Suraya binti Yaacob is a Malaysian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

who has served as Political Secretary to the

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in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms

Azalina Othman Said Azalina binti Othman Said (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ازلينا بنت عثمان سعيد; born 31 December 1963) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Bari ...

since January 2023 and Member of the

Kedah State Legislative Assembly The Kedah State Legislative Assembly () is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Kedah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 36 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Members of t ...

(MLA) for Sungai Tiang from March 2004 to August 2023. She served as Member of the

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(EXCO) in the

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(BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar

Mukhriz Mahathir Mukhriz bin Mahathir (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and a ...

and

Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 4 February 2016 to 10 May ...

from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 and again in the

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(PN) state administration under Menteri Besar

Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor Muhammad Sanusi bin Md Nor (; ; born 4 August 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Kedah since May 2020 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jeneri since May 2018. He was the Lea ...

from May 2020 to her resignation in October 2022. She is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. She served as the State Deputy Chairperson of UMNO of

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

from December 2022 to March 2023. She is the Division Chief of UMNO of Pendang. She also previously served as the State Information Chief of UMNO of Kedah before her promotion to the state deputy chairpersonship.

Election Results

Honours

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MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2012) * : ** Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (2004) ** Companion of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah The Illustrious Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Yang Mulia Setia di-Raja'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah. History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 September 1973. Cl ...

(SDK) (2010) ** Knight Companion of the

(DSDK) – Dato' (2014)

References

Living people Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians Members of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly Kedah state executive councillors 1969 births Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service {{Malaysia-politician-stub