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Malaysian politician

Yang Berhormat Datuk HajahAiman Athirah SabuPGDK MP
أيمن عطيرة سابو‎
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterNga Kor Ming
Preceded byAkmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
(Deputy Minister of Local Government Development)
ConstituencySepang
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
In office
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterNancy Shukri
Preceded bySiti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
Succeeded byNoraini Ahmad
ConstituencySepang
ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sepang
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMohamed Hanipa Maidin
(PH–AMANAH)
Majority8,949 (2022)
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
27 August 2018 – 26 August 2021
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2021)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021)
3rd Women Chief of Pakatan Harapan
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 September 2021
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
DeputyFadhlina Sidek
Chong Eng
(2021–2024)
Juliana Janni
(2021–2024)
Teo Nie Ching
(since 2024)
Mohina Sidom
(since 2024)
Preceded byChong Eng
2nd Women Chief of the
National Trust Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2019
PresidentMohamad Sabu
DeputyNor Hayati Bachok
(2019–2023)
Anfaal Saari
(since 2023)
Preceded bySiti Mariah Mahmud
Personal details
BornRaj Munni Sabu
1972 (age 51–52)
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(until 2015)
National Trust Party (AMANAH)
(since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(until 2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Alma materUniversiti Sains Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Hajah Raj Munni Sabu more commonly known as Aiman Athirah Al Jundi is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Nga Kor Ming since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sepang since November 2022. She served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle under Minister Nancy Shukri from December 2022 to December 2023 and served as a Senator from August 2018 to August 2021. She is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and has served as the 2nd Women Chief since December 2019. She has also served as the 3rd Women Chief of PH since September 2021.

Education

Athirah is a graduate of Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Social Science with a major in political science and a minor in Islamic Studies.

Political career

Prior to joining Amanah, Aiman Athirah was a member of the PAS political party. She began her political career by joining PAS, but left the party after the defeat of PAS Deputy President Mohamad Sabu in a party election. She then joined Amanah, a new party founded by Mohamad Sabu.

Aiman Athirah has held several positions within her party, including PAS Women Head of Information and PAS Women Acting Director of Elections. She has also been a member of the Supreme Committee of the Central Pakatan Rakyat Women's Council.

In addition to her political career, Aiman Athirah has been involved with various community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She has worked with the Oppressed People's Network (JERIT) to fight for issues of interest to the working class, and with EMPOWER to promote women's empowerment programs. She has also been involved with BERSIH, a coalition of NGOs demanding clean elections, and has been an activist for the People's Awakening in the Coalition of PROTES and the Movement to Abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Aiman Athirah has also been involved in efforts to protest the rising prices of goods and the privatisation of health and medical services. She has been an activist for the anti-war movement and a member of the Secretariat Committee of the Anti Tail Suit and Anti AES Campaign.

In the 15th General Election (GE15), Aiman Athirah contested the Sepang parliamentary seat and won with a majority of 8,949 votes.

She retained her post as AMANAH Wanita Chief in her party's election on 22 December 2023.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P184 Libaran Raj Munni Sabu (PKR) 2,471 15.83% Juslie Ajirol (UMNO) 13,140 84.17% 15,611 10,699 61.31%
2013 P126 Jelebu Raj Munni Sabu (PAS) 15,013 40.44% Zainudin Ismail (UMNO) 22,114 59.56% 37,127 7,101 84.61%
2022 P113 Sepang Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) 56,264 40.78% Rina Harun (BERSATU) 47,315 34.30% 137,955 8,949 83.10%
Anuar Basiran (UMNO) 31,097 22.54%
Che Asmah Ibrahim (PEJUANG) 2,237 1.69%
Mohd Syahrul Amri Mat Sari (IND) 319 0.23%
Mohd Daud Leong Abdullah (PUR) 264 0.19%
Muneswaran Muthiah (IND) 194 0.14%
Nageswaran Ravi (PRM) 165 0.12%

Honour

References

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  5. "Wanita Amanah Convention". 22 December 2023. pp. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/23/wanita-amanah-convention-aiman-athirah-retains-awan-chief-anfaal-as-deputy.
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