Rubiah Wang
Rubiah Wang | |
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رابعة بنت واڠ | |
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development | |
Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Minister | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (Deputy Minister of Rural Development I) Hasbi Habibollah (Deputy Minister of Rural Development II) |
Constituency | Kota Samarahan |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Samarahan | |
Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (BN–PBB) |
Majority | 17,401 (2013) 16,992 (2018) 29,445 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Rubiah binti Wang |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
Occupation | Politician |
Rubiah binti Wang (Jawi: رابعة بنت واڠ) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Samarahan since May 2013. She is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GRS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Background
[edit]Rubiah Wang graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) with a Bachelor in Social Sciences. She began her career as a teacher at SMK Openg from 1992 to 1994. She then worked as a Sarawak Administrative Officer until 2006, before being promoted to the position of District Officer of Asajaya in 2007. In 2013, she resigned and participated in the 13th Malaysian General Election, running for the Kota Samarahan constituency.[1]
Political career
[edit]She was first elected to Parliament in the 2013 general election after winning the Kota Samarahan federal seat. She was reelected as the MP for Kota Samarahan in the 2018 and 2022 general elections.
Election results
[edit]Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2013 | P197 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak | Rubiah Wang (PBB) | 24,202 | 78.06% | Abang Ahmad Kerdee Abang Masagus (PAS) | 6,801 | 21.94% | 31,612 | 17,401 | 82.85% | ||
2018 | Rubiah Wang (PBB) | 25,070 | 69.90% | Sopian Julaihi (AMANAH) | 8,078 | 22.52% | 36,551 | 16,992 | 78.94% | |||
Zulkipli Ramzi (PAS) | 2,719 | 7.58% | ||||||||||
2022 | Rubiah Wang (PBB) | 42,278 | 76.71% | Abg Abdul Halil Abg Naili (AMANAH) | 12,833 | 23.29% | 56,238 | 29,445 | 67.02% |
Honours
[edit]Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidate Profile: P197 Rubian Wang - MYVotes13 - GE13 Coverage by Borneo Post Online". ge13.theborneopost.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022.