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Deputy minister among VIPs feared on board missing helicopter in Sarawak
Tan Sri Dato' Hajjah Noriah binti Kasnon (2 January 1964 – 5 May 2016) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sungai Besar constituency in Selangor, Malaysia. She was a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party and was a Deputy Minister in the Barisan Nasional government of Najib Tun Razak.
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- Deputy minister among VIPs feared on board missing helicopter in Sarawak
- Noriah kasnon kuasa menentukan bangsa
- Death
- Legacy
- References
Noriah was elected to Parliament in the 2004 election for the newly created seat of Sungai Besar. She has since served as a deputy minister in a range of portfolios, including Energy, Green Technology and Water, and Women, Family and Community Development. In May 2013, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities.
Noriah kasnon kuasa menentukan bangsa
Death
Noriah and her husband, Asmuni Abdullah died in an AS 350 helicopter crash near Sebuyau, Sarawak. They were travelling with several other government officials from Betong to Kuching on 5 May 2016 when the helicopter lost contact with ground officials. Debris was found near Batang Lupar river the following day. The crash also killed Dato' Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, the member of Parliament for Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Secretary-General of Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Dr Sundaran Annamalai. Her remains were flown back to Selangor and buried at the Muslim Cemetery in Batu 12 Sungai Burong, Sabak Bernam.
Legacy
On 4 June 2016, in conjunction with the birthday of the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah has conferred Noriah Kasnon the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) award posthumostly, which carries the title "Tan Sri".
