Women in the Dewan Negara
There have been 136 women in the Dewan Negara since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. As of 2018, there are 14 female senators, or 20.00% of the body.[1]
Women have had the right to sit in Dewan Negara since 1959, however, it was not until Aishah Ghani to be appointed as the first female senator in 1962.[2] Women have been appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and indirectly elected by all state legislatures to represent their states in the Dewan Negara. Since then, all states have had multiple female senators – in chronological order: Kedah (1975), Terengganu (1975), Pahang (1977), Sabah (1989), Kelantan (1991), Selangor (1991), Johor (1997), Negeri Sembilan (1999), Malacca (1999), Perlis (2005), Perak (2006), Sarawak (2010) and Penang (2015).
List of female senators[]
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This is an incomplete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Negara, ordered alphabetically. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.[3][4][5]
Elected by the State Legislative Assembly[]
| Senator | Party | State | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armani Mahiruddin | BN (UMNO) | Sabah | 20 December 2005 | 19 December 2008 |
| 22 December 2008 | 21 December 2011 | |||
| PAS | Kelantan | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2021 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 25 June 1990 | 24 June 1993 | |
| @ Christine Vanhouten | BN (UPKO) | Sabah | ||
| 31 July 2000 | 30 July 2003 | |||
| BN (PBB) | Sarawak | 19 July 2010 | 18 July 2013 | |
| 19 July 2013 | 18 July 2016 | |||
| BN (PBB) | Sarawak | 28 June 2004 | 27 June 2007 | |
| 11 July 2007 | 10 July 2010 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 November 2015 | 5 November 2018 | |
| Fadhlina Sidek | PH (PKR) | Penang | 1 September 2021 | 31 August 2024 |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 19 December 1983 | 18 December 1986 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 23 February 1987 | 22 February 1990 | |
| 26 December 1989 | 25 December 1992 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | |||
| 10 January 1984 | 9 January 1987 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Malacca | 27 December 1999 | 26 December 2002 | |
| BN (MCA) | Perak | 6 December 2006 | 5 December 2009 | |
| 16 November 2009 | 15 November 2012 | |||
| PAS | Kelantan | 4 August 1997 | 3 August 2000 | |
| née Ida Undan | Sabah | 29 December 1989 | 28 December 1992 | |
| PAS | Kelantan | 4 August 1997 | 3 August 2000 | |
| Juhanis Abdul Aziz | BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 24 August 2021 | 23 August 2024 |
| PAS | Kelantan | 24 July 1991 | 23 July 1994 | |
| 9 May 1994 | 8 May 1997 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 13 December 1993 | 12 December 1996 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 14 May 1996 | 13 May 1999 | |
| PAS | Kelantan | 9 July 2012 | 8 July 2015 | |
| 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2018 | |||
| BN (MCA) | Malacca | 19 April 1993 | 18 April 1996 | |
| BN (MCA) | Negeri Sembilan | 19 May 1999 | 18 May 2002 | |
| PH (DAP) | Penang | 27 August 2018 | 31 August 2024 | |
| BN (MCA) | Johor | |||
| BN (MCA) | Pahang | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 9 November 1977 | 8 November 1980 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Perlis | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | |||
| PAS | Kelantan | 19 July 2006 | 18 July 2009 | |
| 6 July 2009 | 5 July 2012 | |||
| Ng Yen Yen | BN (MCA) | Pahang | 13 December 1993 | 12 December 1996 |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 22 June 2015 | 22 September 2017 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 13 July 1987 | 12 July 1990 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 23 December 2005 | 22 December 2008 | |
| Nuridah Salleh | PAS | Terengganu | 29 November 2018 | 28 November 2021 |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Malacca | 3 May 1999 | 2 May 2002 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 6 September 1996 | 5 September 1999 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 26 January 2012 | 25 January 2015 | |
| BN (MCA) | Selangor | 5 August 1991 | 4 August 1994 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Perlis | 25 July 2018 | 24 July 2021 | |
| PAS | Terengganu | 27 December 1999 | 26 December 2002 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Appointed | |||
| Negeri Sembilan | 14 December 2006 | 13 December 2009 | ||
| BN (MCA) | Johor | 24 April 2000 | 23 April 2003 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Kedah | 30 May 2014 | 29 May 2017 | |
| Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail | PKR | Penang | 22 June 2015 | 21 June 2018 |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 10 August 2018 | 9 August 2021 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 8 May 2006 | 7 May 2009 | |
| Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | PAS | Kelantan | ||
| 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2006 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | Perlis | 20 December 2005 | 19 December 2008 | |
| Tan Ah Eng | BN (MCA) | Johor | 12 May 1997 | 11 May 2000 |
| BN (UMNO) | Kedah | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | |
| PAS | Kelantan | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2006 | |
| 19 July 2006 | 18 July 2009 | |||
| Wan Martina | PAS | Kelantan | 23 August 2021 | 22 August 2024 |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 May 2009 | 5 May 2012 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Pahang | 6 May 2009 | 5 May 2012 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 8 June 2012 | 7 June 2015 | |
| BN (UMNO) | Terengganu | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | |
Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong[]
| Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN (MCA) | Appointed | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | ||
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| Aishah Ghani | Alliance (UMNO) | 15 October 1962 | 14 October 1968 | |
| 22 October 1968 | 21 October 1974 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 26 August 2004 | 25 August 2007 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 6 July 2015 | 5 July 2018 | ||
| Azizah Mohd Dun | BN (UMNO) | 4 July 2000 | 3 July 2003 | |
| 12 August 2003 | 11 August 2006 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 29 July 1985 | 28 July 1988 | ||
| IND | 18 November 2013 | 17 November 2016 | ||
| 18 November 2016 | 17 November 2019 | |||
| Alliance (UMNO) | 19 October 1964 | 18 October 1970 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 21 February 1991 | 20 February 1994 | ||
| 31 March 1994 | 30 March 1997 | |||
| BN (MCA) | 13 December 2010 | 12 December 2013 | ||
| Chew Mei Fun | BN (MCA) | 9 April 2009 | 8 April 2012 | |
| 26 June 2014 | 25 June 2017 | |||
| BN (MCA) | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 20 February 1971 | 19 February 1974 | ||
| 7 October 1980 | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2004 | 20 July 2007 | ||
| BN (PRS) | 12 March 2010 | 11 March 2013 | ||
| 12 March 2013 | 11 March 2016 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 23 December 2008 | 22 December 2011 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | ||
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 19 July 1982 | 18 July 1985 | ||
| BN (PBS) | 7 November 2012 | 6 November 2015 | ||
| 22 December 2015 | 21 December 2018 | |||
| Janaky Athi Nahappan | BN (MIC) | 19 July 1982 | 18 July 1985 | |
| 5 December 1983 | 4 December 1986 | |||
| BN (MIC) | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | ||
| 7 April 1997 | 6 April 2000 | |||
| BN (MCA) | 14 February 1987 | 13 February 1990 | ||
| 18 December 1989 | 17 December 1992 | |||
| @ | BN (MCA) | 5 December 1983 | 4 December 1986 | |
| BN (MIC) | 6 April 2007 | 5 April 2010 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 15 December 2010 | 14 December 2013 | ||
| 16 December 2013 | 15 December 2016 | |||
| Mashitah Ibrahim | BN (UMNO) | 18 March 2008 | 17 March 2011 | |
| 21 March 2011 | 20 March 2014 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 14 December 1994 | 13 December 1997 | ||
| 9 March 1998 | 8 March 2001 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | ||
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 21 April 2008 | 20 April 2011 | ||
| 25 April 2011 | 24 April 2014 | |||
| BN (SAPP) | 2 August 1999 | 1 August 2002 | ||
| BN (LDP) | 2 October 2003 | 1 October 2006 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 20 December 1982 | 19 December 1985 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | ||||
| 17 February 2005 | 16 February 2008 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | ||
| 28 October 2008 | 27 October 2011 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 3 May 2010 | 2 May 2013 | ||
| 19 July 2013 | 18 July 2016 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 4 December 1997 | 3 December 2000 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 4 July 2011 | 3 July 2014 | ||
| 30 May 2014 | 29 May 2017 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 July 1999 | 26 July 2002 | ||
| BN (MCA) | 19 February 2018 | 18 February 2021 | ||
| BN (MCA) | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 2 August 1999 | 1 August 2002 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | ||
| Rafidah Aziz | BN (UMNO) | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | |
| 9 November 1977 | 8 November 1980 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | ||
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 7 December 2016 | 6 December 2019 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 20 February 2014 | 19 February 2017 | ||
| 31 March 2017 | 30 March 2020 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 6 April 1979 | 5 April 1982 | ||
| PH (AMANAH) | 27 August 2018 | 26 August 2021 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 9 April 2012 | 8 April 2015 | ||
| Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi | IND | 20 May 2020 | 19 May 2023 | |
| BN (Gerakan) | 13 October 2004 | 12 October 2007 | ||
| Rita Samariah Patrick Insol | GPS (PRS) | 22 June 2020 | 21 June 2023 | |
| BN (UMNO) | 15 December 1980 | 14 December 1983 | ||
| 13 April 1981 | 12 April 1984 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 18 February 1986 | 17 February 1989 | ||
| 27 March 1989 | 26 March 1992 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 8 August 1983 | 7 August 1986 | ||
| 1 December 1986 | 30 November 1989 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 23 February 1987 | 22 February 1990 | ||
| 20 February 1990 | 19 February 1993 | |||
| BN (MIC) | 22 August 2011 | 21 August 2014 | ||
| 25 August 2014 | 24 August 2017 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 1 December 1986 | 30 November 1989 | ||
| 5 July 1989 | 4 July 1992 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 6 January 1975 | 5 January 1978 | ||
| 9 August 1976 | 8 August 1979 | |||
| BN (MIC) | 16 December 1992 | 15 December 1995 | ||
| 20 March 1996 | 19 March 1999 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 19 April 1993 | 18 April 1996 | ||
| 30 July 1996 | 29 July 1999 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 16 November 2017 | 15 November 2020 | ||
| Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | BN (UMNO) | 9 April 2009 | 8 April 2012 | |
| BN (UMNO) | ||||
| 9 March 2007 | 8 March 2010 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 13 December 2004 | 12 December 2007 | ||
| 13 December 2007 | 12 December 2010 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | ||||
| BN (UMNO) | 12 August 1998 | 11 August 2001 | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 17 July 2017 | 16 July 2020 | ||
| Susan Chemarai Anding | GPS (PBB) | 22 June 2020 | 21 June 2023 | |
| BN (MIC) | 15 July 2008 | 14 July 2011 | ||
| BN (MIC) | 15 December 1986 | 14 December 1989 | ||
| 11 December 1989 | 10 December 1992 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 11 November 1997 | 10 November 2000 | ||
| 2 November 2000 | 1 November 2003 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 14 October 2005 | 13 October 2008 | ||
| 3 December 2008 | 2 December 2011 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 27 October 1992 | 26 October 1995 | ||
| 4 September 1995 | 3 September 1998 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | ||||
| 8 January 2007 | 7 January 2010 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 13 April 1992 | 12 April 1995 |
References[]
- ^ "Senate Statistics". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah - Tan Sri Aisyah Ghani Wanita Pertama Dilantik Sebagai Senator". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Senate List of Senators". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "Senate Archive List of Senators". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ "Hansard Majlis Mengangkat Sumpah". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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