Dato Hanifah Hajar Taib also known as Hanifah Hajar Taib-Alsree (born 1972) is a Malaysian

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and

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who has served as the Deputy Minister of Economy in the

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(PH) administration under Prime Minister

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and Minister

Rafizi Ramli Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli ( Jawi: ; born 14 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Pa ...

since December 2022 and the

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(MP) for

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since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of

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and

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Affairs for the second term in the

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(BN) administration under former Prime Minister

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and Minister

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from August 2021 to the collapse of the PN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the

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(PN) administration under former Prime Minister

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and Minister

from March 2020 to August 2021. She is a member of the

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(PBB), a component party of the

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(GPS) coalition which is aligned with the PN coalition and a former component party of the

(BN) coalition.He is also daughter of

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, the

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Background

Hanifah is the youngest daughter of

Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, who was the longest-serving

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. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Before venturing into politics, she spent about two decades working in different fields. She serves as chief executive officer at

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as well as the Executive Director at

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and Miri Marriott Resort & Spa. She is also a shareholder of

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and the Non-Independent & non-executive director of Sarawak Cable Berhad. She is also the Chairman of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM) Wanita Bahagian Sarawak. Hanifah is married to a Singaporean businessman Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree since 2000. In 2017, her wealth was estimated at RM 309 million, making her one of the richest women in Malaysia.

Election results

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, , , {nowrap, Hanifah Hajar Taib ( PBB) , align="right" , 21,733 , 78,23% , , , Abdul Jalil Bujang ( PKR) , 6,047 , 21.77%

Honour

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MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 3 ribbon PSBS

Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taib, Hanifah Hajar 1972 births Living people Malaysian Muslims Women members of the Dewan Rakyat Women in Sarawak politics Members of the Dewan Rakyat Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians