Siti Ashah Ghazali

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

Siti Ashah binti Ghazali (born 3 October 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor since May 2020 and in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in May 2013 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Merbau Pulas since March 2008. She is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), PR and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Ustazah Siti Ashah Ghazali DSDK AMK MLA
سيتي عائشة بنت غزالي
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2023 (Rural Development, Poverty and Human Development)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded by	Herself
Constituency	Merbau Pulas
In office 20 May 2020 – 14 August 2023 (Rural and Human Development, Poverty Eradication)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded by	Ismail Salleh (Rural) Halimaton Shaadiah Saad (Human Development and Poverty Eradication)
Succeeded by	Herself
Constituency	Merbau Pulas
In office 12 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 (Woman Development and Welfare)
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Menteri Besar	Azizan Abdul Razak
Preceded by	Khalidah Adibah Ayob (Woman Development) Saravanan Velia Udayar (Welfare)
Succeeded by	Suraya Yaacob
Constituency	Merbau Pulas
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Merbau Pulas
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mohd Hadzir Ismail (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,576 (2008) 633 (2013) 438 (2018) 19,285 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Siti Ashah binti Ghazali (1962-10-03) 3 October 1962 (age 62) Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Alma mater	Universiti Teknologi Mara
Occupation	Politician

Education

She received her early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeneri, Sik, from 1969 until 1971 before moving to Sekolah Kebangsaan Cemara, Jeniang. In 1973, she moved to Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Mengkuang, Gurun, Kedah. She then continued her studies at the secondary level at Sekolah Menengah Agama Taufiqiah Khairiah Halimiah, Batu 16, Padang Lumat from 1975 to 1981. In 1988, she received the Diploma in Islamic Tasawwur from ILHAM.^[1]

Career

• Religious Teacher in Sekolah Kebangsaan Permatang Tok Dik, Padang Serai, Kedah (1988-1985)
• Religious Teacher (Backup) in Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Selarong, Padang Serai, Kedah (1986)
• Member of Kedah State Executive Council 2008-2013
  • Chairman of the Woman Development and Welfare Committee
• Member of Kedah State Executive Council 2020–present
  • Chairman of the Rural, Human Development and Poverty Eradication Committee

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N33 Merbau Pulas		Siti Ashah Ghazali (PAS)	6,410	31.68%		Mohd Hadzir Ismail (UMNO)	13,825	68.32%	20,687	7,415	79.69%
2008			Siti Ashah Ghazali (PAS)	12,224	58.57%		Mohd Hadzir Ismail (UMNO)	8,648	41.43%	21,355	3,576	79.59%
2013			Siti Ashah Ghazali (PAS)	14,705	51.10%		Marlia Abd Latiff (UMNO)	14,072	48.90%	29,280	633	87.15%
2018			Siti Ashah Ghazali (PAS)	9,892	34.57%		Asmadi Abu Talib (UMNO)	9,454	33.04%	29,137	438	84.50%
							Abd Razak Salleh (AMANAH)	9,267	32.39%
2023			Siti Ashah Ghazali (PAS)	29,919	73.78%		Asmadi Abu Talib (UMNO)	10,634	26.22%	40,553	19,285	76.05%

Honours

• Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2012)
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2009)^[4]