Syerleena Abdul Rashid

Syerleena Abdul Rashid
شيرلينا عبد الرشيد
Syerleena Abdul Rashid
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Bendera
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byWong Hon Wai
(PHDAP)
Majority42,610 (2022)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Seri Delima
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byRSN Rayer
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byConnie Tan Hooi Peng
(PH–DAP)
Majority13,211 (2018)
Other roles
2015–2018Councillor of the Penang Island City Council[1][2]
Personal details
Born
Syerleena binti Abdul Rashid

(1980-08-31) 31 August 1980 (age 44)
Penang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2013–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Spouse
Tom Osborn
(m. 2021)
ParentAbdul Rashid Hanafi (father)
Residence(s)Penang, Malaysia
Alma materUniversiti Sains Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Syerleena Abdul Rashid (born 31 August 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera since November 2022. She served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Delima from May 2018 to August 2023 and Member of the Penang Island City Council from 2015 to 2018.[3][1][2] She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. In addition to her involvement in politics, Syerleena was previously a columnist of The Malaysian Insider and contributed extensively in various online news portals.[4] She was also formerly a member of Aliran, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), as well as an anti-human trafficking movement.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Two top guns to remain at helm - Focus | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. ^ a b "Seven councillors quit to contest in GE14 - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. ^ "DAP's Syerleena Rashid to replace Rayer in Penang". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. ^ Women’s rights and Islamic fundamentalism '"Women's rights and Islamic fundamentalism – Syerleena Abdul Rashid - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  5. ^ "They dare to join DAP (Part 3)". The Rocket. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. ^ "It's time we decide the country we want - Aliran". Aliran. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2018-06-16.