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Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (born 15 August 1953) is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Malaysian cabinet. She is a Senator in the Dewan Negara and the former Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai which she held for 13 years before eventually losing it to first time MP, 27 year old Nurul Izzah Anwar during the 2008 general election.
Shahrizat is the Chairlady of the Women's wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and therefore also the Chairlady of the Women's Wing of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
Shahrizat is married to Datuk Dr. Mohamad Salleh Ismail with whom she has three children.
Shahrizat became the first Minister for Women and Family Development when the ministry was created by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2001. Later, when Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Prime Minister, he revamped the ministry and renamed it to Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development.
She was also acting Federal Territories Minister from 16 October 2005 until 16 February 2005
Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Shahrizat as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women and Social Development Affairs on March 18, 2008 .[2]
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Upon Shahrizat's victory as Wanita UMNO Chairlady on March 26, 2009, and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak becoming Prime Minister of Malaysia, she was reappointed as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development on April 10, 2009.
Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (born 15 August 1953) is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Malaysian cabinet. She is a Senator in the Dewan Negara and the former Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai which she held for 13 years before eventually losing it to first time MP, 27 year old Nurul Izzah Anwar during the 2008 general election.
Shahrizat is the Chairlady of the Women's wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and therefore also the Chairlady of the Women's Wing of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
Shahrizat is married to Datuk Dr. Mohamad Salleh Ismail with whom she has three children.
Shahrizat became the first Minister for Women and Family Development when the ministry was created by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2001. Later, when Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Prime Minister, he revamped the ministry and renamed it to Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development.
She was also acting Federal Territories Minister from 16 October 2005 until 16 February 2005
Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Shahrizat as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women and Social Development Affairs on March 18, 2008 .[2]
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Upon Shahrizat's victory as Wanita UMNO Chairlady on March 26, 2009, and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak becoming Prime Minister of Malaysia, she was reappointed as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development on April 10, 2009.
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