Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali

Dr. Lo' Lo' binti Mohd Ghazali (2 August 1957 – 17 July 2011) was a Malaysian politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for the Titiwangsa constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 2008 until her death in 2011. Lo' Lo' was a career physician who was elected to the central committee of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in 2001.[1]


Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Titiwangsa, KL
In office
8 March 2008  17 July 2011
Preceded byAstaman Abdul Aziz
Succeeded byJohari Abdul Ghani
Majority1,972
Personal details
Born
Lo' Lo' binti Mohd Ghazali

(1957-08-02)2 August 1957
Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Died17 July 2011(2011-07-17) (aged 53)
Selayang, Selangor
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party part of Pakatan Rakyat
Spouse(s)Aminuddin Abd. Hamid Karim
Children4
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
OccupationPhysician
Websitedocpearl.blogspot.com

Education

She was born on 2 August 1957 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. She attended the Connolly National School, Ipoh, Perak, then Sekolah Raja Taayah, Ipoh, Perak and then Kolej Islam Kelang, Selangor. She continued her studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia majoring in medicine. She was a member of the UKM Student Leadership Council.

She then studied at Adelaide for Alternative Medicine & Surgery - Acupunturist.

She has been involved in KHIM, Malaysian Charity Foundation, Malaysian Islamic Consumers Association, PAPISMA, Allergy & Aesthetic Association, Hypertension Association, AFMY, ABIM, Al Khadeem, JIM, FPUKM Alumni Association, ALKIS Alumni and SISTA Alumni.

Family

Her father was Dato Hj Mohd Ghazali Abdullah who was the first Imam of the National Mosque as well as the former Mufti of Perak and her mother Datin Hjh Zainab. Her husband is Professor Dr Aminuddin Abd Hamid Karim who is a medical lecturer.

She has four children: Mawaddah, Muhd Fawwaz, Sakinah and Muhd Farhan, one son-in-law; Mohd Azizy (Mawaddah's husband) and a daughter-in-law; Nur Hafizzah (Fawwaz's wife) as well as a grandson; 'Izz Nu'man (son of Mawaddah).

Career

She served in the General Hospital of Alor Star, Kedah as a medical officer from 1983 to 1985. She served in the Great Health Center of Pokok Sena, Kedah from 1985 until 1987, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital (1987-1988), Kuala Lumpur Islamic Center of Medicine (1988 -1994) and became the medical officer and executive director of KOHILAL Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur from 1994 until the end of her life.

She has also been a PAS Board of Director of Harakah.

Politics

In the 2008 general elections, she defeated the Barisan Nasional - UMNO candidate Datuk Aziz Jamaludin Mhd. Tahir for the Titiwangsa seat with a majority of 1,972 votes. She earned 17,857 votes compared to her opponent with only 15,885 votes. She is among the 3 PAS Muslimat candidates who have won the General Election. Her victory was the first victory for PAS in the Federal Territories after more than 30 years of PAS trying to land in Kuala Lumpur.

She previously contested for the Bukit Gantang seat in the 2004 general elections, losing to the Barisan Nasional candidate, Tan Lian Hoe.

Death

She died on 17 July 2011 of cancer.[2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3][4]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P059 Bukit Gantang, Perak Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS) 10,144 38.21% Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan) 16,846 61.79% 38,642 8,888 71.72%
2008 P119 Titiwangsa, KL Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS) 17,857 52.92% Aziz Jamaluddin Md Tahir (UMNO) 15,885 47.08% 33,933 1,972 68.01%

References

  1. Ng, Cecilia; Mohamad, Maznah; Tan, Beng Hui; Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (2006). Feminism and the women's movement in Malaysia: an unsung (r)evolution. Taylor & Francis. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-0-415-37479-8. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. "Titiwangsa MP Dr Lo' Lo' dies". The Malaysian Insider. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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