| Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Azalina Othman Said |
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| Malaysian Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Ng Yen Yen |
| Member of Parliament for Pengerang |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 31 March 2004 – 17 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Tun Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1963 Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Dato' Seri Azalina binti Othman Said was the Tourism Minister in the previous Cabinet of Malaysia. Before that, she was the Youth and Sports Minister. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main component party of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.
Azalina is the Member of Parliament for Pengerang, Johor. She won her Pengerang parliamentary seat uncontested in the 2008 Malaysian general election. She also won the previous election uncontested also due to last minute pulling out of opposition candidacy.
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Born in Johor Bahru on 31 December 1963, Azalina started her tertiary education in Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) (or Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM) as it was known then) by taking her Diploma in Public Administration (DPA). Upon graduating with ITM, she read laws in Universiti Malaya and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours.) or LL.B Hons. After graduating in 1988, she went on to further her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom and graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM) in 1990.
She first started her career in Malaysia as a legal assistant at Messr Raja Darryl & Loh law firm (1988–1989, 1991–1994). After gaining experience, she became an associate partner of Azalina Chan & Chia law firm (1994–2001) and with Messrs Skine (2001–2002).
In 2002, she formed a partnership with Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co [2002-2004], which is the largest law firm in Malaysia and later on with Zaid Ibrahim & Co. LLP, Singapore in 2003. Coincidentally, Zaid Ibrahim was also her cabinet colleague, having been appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in-charge of Legal Affairs at the same time as her appointment as Tourism Minister.
Before getting involved in politics, she was the host of various television talk shows, mainly discussing about political, economic and social issues, such as Dateline Malaysia and Lidah Pengarang on ntv7.
Azalina is also active in various social organisations. She is directly involved as Adviser to associations such as the Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association, Malaysian Women Contractors and Construction Organisation, Yayasan Pembangunan Malaysia and the Women's Crisis Centre. She is also a member of Sisters in Islam, which fights for Muslim women's rights and equality.[1]
| Preceded by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor |
Malaysian Minister of Tourism 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
Succeeded by Ng Yen Yen |
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