Armani Mahiruddin

Armani Mahiruddin
أرماني ماهرالدين
11th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
In office
9 July 2009 – 20 December 2011
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2009–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
PresidentWong Foon Meng
(2009–2010)
Abu Zahar Ujang
(2010–2011)
Preceded byWong Foon Meng
Succeeded byDoris Sophia Brodi
Senator
Appointed by the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office
20 December 2005 – 20 December 2011
lapse on 20 December 2008
Serving with
Kalakau Untol (2005–2006)
Maijol Mahap (2006–2011)
MonarchsSirajuddin
(2005–2006)
Mizan Zainal Abidin
(2006–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byKarim Ghani
Succeeded byKadzim M. Yahya
Personal details
Born
Armani Mahiruddin

(1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 67)
Crown Colony of North Borneo, British Empire (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018)
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2018)
RelationsJuhar Mahiruddin
(elder brother)
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Hajah Armani binti Mahiruddin (born 19 May 1957) is a Malaysian politician. She created history by being the first female holder of the Deputy President of the Dewan Negara, served from 2009 to 2011.[1][2] Armani is a former teacher, UMNO Women's EXCO, Head of UMNO Women's Libaran Division and Director of the Lanjut Abadi Sdn Bhd Company.[3]

  1. ^ "Armani is first female Deputy Speaker". The Star (Malaysia). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sabah governor's sister takes the fight to Musa Aman's stronghold". Malaysiakini. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-11-27.