Fadhlina Sidek

Fadhlina binti Sidek (Jawi: ; born 16 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nibong Tebal since November 2022. She served as a Senator from September 2021 to her resignation in November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Women Chief of PKR since July 2022. She is also the first female Minister of Education in Malaysian history.

Prior to her career in politics, Fadhlina was an activist and lawyer who specialized in Islamic family law and child welfare. She also had her own Sharia law firm, Tetuan Fadhlina Siddiq & Associates.

Early life and education Fadhlina is the daughter of the late Siddiq Fadzil, former President of the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM). She received her early education at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Semenyih before completing her secondary education at Sekolah Agama Menengah Hulu Langat at Batu 10 Hulu Langat in 1994. She went on to study at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), where she received her LLB and LLB (Sharia) degrees in 2002, and her LLM from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2008. Several known cases include the death of Zara Qairina, sexual assault of a student in Alor Gajah, Melaka and Baling, Kedah, and the stabbing of a student in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Though these cases were recent, Fadhlina has been blamed by the public and even other lawmakers & politicians due to her ineffectiveness and slow to act, and was even urged to resign by the public.

Personal life Fadhlina is married to Mohd Fadzli Arsad and they have six children.