Rafidah Aziz

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz PMN SPMP SPMT PNBS DGSM DPMS AMN
رفيدة بنت عزيز‎
Rafidah Aziz in 2002
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 27 October 1990 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Chua Jui Meng (1990–1995) Kerk Choo Ting (1995–2004) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2004–2008) Mah Siew Keong (2004–2006) Ng Lip Yong (2006–2008)
Preceded by	Herself as Minister of Trade and Industry
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Constituency	Kuala Kangsar
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 20 May 1987 – 26 October 1990
Monarchs	Iskandar Azlan Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Kok Wee Kiat
Preceded by	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Succeeded by	Herself (International Trade and Industry) Sulaiman Daud (Domestic Trade)
Constituency	Kuala Kangsar
Minister of Public Enterprises
In office 29 July 1980 – 20 May 1987
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah Iskandar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Daud Taha (1986–1987)
Preceded by	Abdul Manan Othman
Succeeded by	Napsiah Omar
Constituency	Selayang Kuala Kangsar
Women Chief of United Malay National Organisation
In office 16 January 2000 – 26 March 2009
President	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
Succeeded by	Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
In office 24 April 1987 – 9 October 1996
President	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Aishah Ghani
Succeeded by	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kangsar
In office 22 April 1982 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Yong Fatimah Mohd. Razali (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Majority	8,556 (1982) 9,598 (1986) 7,994 (1990) 10,649 (1995) 2,774 (1999) 6,191 (2004) 1,458 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Selayang
In office 22 July 1978 – 21 April 1982
Preceded by	Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Rahmah Othman (BN–UMNO)
Majority	21,270 (1978)
Personal details
Born	Rafidah binti Aziz (1943-11-04) 4 November 1943 (age 81) Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Independent (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician

Rafidah binti Aziz (Jawi: رفيدة بنت عزيز‎; born 4 November 1943) is a Malaysian politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Selayang from 1978 to 1982 and Kuala Kangsar constituency from 1982 to 2013. Born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Rafidah was Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1987 to 2008. As minister, she was the chairman of MATRADE beginning in 1991. She was a veteran politician from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN) until 2018.^[1]