Rubiah Wang

Rubiah binti Wang (Jawi: رابعة بنت واڠ) is a Malaysian politician, former civil servant and former educator who has served as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Samarahan since May 2013. She is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Background Rubiah Wang graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) with a Bachelor in Social Sciences. She began her career as a teacher at SMK Openg from 1992 to 1994. She then worked as a Sarawak Administrative Officer until 2006, before being promoted to the position of District Officer of Asajaya in 2007. In 2013, she resigned and participated in the 13th Malaysian General Election, running for the Kota Samarahan constituency.

Political career She was first elected to Parliament in the 2013 general election after winning the Kota Samarahan federal seat. She was reelected as the MP for Kota Samarahan in the 2018 and 2022 general elections.

Election results

Honours Honours of Malaysia