Aiman Athirah Sabu Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Datuk Hajah
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|أيمن عطيرة سابو
Office:Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
Primeminister:Anwar Ibrahim
Term Start:12 December 2023
Minister:Nga Kor Ming
Predecessor:Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Constituency:Sepang
Office1:Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Monarch1:Abdullah
Primeminister1:Anwar Ibrahim
Term Start1:10 December 2022
Term End1:12 December 2023
Minister1:Nancy Shukri
Predecessor1:Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
Successor1:Noraini Ahmad
Constituency1:Sepang
1Blankname2:Chairman
1Namedata2:Anwar Ibrahim
Term Start3:19 November 2022
Predecessor3:Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
(PHAMANAH)
Office4:Senator
Term Start4:27 August 2018
Term End4:26 August 2021
Monarch4:Muhammad V

Abdullah
Primeminister4:Mahathir Mohamad

Muhyiddin Yassin

Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Birth Name:Raj Munni Sabu
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Party:Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

National Trust Party (AMANAH)
Otherparty:Barisan Alternatif (BA)

Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma Mater:Universiti Sains Malaysia
Occupation:Politician
Deputy6:Fadhlina Sidek
Chong Eng

Juliana Janni

Teo Nie Ching

Mohina Sidom
Term Start6:12 September 2021
Predecessor6:Chong Eng
Office6:3rd Women Chief of Pakatan Harapan
Office7:2nd Women Chief of the
National Trust Party
Term Start7:1 December 2019
Deputy7:Nor Hayati Bachok

Anfaal Saari
Predecessor7:Siti Mariah Mahmud
Parliament3:Malaysian
Constituency Mp3:Sepang
Majority3:8,949 (2022)
President6:Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
President7:Mohamad Sabu

Datuk Hajah Raj Munni Sabu more commonly known as Aiman Athirah Al Jundi is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Nga Kor Ming since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sepang since November 2022. She served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle under Minister Nancy Shukri from December 2022 to December 2023 and served as a Senator from August 2018 to August 2021. She is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and has served as the 2nd Women Chief since December 2019. She has also served as the 3rd Women Chief of PH since September 2021.[2]

Education

Athirah is a graduate of Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Social Science with a major in political science and a minor in Islamic Studies.[3]

Political career

Prior to joining Amanah, Aiman Athirah was a member of the PAS political party. She began her political career by joining PAS, but left the party after the defeat of PAS Deputy President Mohamad Sabu in a party election. She then joined Amanah, a new party founded by Mohamad Sabu.[4]

Aiman Athirah has held several positions within her party, including PAS Women Head of Information and PAS Women Acting Director of Elections. She has also been a member of the Supreme Committee of the Central Pakatan Rakyat Women's Council.

In addition to her political career, Aiman Athirah has been involved with various community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She has worked with the Oppressed People's Network (JERIT) to fight for issues of interest to the working class, and with EMPOWER to promote women's empowerment programs. She has also been involved with BERSIH, a coalition of NGOs demanding clean elections, and has been an activist for the People's Awakening in the Coalition of PROTES and the Movement to Abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Aiman Athirah has also been involved in efforts to protest the rising prices of goods and the privatisation of health and medical services. She has been an activist for the anti-war movement and a member of the Secretariat Committee of the Anti Tail Suit and Anti AES Campaign.

In the 15th General Election (GE15), Aiman Athirah contested the Sepang parliamentary seat and won with a majority of 8,949 votes.

She retained her post as AMANAH Wanita Chief in her party's election on 22 December 2023.[5]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2004P184 LibaranRaj Munni Sabu (PKR)2,47115.83%Juslie Ajirol (UMNO)13,14084.17%15,61110,69961.31%
2013P126 JelebuRaj Munni Sabu (PAS)15,01340.44%Zainudin Ismail (UMNO)22,11459.56%37,127 7,10184.61%
2022P113 Sepang (AMANAH)56,26440.78%bgcolor= Rina Harun (BERSATU) 47,31534.30%137,9558,94983.10%
Anuar Basiran (UMNO)31,09722.54%
bgcolor= Che Asmah Ibrahim (PEJUANG) 2,2371.69%
Mohd Syahrul Amri Mat Sari (IND) 3190.23%
Mohd Daud Leong Abdullah (PUR)2640.19%
Muneswaran Muthiah (IND)1940.14%
bgcolor= Nageswaran Ravi (PRM)1650.12%

Honour

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 fakta Aiman Athirah Sabu, Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat. Sinar Harian. 9 December 2022 . 11 December 2022.
  2. Web site: AIMAN ATHIRAH SABU. Sinar Harian. 10 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Aiman Athirah Sabu . 2022-12-09 . www.facebook.com . en.
  4. Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 . 2022-12-09 . PRU @ Sinar Harian.
  5. News: 22 December 2023 . Wanita Amanah Convention . https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/23/wanita-amanah-convention-aiman-athirah-retains-awan-chief-anfaal-as-deputy.
  6. Web site: 2023-10-06 . Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah . 2023-10-07 . Sinar Harian . ms.