Mashitah Ibrahim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ibrahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mashitah.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr. Hajjah Mashitah Ibrahim DSDK DIMP
مشيطة بنت ابراهيم
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Islamic Affairs
In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008-2009) Najib Razak (2009-2013)
Minister	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2008-2009) Jamil Khir Baharom (2009-2013)
Succeeded by	Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
Constituency	Senator
Parliamentary Secretary, Prime Minister's Department
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Abdullah Md Zin
Preceded by	Noh Omar
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Constituency	Baling
Senator (At-large)
In office 18 March 2008 – 20 March 2014
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008-2009) Najib Razak (2009-2014)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Baling
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Taib Azamudden Md Taib
Succeeded by	Taib Azamudden Md Taib
Personal details
Born	Mashitah binti Ibrahim (1964-10-09) 9 October 1964 Alor Setar, Kedah
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Abdul Shakor Abu Bakar
Children	4
Education	Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar
Alma mater	Cairo University International Islamic University Malaysia Al-Azhar University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lecturer

Mashitah binti Ibrahim (born 9 October 1964) is a Malaysian politician. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She served as the Senator as well as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic affairs from 2008 to 2013 and Member of Parliament for Baling from 2004 to 2008.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P16 Baling, Kedah		Mashitah Ibrahim (UMNO)	32,661	53.46%		Taib Azamudden Md Taib (PAS)	28,432	46.54%	62,202	4,229	83.27%

Honours

• Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) - Dato' (2006)
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2000)