Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Daud is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Dyana Sofya. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud
Dyana Sofya in 2018
Personal details
Born
Dyana Sofya binti Mohd Daud

(1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (2012–present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2012–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (2015–present)
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
OccupationPolitical secretary, lawyer

Dyana Sofya binti Mohd Daud (born 29 December 1987) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician. She is the former political secretary to Democratic Action Party (DAP) veteran leader and Member of Parliament Lim Kit Siang. Dyana is also a columnist for The Malay Mail Online[2] and Sinar Harian, a national Malay-language daily. She has also written a book called Di Sini Bermula (An Earthly Beginning) which contains her compilation of her articles written for The Malay Mail Online.[3] Following her return from the UK in 2016, Dyana became a partner in Ayub & Co, a legal firm based in Shah Alam, Selangor. She is now a partner in Zharif Nizamuddin. [4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MalaysiaFact1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Opinion - Dyana Sofya". The Malay Mail Online.
  3. ^ "Mah will be minister, front door or back". Malaysiakini. 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Zharif Nizamuddin".