Kalsom Noordin

Kalsom binti Noordin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023, as well as the Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pengkalan Batu since November 2021.^[1] She is a member, State Women's Chief of Malacca and the Women's Division Chief of Hang Tuah Jaya of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She is also the sole female EXCO member.^[2]

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

Yang Berhormat Datuk Kalsom Noordin DPSM BCM JP MLA
کلثوم نوردين‎
Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (Women Affairs, Family Development and Welfare: 26 November 2021–31 March 2023 & Women, Family and Community Development: since 5 April 2023)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 April 2023
Governor	Mohd Ali Rustam
Chief Minister	Ab Rauf Yusoh
Deputy	Leng Chau Yen
Preceded by	Herself (Family Development) Portfolios established (Women and Community Development)
Constituency	Pengkalan Batu
In office 26 November 2021 – 31 March 2023
Governor	Mohd Ali Rustam
Chief Minister	Sulaiman Md Ali
Preceded by	Latipah Omar
Succeeded by	Herself (Family Development) Portfolios abolished (Women Affairs and Welfare)
Constituency	Pengkalan Batu
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2021
Preceded by	Norhizam Hassan Baktee (PH–DAP)
Majority	131 (2021)
Faction represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2021–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-21) 21 March 1953 (age 72) Malacca, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businesswoman

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[1]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2021	N15 Pengkalan Batu		Kalsom Noordin (UMNO)	4,839	35.99%		Muhamad Danish Zainudin (DAP)	4,708	35.01%	13,446	131	64.59%
							Mohd Azrudin Md Idris (BERSATU)	2,681	19.94%
							Norhizam Hassan Baktee (IND)	1,218	9.06%
							Mohd Aluwi Sari (PUTRA)	82	0.61%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2016)^[3]
  • Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2010)^[4]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2012)^[5]