Napsiah Omar

Napsiah binti Omar (21 April 1943 – 16 April 2018) was a Malaysian educator and politician.

In this Malay name, the name Omar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Napsiah.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Napsiah Omar PSM DSNS
Minister of National Unity and Community Development
In office 27 October 1990 – 7 May 1995
Monarch	Azlan Shah Ja’afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Alexander Lee Yu Lung
Preceded by	Portfolio Established
Succeeded by	Zaleha Ismail
Constituency	Kuala Pilah
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office 20 May 1987 – 26 October 1990
Monarch	Iskandar Azlan Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Daud Taha
Preceded by	Rafidah Aziz
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor
Constituency	Kuala Pilah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Pilah
In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Abu Zahar Ujang (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Hasan Malek (UMNO–BN)
Majority	2,818 (1999)
In office 22 April 1982 – 24 April 1995
Preceded by	Mansor Othman (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Abu Zahar Ujang (UMNO–BN)
Majority	15,195 (1982) 14,941 (1986) 11,906 (1990)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Pilah
In office 24 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Abu Zahar Ujang (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Norhayati Omar (UMNO–BN)
Majority	4,549 (1995)
Personal details
Born	Napsiah binti Omar (1943-04-21)April 21, 1943 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	April 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 74) Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Children	4 (3 sons, 1 daughter)
Alma mater	Australian National University Cornell University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Academician

The daughter of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) activists, Napsiah was born in Negeri Sembilan. She studied zoology and botany at the Australian National University and received a BSc in nutrition and education from Cornell University. From 1969 to 1982, Napsiah taught at the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, becoming associate professor and head of the Department of Human Studies.[1][2]

In 1972, she joined the local branch of the UMNO. She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat representing the constituency of Kuala Pilah (1982-1995; 1999-2004) and was named Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government. She became divisional head of Wanita UMNO (the women's wing) and was also named to its national executive council. In 1987, she was named Minister of Public Enterprises. In 1990, she was elected deputy leader for Wanita UMNO. Later that year, she became Minister of National Unity and Social Development. In 1995 general election, she did not run for reelection to the parliamentary seat but instead was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly of Pilah seat and served as the State Minister for Public Works.[1] In 1999 general election, she contested again the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat and won for another one term.

Napsiah died on 16 April 2018 at the age of 74 due to liver cancer.[3]

Election Results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[4]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	Pilah		Napsiah Omar (UMNO)	5,727	80.33%		Azizuddin Ishak (S46)	1,178	16.52%	7,129	4,549	67.88%

Parliament of Malaysia[4]

Year	Constituency	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	Kuala Pilah, N. Sembilan		Napsiah Omar (UMNO)	19,206	82.72%		Othman Hamzah (PAS)	4,011	17.28%	24,395	15,195	74.62%
1986			Napsiah Omar (UMNO)	19,400	81.31%		Mansoor Keliwan (PAS)	4,459	18.69%	25,076	14,941	70.77%
1990			Napsiah Omar (UMNO)	19,444	72.06%		Abd Halim Mohd (S46)	7,538	27.94%	27,267	11,906	72.75%
1999			Napsiah Omar (UMNO)	16,494	54.67%		Ruslan Kasim (KeADILan)	13,676	45.33%	31,232	2,818	71.14%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2007)[5][6]
•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) - Dato' (1987)[5]

References

1. Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. 1999. pp. 94–98. ISBN 085092569X.
2. Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. p. 1255. ISBN 1857432177.
3. Mohd Hasbi Sidek (16 April 2018). Napsiah Omar meninggal dunia Berita Harian. Retrieved on 16 April 2018.
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
5. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 February 2020.
6. "Chief Sec Sidek heads King's honours list". The Star. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2020.