Siti Zaharah Sulaiman

Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr.; Siti Zaharah Sulaiman; PSM SSAP SIMP
	سيتي زهرة بنت سليمان
Minister of National Unity and Community Development
	In office; 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Monarch	Salahuddin; Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad; Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Tiki Lafe
Preceded by	Zaleha Ismail
Succeeded by	Maximus Ongkili as Minister of Prime Minister's Department (National Unity and Integration) ; Shahrizat Abdul Jalil as Minister of Woman, Family and Community Development
Constituency	Paya Besar
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
	In office; 12 November 1996 – 14 December 1999
Monarch	Ja'afar; Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Fauzi Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	Chong Kah Kiat
Succeeded by	Bernard Giluk Dompok
Constituency	Paya Besar
Chairwoman of UMNO's Women's Wing
	In office; 9 October 1996 – 16 January 2000
President	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Rafidah Aziz
Succeeded by	Rafidah Aziz
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Paya Besar
	In office; 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Abdul Manan Ismail (UMNO–BN)
Majority	16,759 (1995); 3,563 (1999); 12,518 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Siti Zaharah binti Sulaiman; April 24, 1949; Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia).
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Siti Zaharah binti Sulaiman (Jawi: سيتي زهرة بنت سليمان) is a Malaysian politician. She also was the Minister of National Unity and Community Development, Malaysia. She was Chief of the Women's wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from 1996 to 1999. Siti Zaharah is a former member of the parliamentary constituency of Paya Besar, in Pahang for three terms from 1999 to 2008. In 2008 general election, she was replaced by Abdul Manan Ismail from BN-UMNO.

Career

During her tenure as Deputy Minister of Health she officiated the launch of the No Tobacco Month 1998 at Pasar Budaya, Kuala Lumpur on May 31, 1998. Since 1989, May 31 was proclaimed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World No Tobacco Day.[1]

UMNO Women's Politics

Siti Zaharah was elected to the UMNO Supreme Council of the 2000-2003 session. The 'veiled' image is shocking 'of UMNO women.[2]

In October 1996, he won the Wanita Umno Leader's Head defeating Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz (1984-1996) with a majority of 27 votes. Siti Zaharah's slogan is 'Bringing Change'. However, he lost to Rafidah Aziz at the UMNO General Assembly 2000. Siti Zaharah became Wanita UMNO chief for 3 years and 7 months. Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil defeated Rafidah in the struggle of the head of the movement at the UMNO General Assembly 2008.

In 2000, a total of 671 female delegates re-elected Rafidah Aziz. Rafidah held the post for 12 years from 1984-1996. Rafidah got 341 votes while Siti Zaharah earned 329. Rafidah won with a 12-vote majority excluding one broken vote.

UMNO women managed to create Amanah Saham Wanita (Asnita)[3] and hoped men could set up Amanah Saham Lelaki (Aslaki). With the membership of 2.8 million UMNO members, it is not impossible for 50 percent of Wanita UMNO members to meet the goal of raising RM200 million. [5]

Siti Zaharah maintains Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in the book 'A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 'regarding allegations against Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Elections

In 1995, she won the Paya Besar parliamentary seats. In 1999, she won again by beating Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok (PKR). In 2004, he won with a majority of 12,518 votes. Her victory marks 38 out of 43 BN women candidates win in the election. Also winning was Rafidah Aziz (Kuala Kangsar), Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail (Gombak); Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Lembah Pantai); Seripah Noli Syed Husin (Sepang); Senator Mastika Junaidah Husin (Arau); Rosnah Majid (Tanjong Dawai); Ng Yen Yen (Raub); Chew Mei Fun (Petaling Jaya Utara); Komala Krishnamoorthy (Kapar) and Kamala Ganapathy (Kota Raja); Lim Bee Kau (Padang Serai).

On 27 March 2004, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dropped Siti Zaharah's name from the post of minister.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**: P78 Mentakab, Pahang
Year	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986		Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO)	15,271	68.63%		Mohamed Rusdi Arif (PAS)	6,980	31.37%	23,196	8,291	71.59%
1990		Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO)	17,147	63.44%		Johari Ismail (S46)	9,883	36.56%	28,242	7,264	73.79%

**Parliament of Malaysia**: P84 Paya Besar, Pahang[4][5]
Year		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO)	25,551	74.40%	Wan Abd Rahman Wan Yusoff (S46)	8,792	25.60%	37,221	16,759	78.06%
1999	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO)	20,749	54.70%	Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok (KeADILan)	17,186	45.30%	42,221	3,563	79.24%
2004	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (UMNO)	20,474	72.02%	Saari Sungib (KeADILan)	7,956	27.98%	29,001	12,518	77.46%

Car accident

In 2005, she was seriously injured in an accident at Jalan Pintasan Sri Jaya. As a result of the violation, she was housed in the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital Intensive Care Unit, receiving a 10.16 cm stitch on the left side of his head while the Paya Besar UMNO division secretary of women, Fauziah Abdul Rahman, suffered a crack in the neck. [9]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2017)[6][7]
Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) - Dato' (1987)
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) - Dato' (1994)
- Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) - Dato' Indera (2001)
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2003)[8]

References

No tobacco month 1998
Wanita UMNO's Request For Supreme Council Seats Will Be Considered
Some 70,000 Have Invested In Asnita
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
"Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
"Three to receive 'Tun' title today; 51 to be conferred with 'Tan Sri'". New Straits Times. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
"Agong kurnia darjah kebesaran kepada 103 penerima" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
"Pahang royalty heads state honours list". The Star Online. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

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[1] No tobacco month 1998

[2] Wanita UMNO's Request For Supreme Council Seats Will Be Considered

[3] Some 70,000 Have Invested In Asnita

[election_results-4] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[undiinfo-5] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.

[6] "Three to receive 'Tun' title today; 51 to be conferred with 'Tan Sri'". New Straits Times. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[7] "Agong kurnia darjah kebesaran kepada 103 penerima" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[8] "Pahang royalty heads state honours list". The Star Online. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.