Siti Mariah Mahmud
Dr. Siti Mariah binti Mahmud (born 14 February 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) for the portfolios of Health, Women and Family Empowerment in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Serdang since May 2018. She is also a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), in the PH opposition coalition. Siti Mariah was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Raja from March 2008 to May 2018 for a decade when she was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition.
Yang Berhormat Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud | |
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Selangor State Executive Councillor for Health, Women and Family Empowerment | |
Assumed office 14 May 2018 | |
Monarch | Sharafuddin |
Menteri Besar | Mohamed Azmin Ali Amirudin Shari |
Preceded by | Daroyah Alwi |
Constituency | Seri Serdang |
Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Seri Serdang | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Noor Hanim Ismail (PAS) |
Majority | 14,363 (2018) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Raja, Selangor | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | S. Vigneswaran (MIC–BN) |
Succeeded by | Mohamad Sabu (AMANAH–PH) |
Majority | 29,395 (2013) 20,751 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Siti Mariah binti Mahmud 14 February 1958 Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2015) National Trust Party (Malaysia) (AMANAH) (2015-present) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (until 2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015-present) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Cairo University University of London National University of Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Doctor, lecturer |
Website | drsitimariah |
Siti Mariah was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election, gaining the seat of Kota Raja from the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] It was reported that her victory—for the Islamist PAS—came with the support of ethnic Chinese and Indian voters.[2] She was successfully reelected again in the 2013 election but she did not seek a third term reelection for her Kota Raja parliamentary seat in the 2018 election to make way for Mohamad Sabu, the president of AMANAH. She contested and won the Selangor State Legislative Assembly constituency of Seri Serdang instead as AMANAH of PH candidate for the first time.
In 2005, Siti Mariah was the first female candidate for vice-president of PAS, but her candidacy was defeated.[3] She has subsequently been portrayed as representing the "new dynamic progressive voice" of PAS.[4]
Before entering politics, Siti Mariah was a doctor and lecturer. She has six children.[4]
Election results
Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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2004 | Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) | 16,137 | 36.57% | Vigneswaran Sanasee (MIC) | 24,376 | 55.24% | 44,758 | 8,239 | 76.67% | ||
Krisnasamy Thevarayan (IND) | 3,608 | 8.18% | |||||||||
2008 | Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) | 38,630 | 68.36% | Vigneswaran Sanasee (MIC) | 17,879 | 31.64% | 57,323 | 20,751 | 79.74% | ||
2013 | Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) | 59,106 | 64.51% | Murugesan Sinnandavar (MIC) | 29,711 | 32.43% | 92,719 | 29,395 | 87.55% |
Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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2018 | Siti Mariah Mahmud (AMANAH) | 27,088 | 59.71% | Mohd Satim Diman (UMNO) | 12,725 | 28.05% | 46,054 | 14,363 | 87.18% | ||
Noor Hanim Ismail (PAS) | 5,552 | 12.24% |
References
- "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- Anwar, Zainah (5 October 2008). "In step with the rakyat". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- "Rebranding image the key, says new deputy". The Star. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- Ramanathan, Rathi (9 October 2008). "Doing good by PAS". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.