Shahrizat Abdul Jalil

Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
شهرزاد بنت عبدالجليل
Women Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
In office
26 March 2009 – 24 June 2018
PresidentNajib Razak
DeputyKamilia Ibrahim (2009–2013)
Azizah Mohd Dun (2013–2018)
Preceded byRafidah Aziz
Succeeded byNoraini Ahmad
Ministerial roles
1995–1999Parliamentary Secretary of Youth and Sports
1999–2001Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
2001Minister of Women Affairs
2001–2004Minister of Women and Family
2004–2008Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
2005–2006Acting Minister of Federal Territories
2009–2012Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2009–2012Barisan Nasional
Other roles
2008–2009Special advisor to the prime minister on women and social development affairs
Personal details
Born
Shahrizat binti Abdul Jalil

(1953-08-15) 15 August 1953 (age 71)
Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseDr. Mohamad Salleh Ismail
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Shahrizat binti Abdul Jalil (Jawi: شهرزاد بنت عبدالجليل; born 15 August 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served in the Cabinet of Malaysia as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development from 2009 to 2012. She was the Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai from 1995 to 2008 and subsequently served as a Senator in the Dewan Negara.

Shahrizat is the former Chairlady of the Women's wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and therefore also the Chairlady of the Women's Wing of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. She is also the Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia on Women Entrepreneurship and Professional Development.

Shahrizat is married to Mohamad Salleh Ismail with whom she has three children.