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Hajah Azizah binti Mohd Dun ( Jawi: عزيزة بنت محمد دون; born 27 March 1955) is a

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politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

who has served as Chairperson of the

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(MARA) since May 2020 and of the Special Select Committee on Fundamental Liberty and Constitutional Rights since November 2021. She served as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the

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(BN) administration under former Prime Ministers

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

and

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

as well as former Ministers

Rohani Abdul Karim Dato’ Sri Hajah Rohani binti Abdul Karim ( Jawi: روحاني بنت عبدالكريم; born 3 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Deputy Minister of Domestic T ...

and

Ong Ka Ting Ong Ka Ting (; born 15 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the former Housing and Local Government Minister from 1999 to 2008 and Acting Transport Minister from May to June 2003 in the Malaysian cabinet. Ong also served as the sev ...

from May 2013 to May 2018 and from March 2004 to March 2008 respectively. She also served as the State Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs of Sabah in the BN state administration under former Chief Minister

Musa Aman Musa Bin Haji Aman ( Jawi: موسى بن حاج أمان; born 30 March 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister, State Minister of Finance from March 2003 to May 2018, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Ass ...

from 2008 to 2013. In addition, she served as the

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(MP) for

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from March 2004 to March 2008 and again from May 2013 to November 2022 as well as Member of the

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(MLA) for Klias from March 2008 to May 2013. She is a member of the

Malaysian United Indigenous Party The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...

(BERSATU), a component party of the

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(PN) and

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(GRS) as well as formerly

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(PH) opposition coalitions and was a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She left UMNO to be an

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in 2018 and later joined BERSATU in 2019.

Personal life

Azizah was born in the town of

on 27 March 1955. She is married to Paiman Karim. In 2012, she was involved in a car accident but survived with slight injuries while her bodyguard and driver were seriously injured.

Political career

Fight against child and women abuse

Azizah strongly opposed

child A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...

and women abuse. During her candidacy, she organised seminar, talks and action plans to combat domestic crimes involving children and women. She frequently alerted the Malaysian society on the rise of child abuses cases and strongly urged the crimes must be stopped. She also added that children and women should not be subjected to domestic or any kind of violence. Azizah is one of the leader who initiated the state committee to co-ordinate women's activity in line with the country 1Malaysia program.

Support for the disabled

Azizah is also the supporter for

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to be given more aid, moreover following her tragic car accident in 2012 that left her own bodyguard amputated. In 2010, she applaud

Kota Kinabalu City Hall The Kota Kinabalu City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, abbreviated DBKK; is the city council which administers the city and district of Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four ...

Mayor Iliyas Ibrahim for providing more facility to people who have special needs. According to her, the movement made by the Mayor "have been a good contribution to the state".

Elections

2013 general election

In the 2013 election, Azizah faced

Lajim Ukin Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Lajim Ukin (15 June 1955 – 29 August 2021) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Beaufort constituency in Sabah from 2008 to 2013, the Deputy Minister of Transport from 2008 to 2009 ...

, a former

(UMNO) strongman who had leaped to

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(PKR). Azizah was the seat holder for Klias. She changed her seat candidacy to be able to face off her former colleague in the Beaufort parliamentary seat.

2018 general election

Before the 2018 election, Azizah said she support whoever is the selected candidate for their party even if she is not selected. Prior to the election, she was selected again to representing the Beaufort parliamentary seat and won.

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(DIMP) – Dato' (2003) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

Order of Kinabalu The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia. Background The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu is established by virtue of Section 3(a) of State Honou ...

(PGDK) – Datuk (2009) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the

(SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azizah Mohd Dun 1955 births Living people People from Sabah Malaysian Muslims Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians United Malays National Organisation politicians Independent politicians in Malaysia Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Dewan Negara Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly Sabah state ministers Women members of the Dewan Rakyat Women members of the Dewan Negara Women MLAs in Sabah 21st-century Malaysian politicians Grand Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu 21st-century Malaysian women politicians