Siti Mariah Mahmud

This is a Malay name; the name Mahmud is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Siti Mariah.
Yang Berhormat
 Siti Mariah Mahmud
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Raja, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by S. Vigneswaran M Sanasee (MIC - BN)
Personal details
Political party PAS - Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation Member of Parliament, lecturer
Religion Islam
Website http://drsitimariah.blogspot.com/

Siti Mariah Mahmud is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Raja constituency in Selangor. She is a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Siti Mariah was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Kota Raja, which had previously been held by the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[1] It was reported that her victory—for the Islamist PAS—came with the support of ethnic Chinese and Indian voters.[2]

In 2005, Siti Mariah was the first female candidate for vice-president of PAS, but her candidacy was defeated.[3] She has subsequently been portrayed as representing the "new dynamic progressive voice" of PAS.[4]

Before entering politics, Siti Mariah was a doctor and lecturer. She has six children.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P101 Kota Raja, Selangor[1]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Barisan Nasional Votes Pct
2008 Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) 38,630 67% S. Vigneswaran M Sanasee (MIC) 17,879 31%

References

  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  2. ^ Anwar, Zainah (5 October 2008). "In step with the rakyat". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=sharingthenation&file=/2008/10/5/columnists/sharingthenation/2193877&sec=Sharing%20The%20Nation. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Rebranding image the key, says new deputy". The Star (Malaysia). 6 June 2005. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/6/6/nation/11143037&sec=nation. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Ramanathan, Rathi (9 October 2008). "Doing good by PAS". The Sun (Malaysia). http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=26410. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
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