Rohani Abdul Karim
Dato’ Sri Hajah Rohani binti Abdul Karim (Jawi: روحاني بنت عبدالكريم; born 3 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician. She is currently the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Batang Lupar constituency in Sarawak, representing the United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB). In 2013 she was appointed as the federal Minister of Women, Family and Community Development[1] in the Barisan Nasional coalition government, having previously served as Deputy Minister for Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries.[2]
Rohani Abdul Karim | |
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روحاني بنت عبدالكريم | |
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy | Azizah Mohd Dun Chew Mei Fun (2014–2018) |
Preceded by | Najib Razak (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
Constituency | Batang Lupar |
Deputy Minister for Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism | |
In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah |
Constituency | Batang Lupar |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries | |
In office 19 March 2008 – 4 June 2010 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Mustapa Mohamed
(2008–2009) Noh Omar (2009–2010) |
Preceded by | Shariff Omar Mah Siew Keong |
Succeeded by | Chua Tee Yong |
Constituency | Batang Lupar |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batang Lupar | |
Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB–BN) |
Majority | uncontested (2004) 8,092 (2008) 10,964 (2013) 10,277 (2018) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Santubong | |
In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Sulaiman Daud (PBB–BN) |
Succeeded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB–BN) |
Majority | 7,368 (1990) 9,911 (1995) 1,895 (1999) |
Personal details | |
Born | Rohani binti Abdul Karim 3 January 1955 Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) (2018-present) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Ohio University |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | datukrohanikarim |
Early life
She was born on 3 January 1955 in Simanggang (now known as Sri Aman), Sarawak. She received her early education at SMK Methodist, Sibu. She has continued her education at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in the field of agro-industry. She then resumed her studies until she obtained her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ohio University, Athens, USA. She has three children.
Participation in politics
Become Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
In the 1990 general election, Rohani was elected as a candidate and won the Santubong parliamentary seat.
In the 1995 and 1999 general election, she was still able to defend the Santubong Parliamentary seat. In the 2004 general election, she had switched to the Batang Lupar, Sri Aman, Sarawak, where she was born, and won uncontested.
She once again won the Batang Lupar parliamentary seat against opposition party representatives in the 2008 general election with 70 percent of her vote in favour of her. Later she was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry by the Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
On April 9, 2009, Malaysia's sixth Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who just held the leadership of the country at that time, entrusted her to take over Tan Lian Hoe's duties as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism.
On May 15, 2013, she was appointed Women and Family Development Minister in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. She started her official duties as Minister on 17 May 2013.
Batang Lupar Member of Parliament
She is famous for her people-friendly personality in the Batang Lupar area. Although she was always in Peninsular Malaysia for her role as Deputy Minister before, it did not give her reason to visit the people of Batang Lupar. She is also an IT-friendly because of frequent updates on her Twitter page as well as her Facebook page.
Election results
Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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1990 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 10,200 | 77% | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Sanusi (PERMAS) | 2,832 | 21% | ||
1995 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 11,702 | 83% | Paruwadi Musa (IND) | 1,791 | 13% | ||
1999 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 7,955 | 56% | Hussaini Hamdan (PKR) | 6,060 | 43% |
Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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2004 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | Unopposed | ||||||
2008 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 11,015 | 77% | Abang Eddy Allyanni (PAS) | 2,923 | 20% | ||
2013 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 15,625 | 77% | Abang Zulkifli bin Abang Engkeh (PKR) | 4,661 | 23% | ||
2018 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 14,204 | 70% | Wan Abdillah Wan Ahmad (PAS) | 3,927 | 19% | ||
Narudin Mentali (AMANAH) | 2,020 | 10% |
Honours
- Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato’ Sri (2013)
- Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) - Dato' Sri (2017)[4]
References
- "Najib Announces List of Members of His Transformation Cabinet". Bernama. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "Rohani binti Haji Abd. Karim, Y.B. Datuk Hajah" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". Borneo Post. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.