In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Noraini. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr.
Noraini Ahmad
DGSM DSAP DMSM MP
نورعيني أحمد
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2023
Monarchs
Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim
Minister
Nancy Shukri
Preceded by
Aiman Athirah Sabu
Constituency
Parit Sulong
Chairperson of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority
In office 26 March 2023 – 31 January 2024
Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Director General
Abdullah Zainal
Preceded by
Salim Shariff
Succeeded by
Manndzri Nasib
Minister of Higher Education
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch
Abdullah
Prime Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy
Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad
Preceded by
Herself
Succeeded by
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Constituency
Parit Sulong
In office 10 March 2020 – 6 August 2021
Monarch
Abdullah
Prime Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy
Mansor Othman
Preceded by
Mahathir Mohamad (Acting Minister of Education)
Succeeded by
Herself
Constituency
Parit Sulong
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009)
Minister
Subramaniam Sathasivam
Preceded by
Abdul Rahman Bakar
Succeeded by
Maznah Mazlan
Constituency
Parit Sulong
Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee
In office 11 April 2019 – 10 March 2020
Nominated by
Mahathir Mohamad
Appointed by
Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
Deputy
Wong Kah Woh
Preceded by
Ronald Kiandee
Succeeded by
Wong Kah Woh
Constituency
Parit Sulong
Second Deputy President and the 10th Women Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 June 2018
President
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy
Norliza Abdul Rahim
Preceded by
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
2nd Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 2004–2009
President
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy
Rosnah Shirlin
Preceded by
Azalina Othman Said
Succeeded by
Rosnah Shirlin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Parit Sulong
Chairperson of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
2017–2019
Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian (CWP)
2017–2019
Member of the Committee of Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association
2018–
Honorary Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association of Malaysia
Personal details
Born
Noraini binti Ahmad
(1967-11-07) 7 November 1967 (age 56) Kampung Bintang, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Political party
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (since 1985)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (since 1985)
Children
2
Alma mater
University of Saskatchewan (BComm) Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (MBA) Universiti Utara Malaysia (PhD) Asia e University (DBA)
Occupation
Politician
Noraini Ahmad on Facebook Noraini Ahmad on Parliament of Malaysia
Noraini binti Ahmad (Jawi: نورعيني بنت أحمد; born 7 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Nancy Shukri since December 2023, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit Sulong since March 2008. She served as the Minister of Higher Education for the second term under the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022, the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to her resignation in August 2021. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She has also served as the 10th Women Chief of UMNO since June 2018 and 2nd Women Youth Chief of UMNO from 2004 to 2009 and 1st Deputy Women Youth Chief from 2001 to her promotion to women youth chief in 2004. She is formerly a Chairperson of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) from March 2023[1] to January 2024. She is also the first female PAC chairperson in Malaysian history. Her appointment as a deputy minister in December 2023 is a rare occurrence in Malaysian politics since she was a former federal minister in the Muhyiddin cabinet and Ismail Sabri cabinet. She is one of the three deputy ministers who were previously a federal minister alongside Shamsul Anuar Nasarah and M. Kulasegaran.
^"Zahid sah Noraini dilantik Pengerusi Risda, pertahan pelantikan Asyraf Wajdi". Astro Awani. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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