Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud

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This is a Malay name; the name Mohd Daud is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Dyana Sofya.
Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud
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Personal details
Born Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Alma mater University Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
Occupation Political secretary, lawyer
Religion Islam[2]

Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud is a Malaysian lawyer and a political secretary for Member of Parliament Lim Kit Siang. Dyana is also a columnist for The Malay Mail Online.[3] She has also written a book called Di Sini Bermula (An Earthly Beginning) which contains her compilation of her articles written for The Malay Mail Online.[4]

Education

Dyana obtained her Bachelor of Law (Hons) (LLB) degree from UiTM.[1][5] She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2011.

Dyana is currently undergoing her postgraduate studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. [6]

Political career

Entry into politics

In January 2012, Dyana joined Democratic Action Party and she was subsequently elected into DAP Perak Youth Wing's executive committee. During the 13th Malaysian general election, Dyana was seen actively campaigning for DAP advisor, Lim Kit Siang for the parliamentary seat of Gelang Patah, Johor.

2014 Teluk Intan by-election

Following the vacancy of Teluk Intan parliamentary seat due to the death of its member of parliament, Seah Leong Peng, Dyana was nominated as the DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election, 2014 where her victory would have allowed her to become the first ever female Malay Member of Parliament for the DAP.[7] However, she lost by a narrow margin to a veteran politician, Mah Siew Keong in the by-election.[8]

Parliament of Malaysia: P076 Teluk Intan, Perak[9]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Turnout
2014 Dyana Sofya (DAP) 19,919 49.70% Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 20,157 50.30% 40,668 67.39%

Post 2014 Teluk Intan by-election

After her defeat, Dyana remained in Teluk Intan acting in the capacity of Chairman of DAP Teluk Intan Community Center, operating the community service centre with the Stateassemblyman for Pasir Bedamar, Terence Naidu.[10] She was also appointed as DAP Perak state committee member and executive committee in National DAP Youth wing.[11]

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