Halimah Ali

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Halimah.

Halimah binti Ali is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar since November 2022. She served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to September 2014 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selat Klang from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PR coalitions. She was also the Chairperson of the Selangor Public Library Corporation (PPAS) and Chairperson of the National Unity Committee of PAS of Selangor.

Yang Berhormat Halimah Ali JSM MP
حليمة بنت علي
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kapar
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR)
Majority	11,782 (2022)
Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Education, Higher Education and Human Capital Development)
In office 25 March 2008 – 26 September 2014
Monarch	Sharafuddin
Menteri Besar	Khalid Ibrahim
Preceded by	Ahmad Nawawi M. Zin
Succeeded by	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Constituency	Selat Klang
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Selat Klang
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Norliza Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Rashid Asari (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	1,459 (2008) 2,754 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Halimah binti Ali (1960-06-27) 27 June 1960 (age 65) Marudi, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Alternatif (BA) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse	Ahmad Supian
Children	6
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Doctor[1]

Controversies and issues

Comments on Menu Rahmah

She delivered a speech in Parliament criticising the quality of the cheaper and more affordable food and beverages offered by the Menu Rahmah initiative, introduced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living. This initiative aimed to ease the economic and financial burden of low-income consumers. She claimed that the food and beverages would increase of risk of various medical conditions, including cancer and autism. Her speech has been controversial and received sharp criticism from the government and autism groups. She initially denied that her speech was linked to Menu Rahmah but subsequently apologised, stating that her speech had been misinterpreted.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^{[7][8][9][10]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N45 Selat Klang		Halimah Ali (PAS)	6,508	34.07%		Norliza Ahmad (UMNO)	12,593	65.93%	19,447	6,085	71.68%
2008			Halimah Ali (PAS)	11,437	53.41%		Norliza Ahmad (UMNO)	9,978	46.59%	21,787	1,459	75.37%
2013			Halimah Ali (PAS)	17,085	54.38%		Faisal Yahya (UMNO)	14,331	45.62%	31,874	2,754	86.40%
2018	N44 Selat Klang		Halimah Ali (PAS)	11,766	34.52%		Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU)	12,266	35.99%	34,571	500	83.55%
							Mohd Khairi Hussin (UMNO)	9,949	24.19%
							Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM)	52	0.15%
							Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin (IND)	49	0.14%
2018	N32 Seri Setia		Halimah Ali (PAS)	9,698	41.40%		Halimey Abu Bakar (PKR)	13,725	58.60%	23,615	4,027	44.15%

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P109 Kapar		Halimah Ali (PAS)	65,751	41.61%		Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PKR)	53,969	34.15%	158,030	11,782	83.45%
							Muhammad Noor Azman (UMNO)	35,079	22.20%
							Mohd Pathan Hussin (PEJUANG)	1,015	0.64%
							Daroyah Alwi (PBM)	1,474	0.93%
							VP Sevelinggam (IND)	477	0.30%
							Rahim Awang (WARISAN)	265	0.17%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021)^[11]
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)