Rodziah Ismail

Rodziah binti Ismail (born 8 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician and the Selangor State Assemblywoman representing Batu Tiga and served as Selangor State Executive Councillor.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rodziah.
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Rodziah Ismail

MLA
Selangor State Executive Councillor
(Welfare, Women's Affairs, Science, Technology and Innovation : 25 March 2008–29 May 2013)
(Welfare and Women's Affairs : 30 May 2013–14 August 2014)
(Entrepreneurial Development, Rural Development and Traditional Village : 19 June 2018–6 October 2020)
(Entrepreneurial Development, Housing and Urban Well-being : 7 October 2020–Incumbet)
Assumed office
19 June 2018
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
Preceded byAmirudin Shari
ConstituencyBatu Tiga
In office
25 March 2008 – 14 August 2014[1]
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
Preceded bySeripah Noli Syed Hussin (Welfare and Women's Affairs)
Ch’ng Toh Eng (Science, Technology and Innovation)
Succeeded byDaroyah Alwi
ConstituencyBatu Tiga
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Batu Tiga
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded bySalamon Selamat (UMNO–BN)
Majority3,563 (2008)
3,805 (2013)
15,616 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Rodziah binti Ismail

(1964-07-08) 8 July 1964
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Cow-head protest

On 28 August 2009, a group of Malaysian Muslims staged a protest against the proposal that a Hindu shrine be relocated to a predominantly Muslim neighborhood. The 50 or so protestors marched from a mosque to the Selangor state government headquarters at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building with the head of a cow – an animal deemed sacred in Hinduism – and "stomped on the head and spat on it before leaving the site".[2] The protest was caught on video by the popular Malaysian news online portal Malaysiakini.[3]

Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein defended the cow head protests, arguing that building a Hindu shrine is unsuitable because the neighborhood is Muslim, and that “the residents only wanted their voices to be heard [and] it was unfortunate that 'the publicity they received was negative because it was linked with racial and religious sentiments.'"[4]

Rodziah was directly involved in this conflict as the residential area involved was within her constituency and as state executive councillor, the relocation of the temple was under her purview. The temple will be relocated and constructed as originally planned.[5]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]

Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N41 Batu Tiga, P108 Shah Alam Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 15,852 56.33% Salamon Selamat (UMNO) 12,289 43.67% 28,526 3,563 77.32%
2013 Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 21,284 54.73% Ahmad Nawawi M. Zin (UMNO) 17,479 44.95% 33,390 3,805 87.52%
Mohd Uzi Che Hussein (IND) 124 0.32%
2018 Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 27,638 58.24% Ahmad Mua'adzam Shah Ya'akop (UMNO) 12,022 25.33% 47,943 15,616 87.12%
Abdul Halim Omar (PAS) 7,793 16.42%

References
  1. "PKR exco Rodziah Ismail resigns". New Straits Times. NST. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Malaysian Muslims protest against proposed construction of Hindu temple". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  3. Temple demo: Residents march with cow's head YouTube. Aug 28, 2009
  4. "Hisham defends cow-head protestors". MySinchew.com. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  5. Selangor to proceed with temple in Section 23 Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Malaysian Insider, October 19, 2010
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia.
  8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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