Napsiah binti Omar (21 April 1943 – 16 April 2018) was a

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educator and politician. The daughter of

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(UMNO) activists, Napsiah was born in Negeri Sembilan. She studied zoology and botany at the

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and received a

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in nutrition and education from

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. From 1969 to 1982, Napsiah taught at the

Universiti Pertanian Malaysia University of Putra Malaysia ( Malay: ''Universiti Putra Malaysia''), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of ...

, becoming associate professor and head of the Department of Human Studies. In 1972, she joined the local branch of the UMNO. She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat representing the constituency of

Kuala Pilah Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Kolo Pilah''), or simply Pilah, is a town in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Townscape Kuala Pilah is an old valley town with many of the pre-war Chinese shop houses still fronting the ...

(1982-1995; 1999–2004) and was named Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government. She became divisional head of ''Wanita UMNO'' (the women's wing) and was also named to its national executive council. In 1987, she was named Minister of Public Enterprises. In 1990, she was elected deputy leader for Wanita UMNO. Later that year, she became Minister of National Unity and Social Development. In 1995 general election, she did not run for reelection to the parliamentary seat but instead was elected to the

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of Pilah seat and served as the State Minister for Public Works. In 1999 general election, she contested again the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat and won for another one term. Napsiah died on 16 April 2018 at the age of 74 due to liver cancer. She was buried at the Kampung Jawa Muslim Cemetery in

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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Commander of the

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(PSM) – Tan Sri (2007) * : ** MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan

Knight Companion of the

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(DSNS) – Dato' (1987)

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