Halimah Ali | |
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| حليمة بنت علي | |
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| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKapar | |
| 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 theSelangor State Legislative Assembly forSelat 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 (1960-06-27)27 June 1960 (age 64) Marudi,Crown Colony of Sarawak (nowSarawak,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] |
Halimah binti Ali is aMalaysianpolitician anddoctor who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forKapar since November 2022. She served as Member of theSelangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in thePakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri BesarKhalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to September 2014 and Member of theSelangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forSelat Klang from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of theMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of thePerikatan 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 ofSelangor.
She delivered a speech inParliament criticising the quality of the cheaper and more affordable food and beverages offered by theMenu Rahmah initiative, introduced by theMinistry 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, includingcancer andautism. Her speech has been controversial and received sharp criticism from the government and autism groups. She initially denied that her speech was linked toMenu 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N45Selat 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 | N44Selat 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 | N32Seri 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P109Kapar | 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% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Companion of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021)[11]  | This article about a Malaysian politician is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |