Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (born 15 August 1953) is a Malaysian politician and the former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Malaysian cabinet. She was also 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 and daughter of de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, 27 year old Nurul Izzah Anwar during the 2008 general election. In 2011-2012, her political career became mired in national controversy when she and her family were accused of misusing public funds in the National Feedlot Corporation scandal, eventually leading to her resignation as Senator and Minister for Women's Affairs.
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 Seri Dr. Mohamad Salleh Ismail with whom she has three children.
Shahrizat was born on 15 August 1953 in Penang into a Pakistani/Malay family. She was an active student in academics and also curricular activities.
She attended Northam Road Girls' School and Madrasah Tarbiah Islamiah during her primary years, and pursued her secondary education at St. George's Girls' School. She then continue her school education in the prestigious Tungku Kursiah College in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. She attended University Malaya Law School graduated with distinction in 1976. She then served as a magistrate for three years. Shahrizat was later appointed as the Assistant Treasury Solicitor. She leaves the public service sector in 1980 to become a partner in a law firm. Shahrizat was with Soo Thein Ming & Shahrizat for 16 years before she started her own legal firm Tetuan Shahrizat & Tan on the 1st of July 1983.[1]
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