Halimah Ali | |
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حليمة بنت علي | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kapar | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 11,782 (2022) |
Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Education,Higher Education and Human Capital Development) | |
In office 25 March 2008 –26 September 2014 | |
Monarch | Sharafuddin |
Menteri Besar | Khalid Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Ahmad Nawawi M. Zin |
Succeeded by | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad |
Constituency | Selat Klang |
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Selat Klang | |
In office 8 March 2008 –9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Norliza Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rashid Asari (PH–BERSATU) |
Majority | 1,459 (2008) 2,754 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Halimah binti Ali 27 June 1960 Marudi,Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak,Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
Spouse | Ahmad Supian |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Doctor [1] |
Dr. Halimah binti Ali is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar since November 2022. She served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to September 2014 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selat Klang from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS),a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PR coalitions. She was also the Chairperson of the Selangor Public Library Corporation (PPAS) and Chairperson of the National Unity Committee of PAS of Selangor.
She delivered a speech in Parliament criticising the quality of the cheaper and more affordable food and beverages offered by the Menu Rahmah initiative,introduced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living. This initiative aimed to ease the economic and financial burden of low-income consumers. She claimed that the food and beverages would increase of risk of various medical conditions,including cancer and autism. Her speech has been controversial and received sharp criticism from the government and autism groups. She initially denied that her speech was linked to Menu Rahmah but subsequently apologised,stating that her speech had been misinterpreted. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | N45 Selat Klang | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 6,508 | 34.07% | Norliza Ahmad (UMNO) | 12,593 | 65.93% | 19,447 | 6,085 | 71.68% | ||
2008 | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 11,437 | 53.41% | Norliza Ahmad (UMNO) | 9,978 | 46.59% | 21,787 | 1,459 | 75.37% | |||
2013 | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 17,085 | 54.38% | Faisal Yahya (UMNO) | 14,331 | 45.62% | 31,874 | 2,754 | 86.40% | |||
2018 | N44 Selat Klang | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 11,766 | 34.52% | Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU) | 12,266 | 35.99% | 34,571 | 500 | 83.55% | ||
Mohd Khairi Hussin (UMNO) | 9,949 | 24.19% | ||||||||||
Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM) | 52 | 0.15% | ||||||||||
Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin (IND) | 49 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
2018 | N32 Seri Setia | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 9,698 | 41.40% | Halimey Abu Bakar (PKR) | 13,725 | 58.60% | 23,615 | 4,027 | 44.15% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2022 | P109 Kapar | Halimah Ali (PAS) | 65,751 | 41.61% | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 53,969 | 34.15% | 158,030 | 11,782 | 83.45% | ||
Muhammad Noor Azman (UMNO) | 35,079 | 22.20% | ||||||||||
Mohd Pathan Hussin (PEJUANG) | 1,015 | 0.64% | ||||||||||
Daroyah Alwi (PBM) | 1,474 | 0.93% | ||||||||||
Rahim Awang (WARISAN) | 265 | 0.17% | ||||||||||
VP Sevelinggam (IND) | 477 | 0.30% |
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