Armani Mahiruddin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mahiruddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Armani. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Armani binti Mahiruddin (born 19 May 1957) is a Malaysian politician. She created history by being the first female holder of the Deputy President of the Dewan Negara, served from 2009 to 2011.^[1][2] Armani is a former teacher, UMNO Women's EXCO, Head of UMNO Women's Libaran Division and Director of the Lanjut Abadi Sdn Bhd Company.^[3]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Armani Mahiruddin PGDK ASDK ADK
أرماني ماهرالدين‎
11th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
In office 9 July 2009 – 20 December 2011
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin (2009–2011) Abdul Halim (2011)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
President	Wong Foon Meng (2009–2010) Abu Zahar Ujang (2010–2011)
Preceded by	Wong Foon Meng
Succeeded by	Doris Sophia Brodi
Senator Appointed by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office 20 December 2005 – 20 December 2011 lapse on 20 December 2008 Serving with Kalakau Untol (2005–2006) Maijol Mahap (2006–2011)
Monarchs	Sirajuddin (2005–2006) Mizan Zainal Abidin (2006–2011) Abdul Halim (2011)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Karim Ghani
Succeeded by	Kadzim M. Yahya
Personal details
Born	Armani Mahiruddin (1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 68) Crown Colony of North Borneo, British Empire (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Relations	Juhar Mahiruddin (elder brother)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[4][5][6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	N52 Sungai Sibuga		Armani Mahiruddin (WARISAN)	6,007	41.95%		Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain (UMNO)	7,545	52.70%	14,318	1,538	61.43%
							Irawanshah Mustapa (PCS)	526	3.67%
							Kamellia Hasan (LDP)	126	0.88%
							Ag Damit Pg Abd Razak (USNO Baru)	114	0.80%

Honours

• Sabah :
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK)
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2001)^[8]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2003)^[9]