Napsiah Omar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Napsiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'
Napsiah Omar
PSM DSNS
Minister of National Unity and Community Development
In office
27 October 1990 – 7 May 1995
MonarchsAzlan Shah
Ja’afar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyAlexander Lee Yu Lung
Preceded byPortfolio Established
Succeeded byZaleha Ismail
ConstituencyKuala Pilah
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office
20 May 1987 – 26 October 1990
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyDaud Taha
Preceded byRafidah Aziz
Succeeded byMohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor
ConstituencyKuala Pilah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Pilah
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAbu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byHasan Malek
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,818 (1999)
In office
22 April 1982 – 25 April 1995
Preceded byMansor Othman
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAbu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO
Majority15,195 (1982)
14,941 (1986)
11,906 (1990)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Pilah
In office
25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byAbu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byNorhayati Omar
(BN–UMNO)
Majority4,549 (1995)
Personal details
Born
Napsiah binti Omar

(1943-04-21)21 April 1943
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died16 April 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 74)
Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting placeKampung Jawa Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materAustralian National University
Cornell University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAcademic

Napsiah binti Omar (21 April 1943 – 16 April 2018) was a Malaysian educator and politician.

The daughter of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) activists, Napsiah was born in Negeri Sembilan. She studied zoology and botany at the Australian National University and received a BSc in nutrition and education from Cornell University. From 1969 to 1982, Napsiah taught at the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, becoming associate professor and head of the Department of Human Studies.[1][2]

In 1972, she joined the local branch of the UMNO. She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat representing the constituency of Kuala Pilah (1982-1995; 1999–2004) and was named Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government. She became divisional head of Wanita UMNO (the women's wing) and was also named to its national executive council. In 1987, she was named Minister of Public Enterprises. In 1990, she was elected deputy leader for Wanita UMNO. Later that year, she became Minister of National Unity and Social Development. In 1995 general election, she did not run for reelection to the parliamentary seat but instead was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly of Pilah seat and served as the State Minister for Public Works.[1] In 1999 general election, she contested again the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat and won for another one term.

Napsiah died on 16 April 2018 at the age of 74 due to liver cancer.[3] She was buried at the Kampung Jawa Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Pilah.[4]

  1. ^ a b Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat. 1999. pp. 94–98. ISBN 085092569X.
  2. ^ Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 1255. ISBN 1857432177.
  3. ^ Mohd Hasbi Sidek (16 April 2018). Napsiah Omar meninggal dunia Berita Harian. Retrieved on 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Napsiah Omar laid to rest in Kuala Pilah". The Star. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.