Jahara Hamid

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

Jahara binti Hamid (Jawi: جاهرة حميد, Malay pronunciation: [jahara]; born 18 May 1951) is a Malaysian politician and served as the former Leader of the Opposition of Penang and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Telok Ayer Tawar from 1995 to 2018. She was the first female state opposition leader in Malaysian history.^[1][2]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Jahara Hamid DSPN
جاهرة حميد
State Leader of the Opposition of Penang
In office 18 June 2013 – 2 August 2018
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by	Azhar Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Telok Ayer Tawar
In office 25 April 1995 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Rokiah Bee Hassan (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mustafa Kamal Ahmad (PH–PKR)
Majority	5,836 (1995) 1,293 (1999) 3,984 (2004) 1,470 (2008) 840 (2013)
Personal details
Born	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 74) Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Education	High School Bukit Mertajam
Alma mater	Lincoln's Inn University of Buckingham University of Malaya Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N06 Telok Ayer Tawar		Jahara Hamid (UMNO)	7,522	81.69%		Md Sheriff Saad (S46)	1,686	18.31%	10,098	5,836	77.56%
1999			Jahara Hamid (UMNO)	5,525	56.63%		Mohd Ghazali Ibrahim (KeADILan)	4,232	43.37%	9,990	1,293	73.43%
2004			Jahara Hamid (UMNO)	7,181	69.31%		Johari Kassim (PKR)	3,197	30.69%	10,583	3,984	78.51%
2008			Jahara Hamid (UMNO)	6,478	56.40%		Norhayati Jaafar (PKR)	5,008	43.60%	11,705	1,470	93.60%
2013			Jahara Hamid (UMNO)	8,040	52.80%		Norhayati Jaafar (PKR)	7,200	47.20%	15,471	840	86.70%

Honours

• Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2002)^[5]