]

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

References

  1. 1 2 Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. 1999. pp. 94–98. ISBN 085092569X.
  2. ↑ Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. p. 1255. ISBN 1857432177.
  3. ↑ Mohd Hasbi Sidek (16 April 2018). Napsiah Omar meninggal dunia Berita Harian. Retrieved on 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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