Malaysian politician
Datuk Seri Panglima Hajah Azizah binti Mohd Dun (Jawi: عزيزة بنت محمد دون; born 27 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as Chairperson of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) from May 2020 to December 2022 and of the Special Select Committee on Fundamental Liberty and Constitutional Rights from November 2021 to November 2022, Deputy Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from August 2020 to October 2022, the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Najib Razak and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as well as former Ministers Rohani Abdul Karim and Ong Ka Ting from May 2013 to May 2018 and from March 2004 to March 2008 respectively. She also served as the State Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs of Sabah in the BN state administration under former Chief Minister Musa Aman from 2008 to 2013. In addition, she served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaufort from March 2004 to March 2008 and again from May 2013 to November 2022, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Klias from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as a Senator from 2000 to 2004. She is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) as well as formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalitions and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[1] She left UMNO to be an independent in 2018 and later joined BERSATU in 2019 until 2022, and become official member of GAGASAN in 2023 after she left BERSATU in December 2022. She was officially appointed as Women Chief of GRS since 2023 after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of GRS in March 2023.[2]
Personal life
Azizah was born in the town of Beaufort on 27 March 1955. She is married to Paiman Karim. In 2012, she was involved in a car accident but survived with slight injuries while her bodyguard and driver were seriously injured.[3]
Political career
Fight against child and women abuse
Azizah strongly opposed child and women abuse. During her candidacy, she organised seminar, talks and action plans to combat domestic crimes involving children and women.[4] She frequently alerted the Malaysian society on the rise of child abuses cases and strongly urged the crimes must be stopped. She also added that children and women should not be subjected to domestic or any kind of violence.[5] Azizah is one of the leader who initiated the state committee to co-ordinate women's activity in line with the country 1Malaysia program.
Support for the disabled
Azizah is also the supporter for disabled people to be given more aid, moreover following her tragic car accident in 2012 that left her own bodyguard amputated.[3][6] In 2010, she applaud Kota Kinabalu City Hall Mayor Iliyas Ibrahim for providing more facility to people who have special needs. According to her, the movement made by the Mayor "have been a good contribution to the state".[7]
Elections
2013 general election
In the 2013 election, Azizah faced Lajim Ukin, a former United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) strongman who had leaped to People's Justice Party (PKR). Azizah was the seat holder for Klias. She changed her seat candidacy to be able to face off her former colleague in the Beaufort parliamentary seat.[8][9][10]
2018 general election
Before the 2018 election, Azizah said she support whoever is the selected candidate for their party even if she is not selected.[11] Prior to the election, she was selected again to representing the Beaufort parliamentary seat and won.[12][13]
Election results
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[16][17][18][19]
| Year
|
Constituency
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Opponent(s)
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Ballots cast
|
Majority
|
Turnout
|
| 1986
|
N36 Klias
|
|
Azizah Mohd Dun (USNO)
|
2,652
|
47.36%
|
|
Lajim Ukin (PBS)
|
2,749
|
49.09%
|
5,670
|
97
|
74.55%
|
|
|
Empih Godfrey Eigur (BERJAYA)
|
199
|
3.55%
|
| 1990
|
|
Azizah Mohd Dun (USNO)
|
2,888
|
41.11%
|
|
Lajim Ukin (PBS)
|
3,679
|
52.36%
|
7,102
|
791
|
78.49%
|
|
|
Loi Siang Tong (BERJAYA)
|
348
|
4.95%
|
|
|
Duin Banang (AKAR)
|
111
|
1.58%
|
| 2008
|
N25 Klias
|
|
Azizah Mohd Dun (UMNO)
|
5,900
|
61.36%
|
|
Abdul Rahman Md Yakub (PKR)
|
3,487
|
36.28%
|
9,976
|
2,413
|
71.90%
|
|
|
Tuafick Ruschi (IND)
|
109
|
1.13%
|
|
|
Md. Tajuddin Md. Walli (IND)
|
82
|
0.85%
|
|
|
Mat Lani Sabli (IND)
|
37
|
0.38%
|
Honours
See also
References
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