| Honorific Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Dato' |
| Wan Aishah | |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|وان عائشة |
| Honorific Suffix: | D.B.N.S. |
| Birth Name: | Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Education: | Master's degree (Political Science) Bachelor's degree (Early Childhood Education) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Auckland |
| Years Active: | 1983–now |
| Module: | |
Dato' Wan Aishah binti Wan Ariffin (Jawi: وان عائشة بنت وان عارفين; born 3 January 1965), known mononymously as Aishah, is a singer, actress, and politician from Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Aishah first achieved stardom in New Zealand, when Sensation, her first album with her band Aishah and The Fan Club, raised her name as Malaysia's first successful female singer on the international stage. She joined the pop rock band while she was studying in New Zealand in the 1980s.
"Don't Let Me Fall Alone", a single from their second album Respect the Beat, received considerable airplay on some of the USA's largest and most influential Top 40 stations[1] and a positive review in Billboard.[2]
After leaving Fan Club, Aishah returned to Malaysia as a solo artist, and was appointed as one of the country's pop legends with a row of hit songs and best-selling albums. Aishah has since released 11 solo albums after leaving the Fan Club.[3]
In 2010, Aishah made a comeback with stage shows and an album. Her songs and style of music changed from R&B to nasheed spiritual songs.
She re-entered the Malaysian music industry when she contested and became champion in the reality show singing competition organised by Astro, Gegar Vaganza Season 4 in 2017 which were open to artists from the 1980s to 2000's era.[4]
In 2011, she became involved in politics by joining Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and contested for the parliamentary seat in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan in the 2013 Malaysian general election, which she lost to Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, former Menteri Besar Mohd Isa Abdul Samad with a majority of 8629 votes.[5] Later she joined the PAS splinter but progressive new party, National Trust Party (AMANAH) after its inception in 2015, a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[6]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P127 Jempol, Negeri Sembilan | Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin (PAS) | 22,495 | 41.95% | Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (UMNO) | 31,124 | 58.05% | 54,858 | 8,629 | 54,858% | |||||