| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Dato Hajjah |
| Hanifah Hajar Taib | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | PSBS MP |
| Birth Name: | Hanifah Hajar Taib |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Office: | Deputy Minister of Economy |
| Term Start: | 10 December 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Eddin Syazlee Shith |
| Primeminister: | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Constituency: | Mukah |
| Minister: | Rafizi Ramli |
| Office1: | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Term Start1: | 30 August 2021 |
| Term End1: | 24 November 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Herself |
| Successor1: | Wilson Ugak Kumbong |
| Primeminister1: | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Monarch1: | Abdullah |
| Constituency1: | Mukah |
| Minister1: | Maximus Ongkili |
| Term Start2: | 10 March 2020 |
| Term End2: | 16 August 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| Successor2: | Herself |
| Primeminister2: | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Monarch2: | Abdullah |
| Constituency2: | Mukah |
| Minister2: | Maximus Ongkili |
| Constituency Mp3: | Mukah |
| Parliament3: | Malaysian |
| Term Start3: | 9 May 2018 |
| Majority3: | 7,000 (2018) 15,686 (2022) |
| Predecessor3: | Leo Michael Toyad (BN–PBB) |
| Office4: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm4: | 2018 |
| Suboffice4: | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| Subterm5: | 2018– |
| Suboffice5: | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Party: | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) |
| Relations: | Abdul Taib Mahmud (father) |
| Alma Mater: | University of San Francisco |
Dato[1] Hanifah Hajar Taib also known as Hanifah Hajar Taib-Alsree (born 28 August 1972[2]) is a Malaysian politician and businesswoman who was the Deputy Minister of Economy in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Rafizi Ramli since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mukah since May 2018. She was the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Maximus Ongkili from August 2021 to the collapse of the PN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Maximus Ongkili from March 2020 to August 2021. She is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition and formerly BN coalitions.[1] She is also the daughter of Abdul Taib Mahmud, the former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and former Chief Minister of Sarawak.
Hanifah is the youngest daughter of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, who was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Sarawak.[3] She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.[2]
Before venturing into politics, she spent about two decades working in different fields.[2] She is chief executive officer at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology as well as the Executive Director at Cats FM and Miri Marriott Resort & Spa.[4] She is also a shareholder of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad and the Non-Independent & non-executive director of Sarawak Cable Berhad.[2] [4] She is also the Chairman of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM) Wanita Bahagian Sarawak.[4]
Hanifah is married to a Singaporean businessman Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree since 2000. In 2017, her wealth was estimated at RM 309 million, making her one of the richest women in Malaysia.[2]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P213 Mukah, Sarawak | (PBB) | 13,853 | 66.90% | Abdul Jalil Bujang (PKR) | 6,853 | 33.10% | 21,205 | 7,000 | 69.28% | ||||
| 2022 | (PBB) | 21,733 | 78.23% | Abdul Jalil Bujang (PKR) | 6,047 | 21.77% | 28,167 | 15,686 | 59.155 | |||||