Fatimah Abdul Majid

1964-1978

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Fatimah Abdul Majid PJN
فاطمه عبدالمجيد‎
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Plentong
In office 23 November 1959 –25 April 1964		Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Fatimah Abdul Majid 1919 British Malaya
Died	12 April 2013(2013-04-12) (aged 93–94) National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Spouse	Sheikh Abu Bakar Yahya
Occupation	Politician

Datuk Fatimah binti Abdul Majid was one of the founders of the establishment and fight another UMNO since 1946. She and other members of the campaign day and night in the interior of a bike ride, boat and on foot to meet people to find support and influence.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1959 she won Plentong by-election and was elected as the first woman to be a member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly. ^[1] Malaysia's 1964 general election she won and became the first woman elected to the Johor state of Malaysia Parliament. The next she was winning until the 1978 Malaysian general election. ^[2]

She founded and established the Territorial Army Women's team in 1964. While the country is facing tough scenario the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. ^{[3] [4]}

On 27 November 2008 she was awarded the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) which carries the title Datuk by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Negara. ^[5] She died on 12 April 2013 at the National Heart Institute (IJN) due to old age. ^[6]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2008)

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1959	Plentong		Fatimah Abdul Majid (UMNO)	12,600	67.47%		Mat Zain (SF)	5,343	NA	NA	2,320	NA

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1964	P100 Johore Bahru Timor, Johor		Fatimah Abdul Majid (UMNO)	6,901	30.68%		Tan Ah Ngoh (SF)	4,805	28.61%	18,676	7,257	78.46%
							Mohamed Noor Jettey (PAP)	733	3.92%
1969	P094 Batu Pahat Dalam, Johor		Fatimah Abdul Majid (UMNO)	15,979	75.94%		Sakroni Ahmad (GERAKAN)	5,062	24.06%	21,041	10,917	70.19%
1974	P110 Semerah, Johor		Fatimah Abdul Majid (UMNO)	16,030	78.56%		Abdul Hadi Mohamed Yassin (Independent)	4,374	21.44%	20,404	11,656	70.50%

References

1. "SENATOR'S WIFE WINS JOHORE BY-ELECTION BY BIG MAJORITY". The Straits Times . 24 November 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
2. Ahmad Zakuan, Ummu Atiyah (2022). WOMEN IN THE HOUSE : LEADERSHIP IN THE MALAYSIAN PARLIAMENT (IIUM PRESS). Malaysia: IIUM Press. p. 193. ISBN   978-967-491-029-7.
3. Mohd Basri, M.A Fawzi. Wataniah (in Malay). Malaysia. p. 253.
4. Imbasan Rejimen Semboyan Diraja, 1952-1990[Royal Signals Regiment Memoir, 1952-1990] (in Malay). Royal Signals Regiment (Malaysia). 1993. p. 185.
5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
6. "Tokoh Umno Datuk Paduka Fatimah Abdul Majid Meninggal Dunia". mStar (in Malay). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2025.