Jamilah Anu

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

Jamilah binti Anu (Jawi: جميلة بنت آنو; born 14 August 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Datu from March 2017 to December 2021. ^[1][2] She is also the widow and the second wife of fifth Chief Minister of Sarawak, Adenan Satem.^[3][4]

Yang Berbahagia Puan Sri Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Anu DA PSBS PBS
جميلة انو‎
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Datu
In office 18 February 2017 – 18 December 2021
Preceded by	Adenan Satem
Succeeded by	Azizul Annuar Adenan
Majority	6,573 (2017)
Personal details
Born	Jamilah binti Anu (1955-08-14) 14 August 1955 (age 69) Bau, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Spouse	Adenan Satem ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 2017)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah
Occupation	Politician

Politics

In 2017, Jamilah was elected as the MLA of Tanjong Datu after she successfully defended the seat in the by-election^[5] triggered by the sudden demise^[6] of the incumbent MLA, who was also her husband Adenan Satem.^[7]

Jamilah opted to retire after four years in politics and not run in the 2021 state election^[8] in order to give the responsibility of defending her seat to her son Azizul Annuar Adenan.^[9]

Election results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Government		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2017	N03 Tanjong Datu, P193 Santubong		Jamilah Anu (PBB)	6,573	96.53%		Rapelson Richard Hamid	130	1.91%	6,871	6,443	69.20%
							Johnny Aput	106	1.56%

Honours

• Sarawak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2016)^[10]
  • Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2003)^[11]
  • Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS)