Role Politician Name Norah Rahman | Religion Sunni Islam Occupation Politician | |
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Preceded by Constituency established Born 4 October 1959 (age 64)
Crown Colony of Sarawak ( 1959-10-04 ) | ||
Political party PBB—Barisan Nasional | ||
P206 Tanjung Manis - Norah Abdul Rahman (PBB)
Datuk Hajjah Norah Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1959) is a Malaysian politician. She is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.
Norah is the daughter of former Sarawak Chief Minister and Governor Abdul Rahman Ya'kub. Before entering politics, she was a businesswoman. She was elected to Parliament unopposed in the 2008 election, replacing Wahab Dolah as the PBB's nominee for the Tanjong Manis seat. She was re-elected in 2013, winning almost 90% of votes cast to defeat a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) candidate.
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