Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (born 10 July 1972) is a

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who served as Special Advisor to the

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from September 2021 to November 2022. She served as Deputy Minister of Works from May 2013 to May 2018 and Deputy Minister of Health from April 2009 to May 2013 in the

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(BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Minister Fadillah Yusof and former Minister

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as well as

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(MP) for

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from March 2004 to May 2018. She is member and Supreme Council member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She also served as Women Youth Chief of UMNO from March 2009 to October 2013.

Personal life

Rosnah was born on 10 July 1972 in

Kota Belud Kota Belud ( ms, Pekan Kota Belud; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kú-tá Mâu-lu̍t) is the capital of the Kota Belud District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 8,392 in 2010. It is roughly at the mi ...

, Sabah, Malaysia. Her father was an engineer while her mother was a housewife. Rosnah married Fadli Juanas on 11 July 2008. Rosnah and her family live in her hometown of Papar, Sabah.

Political career

Rosnah was elected to Parliament in the 2004 election, after being nominated by Barisan Nasional to replace its incumbent member Osu Sukam. Her election was unopposed. Before her election, she was a lawyer, and the head of UMNO's ''Puteri'' (female youth) wing in Sabah. In March 2009 she became the head of UMNO's women's youth wing ("UMNO Puteri") and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister for Health by incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak. On 16 May 2013, after the 13th General Election, she was shifted from Deputy Health Minister to Deputy Works Minister. Also in 2013, she relinquished the leadership of UMNO Puteri due to her exceeding the organisation's age limit, and was elected to the Supreme Council of the full party.

Election results

Honour

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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 (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosnah Shirlin 20th-century Malaysian lawyers Living people Members of the Dewan Rakyat Women members of the Dewan Rakyat Women in Sabah politics United Malays National Organisation politicians 1972 births Malaysian Muslims People from Sabah International Islamic University Malaysia alumni Malaysian women lawyers People from Kota Belud District Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu