Jahara binti Hamid (, ; born 18 May 1951) is a Malaysian politician and served as the former Leader of the Opposition of

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

and Member of the

Penang State Legislative Assembly The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...

for Telok Ayer Tawar from 1995 to 2018. She was the first female state opposition leader in Malaysian history.

Election results

Honours

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MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN

Officer of the

Order of the Defender of State The Order of the Defender of State () is the sole order of chivalry of the state of Penang which was constituted in 1967 by then Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dato' Seri Utama Raja Uda Raja Muhammad to recognize eminent contributions of individuals t ...

(DSPN) – Dato' (2002)

References

Living people 1951 births Alumni of the University of Buckingham Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Women MLAs in Penang {{Malaysia-politician-stub