Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | |
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| مس إرمياتي شمس الدين | |
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| Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Appointed by | Johari Abdul |
| Deputy | Wong Shu Qi (2023–2024) Teresa Kok Suh Sim (since 2024) |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
| Preceded by | Shabudin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Ramkarpal Singh |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Wan Junaidi |
| Preceded by | Mohd Hatta Ramli (Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development) |
| Succeeded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
| Preceded by | James Dawos Mamit (Deputy Minister of Tourism) Joseph Salang Gandum (Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture I) Maglin Dennis D'Cruz (Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture II) |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture) |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forMasjid Tanah | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Seman Yusop (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 16,200 (2013) 8,159 (2018) 4,411 (2022) |
| 2nd Women Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2024 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Vice Women Chief | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi |
| Preceded by | Rina Harun |
| 2nd Vice Women Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| In office 16 August 2020 – 28 October 2024 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Women Chief | Rina Harun |
| Preceded by | Shamsilah Siru |
| Succeeded by | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi |
| 4th Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 12 October 2013 – 24 June 2018 | |
| President | Najib Razak |
| Vice Women Youth Chief | Zahida Zarik Khan |
| Preceded by | Rosnah Shirlin |
| Succeeded by | Zahida Zarik Khan |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin (1976-11-13)13 November 1976 (age 49) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | UMNO(2001–2018) Independent(2018)  BERSATU(since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (2001–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020)  Perikatan Nasional (PN)(since 2020) |
| Spouse | Mohd Helmy Abd Talib |
| Children | 5 (4 sons and 1 daughter) |
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| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | emysamsudin |
| Mas Ermieyati Samsudin onFacebook Mas Ermieyati Samsudin onParliament of Malaysia | |
Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin (Jawi: مس إرمياتي بنت شمس الدين; born 13 November 1976) is aMalaysianpolitician andlawyer who has served as Chairperson of thePublic Accounts Committee (PAC) since April 2023[1][2] and as theMember of Parliament (MP) forMasjid Tanah since May 2013. She served asDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under formerprime ministerIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former MinisterWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022,Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives in thePerikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021[3][4] and theDeputy Minister of Tourism and Culture in the BN administration under former Prime MinisterNajib Razak and former MinisterMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. She is a member and the Women Chief of theMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member ofUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She has previously served as the 2nd Vice Women Chief of BERSATU from August 2020 to October 2024 and the Women Youth Chief of UMNO from October 2013 to June 2018. After the defeat of BN to thePakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition in the2018 general election, she resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019. She is also the second female PAC Chairperson afterNoraini Ahmad inMalaysian history.[5][6][7][8]
She was born on 13 November 1976 at theMalacca General Hospital and is the second child of Hjh Salbiah Ahmad and Hj Samsudin Md Ali. Raised in Malacca and earned an early education at Methodist Girls School (2) Tengkera, Melaka and Sekolah Kebangsaan Ramuan China Besar, Masjid Tanah Melaka. She then received an offer to Full Boarding School,Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru (1989-1993) and furthered her studies at Law Matriculation and Law Degree inNational University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor.[9]
After graduating with a Law Degree from UKM, she started her career as an advocate and solicitor lawyer at Khairul Latif & Associates and Adillah A. Nordin. In 2004, with two partners, Mohd Khairul Nizam Abd Kadir and Desmond Ho Chee Cheong, Mas Ermieyati opened their own legal firm, Messrs. Ermiey Nizam & Ho. The same time of interest in volunteer work is well-suited to the soul. Since school age and as early as 15, she has been active with the Association of Youth Movement 4B (GB4B). She is currently the Member of the GB4B Malaysia Top Council Member.[9] As the MP for Masjid Tanah, she selectively insinuated with unfounded claims that theAnwar government was trying to bring in more permanent residents from China.[10]
She was involved in politics since becoming a lawyer in 2001 when the third UMNO wing of PUTERI was agreed by the UMNO President to be established throughout the country. This time she was offered a seat in the sponsorship committee at Alor Gajah. In 2003, she became the Chairwoman of PUTERI UMNO Division of Alor Gajah and the Head of PUTERI State of Melaka (new delineation of 2004 changed to the Masjid Tanah Division) for 10 years until 2013 and during the same period, she was also EXCO PUTERI UMNO Malaysia.
In the2013 Malaysian general election, Mas Ermieyati was elected theMasjid Tanah MP as theBarisan National candidate, defeatingPAS candidate Mohd Nasaie Bin Ismail. She obtained 27,688 votes compared to her opponent's 11,488 votes. She represented Malaysia abroad in conferences such as the 34th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), and the Women In Parliament Forum. In 2014, she represented theMalaysian Parliament inTehran for the 9th Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (Puic) Conference and Meetings.
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She is married to Mohd Helmy Abd Talib and has five children - 4 sons named Haiqal, Hakim, Hafiy and Hasif and a daughter named Eiman Miesha.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | P134Masjid Tanah | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO) | 27,688 | 70.68% | Nasaie Ismail (PAS) | 11,488 | 29.32% | 39,827 | 16,200 | 86.67% | ||
| 2018 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO) | 22,898 | 54.10% | Sabirin Ja’afar (BERSATU) | 14,739 | 34.82% | 42,325 | 8,159 | 83.52% | |||
| Mohd Nasir Othman (PAS) | 4,688 | 11.08% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (BERSATU) | 25,604 | 46.77% | Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid (UMNO) | 21,193 | 38.71% | 54,479 | 4,411 | 79.15% | |||
| Muthalib Uthman (MUDA) | 7,445 | 13.60% | ||||||||||
| Handrawirawan Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) | 507 | 0.93% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2021 | N02Tanjung Bidara | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (BERSATU) | 3,195 | 44.11% | Ab Rauf Yusoh (UMNO) | 3,559 | 49.14% | 7,243 | 364 | 71.48% | ||
| Zainal Hassan (PKR) | 489 | 6.75% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Malacca
Knight Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2017)[18][19] Companion Class I of theExalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (2014)[18] Member of theExalted Order of Malacca (DSM) (2011)[20]
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2007)[21]
Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2004)[22]
Negeri Sembilan
Member of theOrder of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2008)[23]
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