Rubiah binti Wang ( Jawi: رابعة بنت واڠ) is a Malaysian

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who has served as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister

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and Minister

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since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Kota Samarahan Kota Samarahan, formerly known as Muara Tuang, is a town and the administrative seat of the Samarahan District in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is also a satellite town for Kuching due to its proximity to the city part of Great ...

since May 2013. She is a member of the

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( abbrev: PBB; ) is a political party based in Sarawak, East Malaysia. It is currently the largest multiracial and bumiputera's political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the co ...

(PBB), a component party of the

Gabungan Parti Sarawak The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (abbreviation, abbrev: GPS; English: Sarawak Parties Alliance) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating so ...

(GRS) and formerly

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(BN) coalition.

Background

Rubiah Wang graduated from

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The National University of Malaysia (, abbreviated as UKM) is a public research university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), ...

(UKM) with a Bachelor in Social Sciences. She began her career as a teacher at SMK Openg from 1992 to 1994. She then worked as a

Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

Administrative Officer until 2006, before being promoted to the position of District Officer of

Asajaya Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. History Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok. It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the adminis ...

in 2007. In 2013, she resigned and participated in the 13th Malaysian General Election, running for the

constituency.

Political career

She was first elected to Parliament in the 2013 general election after winning the Kota Samarahan federal seat. She was reelected as the MP for Kota Samarahan in the

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and 2022 general elections.

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII ribbon

Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024) * : ** MY-FED_Darjah_Mahkota_Wilayah_-_Knight_Commander_-_PMW

Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)

References

Living people Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Malaysian Muslims Women members of the Dewan Rakyat Women in Sarawak politics National University of Malaysia alumni Malaysian MPs 2013–2018 Malaysian MPs 2018–2022 Malaysian MPs 2022– {{Malaysia-MP-stub