Role Politician Name Fatimah Abdullah | Website Official Facebook Occupation Politician | |
Preceded by Effendi Norwawi (PBB – BN) Born 1 February 1957 (age 67)
Crown Colony of Sarawak ( 1957-02-01 ) | ||
Political party PBB—Barisan Nasional | ||
Datuk Fatimah Abdullah née Ting Sai Ming is a Malaysian politician. She is the current state legislative member for Dalat, Sarawak and also hold the portfolio of Sarawak Minister of Welfare, Women and Community.
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Background
Fatimah hails from Kampung Teh in Dalat, Sarawak. Her father is a Foochow Chinese and her mother is a Melanau. She was brought up a Muslim by her maternal grandmother. She is married to Datu Dr Adi Badiozaman Tuah, social activist and the Director of the Sarawak Islamic Council of Educational Services Bureau and they have two children.
Fatimah is an educationist. She was a former principal of Sekolah Kebangsaan Puteri Wilayah in Kuala Lumpur.
Accolades
Fatimah was conferred the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (PGBK) which carries the title Datuk by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhamad Salahuddin on 28 September 2011.