Raj Munni Sabu more commonly known as Aiman Athirah Al Jundi is a

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politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the

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(PH) administration under Prime Minister

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since December 2022 and the

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(MP) for

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since November 2022. She served as the

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from August 2018 to August 2021. She is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the 3rd Women Chief of PH since September 2021 and 2nd Women Chief of AMANAH since December 2019.

Education

Athirah is a graduate of Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Social Science with a major in political science and a minor in Islamic Studies.

Political career

Prior to joining Amanah, Aiman Athirah was a member of the PAS political party. She began her political career by joining PAS, but left the party after the defeat of PAS Deputy President

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in a party election. She then joined Amanah, a new party founded by Mohamad Sabu. Aiman Athirah has held several positions within her party, including PAS Women Head of Information and PAS Women Acting Director of Elections. She has also been a member of the Supreme Committee of the Central Pakatan Rakyat Women's Council. In addition to her political career, Aiman Athirah has been involved with various community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She has worked with the Oppressed People's Network (JERIT) to fight for issues of interest to the working class, and with EMPOWER to promote women's empowerment programs. She has also been involved with BERSIH, a coalition of NGOs demanding clean elections, and has been an activist for the People's Awakening in the Coalition of PROTES and the Movement to Abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA). Aiman Athirah has also been involved in efforts to protest the rising prices of goods and the privatisation of health and medical services. She has been an activist for the anti-war movement and a member of the Secretariat Committee of the Anti Tail Suit and Anti AES Campaign. In the 15th General Election (GE15), Aiman Athirah contested the Sepang parliamentary seat and won with a majority of 8949 votes.

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabu, Aiman Athirah Living people Former Malaysian Islamic Party politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Women members of the Dewan Rakyat 21st-century Malaysian politicians 21st-century Malaysian women politicians National Trust Party (Malaysia) politicians 1972 births