Rosnah Shirlin

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This is a Malay name; the name Shirlin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rosnah.

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Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (born 10 July 1972) is a Malaysian politician. She is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Papar constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. She is a Deputy Minister for Works in the Barisan Nasional coalition government.[1]

Personal life

Rosnah was born on 10 July 1972 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia. Her father was an engineer while her mother was a housewife. Rosnah married Fadli Juanas on 11 July 2008. Rosnah and her family live in her hometown of Papar, Sabah.[2]

Political career

Rosnah was elected to Parliament in the 2004 election, after being nominated by Barisan Nasional to replace its incumbent member Osu Sukam.[3] Her election was unopposed.[4] Before her election, she was a lawyer,[4] and the head of UMNO's Puteri (female youth) wing in Sabah.[5]

In March 2009 she became the head of UMNO's women's youth wing ("UMNO Puteri")[6] and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister for Health by incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak.[7]

On 16 May 2013, after the 13th General Election, she was shifted from Deputy Health Minister to Deputy Works Minister.[8] Also in 2013, she relinquished the leadership of UMNO Puteri due to her exceeding the organisation's age limit, and was elected to the Supreme Council of the full party.[9]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P175 Papar, Sabah[10]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Rosnah Shirlin (UMNO) Unopposed
2008 Rosnah Shirlin (UMNO) 15,352 62% Wahap Idris (PKR) 5,778 23%
2013 Rosnah Shirlin (UMNO) 21,196 65% Mohamad Yahya (PKR) 10,661 18%

References

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  2. ↑ http://puterilabuan.blogspot.com/2009/05/misi-yb-datuk-rosnah-ketua-puteri.html
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  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Percentage figures based on total turnout. Vote tallies for candidates who finished below second place are not listed.
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