Dato' Seri Dr Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail (Jawi: وان عزيزه بنت وان اسماعيل; born 3 December 1952) is a Malaysian politician. She is the first female Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development since 12 May 2018, during the Mahathir Mohamad cabinet.[1]
Quick facts Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Monarch ...
Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Datin Seri Dr.
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
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Assumed office
24 November 2022 |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
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| Preceded by | Muhaini Zainal Abidin |
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In office
21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 |
| Monarch | Muhammad V
Abdullah |
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| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
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| Succeeded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
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| Constituency | Pandan |
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In office
4 April 1999 – 17 November 2018 |
| Monarch | Muhammad V
Abdullah |
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| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
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| Deputy | Chandra Muzaffar
(1999–2001)
Syed Husin Ali (2003–2010)
Mohamed Azmin Ali (2010–2018) |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
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| Constituency | Permatang Pauh |
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In office
18 May 2015 – 10 May 2018 |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim
Muhammad V |
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| Preceded by | Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) |
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| Succeeded by | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (UMNO–BN) |
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| Constituency | Permatang Pauh |
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In office
9 March 2008 – 28 August 2008 |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
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| Preceded by | Lim Kit Siang (DAP) |
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| Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) |
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| Constituency | Permatang Pauh |
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In role
1 December 1993 – 2 September 1998 |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah
Ja’afar |
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| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
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| Deputy | Anwar Ibrahim |
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| Preceded by | Dayang Heryati Abdul Rahim |
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| Succeeded by | Endon Mahmood |
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In office
9 May 2018 – 10 October 2022 |
| Preceded by | Rafizi Ramli (PKR) |
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| Succeeded by | Rafizi Ramli (PKR) |
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| Majority | 52,543 (61.26%) |
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In office
7 May 2015 – 9 May 2018 |
| Preceded by | Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) |
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| Succeeded by | Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR–PH) |
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In office
29 November 1999 – 31 July 2008 |
| Preceded by | Anwar Ibrahim (UMNO–BN) |
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| Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim (PKR) |
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In office
7 April 2014 – 9 May 2018 |
| Preceded by | Lee Chin Cheh (PKR) |
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| Succeeded by | Hee Loy Sian (PKR–PH) |
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Assumed office
19 November 2022 |
| Preceded by | Kamaruddin Jaafar (BERSATU-PN) |
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| Majority | 9,817 (2022) |
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| Born | Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail
(1952-12-03) 3 December 1952 (age 72)
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Colony of Singapore (now Singapore) |
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| Political party | People's Justice Party (Malaysia) (PKR) |
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affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA) |
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| Children | Nurul Izzah
Nurul Nuha
Nurul Hana
Nurul Iman
Nurul Ilham
Ehsan |
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| Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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She is the Member of Parliament for Pandan. She is the first woman to hold the position in Malaysia.
Currently, she is the President of the Pakatan Harapan coalition[2] and was President of the People's Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan Rakyat) from 1999 until 2018 and was elected Selangor State Legislative Assembly member for Kajang until May 2018.
