Khairin Nisa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Puan Hajah
Khairin Nisa Ismail
Native Name:حاجة خيرالنساء بنت إسماعيل
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of the
Johor State Executive Council
Term Start:26 March 2022
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Predecessor:Zaiton Ismail
Constituency:Serom
Constituency Am1:Serom
Assembly1:Johor State Legislative
Term Start1:12 March 2022
Predecessor1:Faizul Amri Adnan
(PHAMANAH)
Majority1:699 (2022)
Birth Name:Khairin Nisa binti Ismail
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation:Politician

Hajah Khairin Nisa binti Ismail is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serom since March 2022. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She is also presently the sole female Johor EXCO Member after the removal of office of former Johor EXCO Member Norlizah Noh in February 2024.

Career

Before joining politics, she graduated from International Islamic University (IIU) and opened a law firm named after her, Khairin-Nisa & Co., in Muar, Johor on 23 May 1990.[1]

In the 2022 Johor state election, she contested for Serom under the Barisan Nasional (BN) banner and defeated 4 other candidates — Rahmat Daud from the Perikatan Nasional (PN), Asim Abdullah from the Pakatan Harapan (PH), and Azim Malek from the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG).[2] Within her party, she also serves Women Division Chief in Ledang.[3] [4]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022N11 SeromKhairin Nisa (UMNO)8,50738.40%Rahmat Daud (PAS)7,80835.24%22,15669958.05%
Asim Abdullah (AMANAH)5,50924.87%
Abdul Azim Abdul Malek (PEJUANG)3321.50%

References

  1. News: Khairin-Nisa & Co., Muar. 27 March 2022. 12 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812212726/https://lawyerlawfirm.my/listing/khairin-nisa-co-muar/. live.
  2. News: KEPUTUSAN TERKINI DUN N.11. 27 March 2022. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001202112/https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.11. dead.
  3. News: 4 March 2022. Masyarakat DUN Serom mahu BN tadbir semula – Khairin-Nisa. 27 March 2022. 5 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305113954/https://malaysiagazette.com/2022/03/04/masyarakat-dun-serom-mahu-bn-tadbir-semula-khairin-nisa/. live.
  4. News: 26 March 2022. New faces make up 70% of Johor exco line-up — MB. 27 March 2022. 26 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326130701/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/new-faces-make-70-johor-exco-lineup-%E2%80%94-mb. dead.

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