Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Yusoff is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Siti Zailah.
Yang Berhormat Puan Hajjah
Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Rantau Panjang, Kelantan
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byAbdul Fatah Harun
Personal details
Born
Siti Zailah binti Mohd Yusoff

(1963-10-12) 12 October 1963 (age 60)
Kelantan, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
OccupationPolitician
Websitesitizailah.blogspot.com

Hajjah Siti Zailah binti Mohd Yusoff (born 12 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Rantau Panjang constituency in Kelantan. She is a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition and the head of the party's women's wing.[1]

She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat (the lower house of Malaysia's Parliament) for Rantau Panjang in the 2008 election.[2] Before her election she was a Senator for Kelantan, an appointed position.[3] In 2011 she was elected as the head of PAS Muslimat, the women's wing of PAS. She retained the post in the 2013 party elections.[4]

In July 2014, after the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Siti Zailah stated that in light of the possibility of "Allah's wrath" Malaysia Airlines should stop serving alcohol and revise the dress code of the female flight attendants, and especially so for Muslim females. Empower, the non-governmental organization criticized her statements, accusing them of being "insensitive and irrelevant".[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Rantau Panjang, Kelantan[6]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
2008 Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PAS) 19,344 55% Mohd Afandi Yusoff 14,858 42%
2013 Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PAS) 23,724 57% Ghazali Ismail 17,448 42%

References

  1. ^ "Siti Zailah binti Mohd Yusoff, Y.B. Puan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Kelantan Continues To Add Colour To Local Politics". Bernama. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Siti Zailah retains PAS Muslimat top post". The Star. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. ^ Hodal, Kate. "MH370 families offer to counsel bereaved relatives of MH17 victims" (Archived 3 August 2014 at WebCite). The Guardian. 27 July 2014. Retrieved on 3 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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