About Fatimah Abdullah
Born 1957. Fatimah Abdullah is a Malaysian politician.
Fatimah Ting binti Abdullah (born Ting Sai Ming; 1 February 1957) is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. She has served as the State Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development of Sarawak under Chief Ministers Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg, Adenan Satem and Abdul Taib Mahmud since September 2011 as well as and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dalat since September 2001.
Background Fatimah hails from Kampung Teh in Dalat, Sarawak. Her father is a Foochow Chinese and her mother is a Melanau. She was brought up a Muslim by her maternal grandmother. She is married to Datu Dr. Adi Badiozaman Tuah, a social activist and the Director of the Sarawak Islamic Council of Educational Services Bureau. Together they have two children.
Fatimah is an educationist. She was a former principal of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puteri Wilayah in Kuala Lumpur. Fatimah, from the Bumiputera wing, takes over from Empiang, who is from the Pesaka wing. |Year |Constituency
|Votes |Pct
|Votes |Pct |Ballots cast |Majority |Turnout 2001 N44 Dalat | (PBB)
88.51% | Peter Nari Dina (IND)
11.49% 8,660 6,524 62.82% 2006
| (PBB)
| Sylvester Ajah Subah @ Ajah Bin Subah (PKR)
16.55%
| Salleh Mahali (IND)
2016
| (PBB)
90.14% | Sim Eng Hua (PKR)
8,080 6,330 70.63% 2021 | Fatimah Abdullah (PBB)
93.90%
Salleh Mahali (PBK)
7,657 6,625 61.24%
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Who is Fatimah Abdullah?
Malaysian politician
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Fatimah Abdullah was born on 1 February 1957 in Crown Colony of Sarawak.
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Fatimah Abdullah is a politician.
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Fatimah Abdullah is Malaysian.
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