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Norah binti Abdul Rahman (born 4 October 1959) is a former Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the

Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ...

for the Tanjong Manis constituency in

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

from 2008 until 2018, representing the

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(PBB) in the governing

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coalition. Norah is the daughter of former Sarawak

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and Governor

Abdul Rahman Ya'kub Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub ( ms, عبدالرحمن بن يعقوب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 3 January 1928 – 9 January 2015) was a Malaysian politician of Melanau descent from Mukah. He was the third C ...

. Before entering politics, she was a businesswoman. She was elected to Parliament unopposed in the 2008 election, replacing

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as the PBB's nominee for the Tanjong Manis seat. She was re-elected in 2013, winning almost 90% of votes cast to defeat a

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(PAS) candidate. She did not re-contest the seat in the 2018 election.

Election results

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