Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain

Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
شريفة عزيزة سيد زين
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Mahkota
In office
12 March 2022 – 2 August 2024
Preceded byMuhamad Said Jonit
(PHAMANAH)
Succeeded bySyed Hussein Syed Abdullah
(BNUMNO)
Majority5,166 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Penawar
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 March 2022
Preceded byHamimah Mansor
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byFauziah Misri
(BN–UMNO)
Majority7,134 (2018)
Senator
(Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
In office
9 March 2007 – 8 March 2010
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2007–2009)
Najib Razak
(2009–2010)
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2018–2024Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2007–2010Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Sharifah Azizah binti Syed Zain

(1960-12-08)8 December 1960
Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died2 August 2024(2024-08-02) (aged 63)
Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
Resting placeRaudhatul Sakinah Cemetery, Kampung Tengah, Kluang, Johor
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Children4
Parent
  • Syed Zain Syed Idrus Shahab Al-Haj (father)
OccupationPolitician

Sharifah Azizah binti Syed Zain (8 December 1960 – 2 August 2024) was a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penawar from May 2018 to March 2022 and for Mahkota from March 2022 to her death in August 2024. She was a member and the Division Women Chief of Kluang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2] Sharifah Azizah died from internal bleeding in Kluang, Johor, on 2 August 2024, at the age of 63. A by-election was held on 28 September 2024, Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah of BN was elected as the new Mahkota MLA.[3]

  1. ^ "SHARIFAH AZIZAH SYED ZAIN". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ketua Wanita UMNO Johor tanding di DUN Penawar". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Umno's Mahkota assemblyman Sharifah Azizah dies". New Straits Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.