Zaliha Mustafa | |
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زاليحة مصطفى | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) | |
Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Shahidan Kassim (Minister of Federal Territories) |
Constituency | Sekijang |
Minister of Health | |
In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Deputy | Lukanisman Awang Sauni |
Preceded by | Khairy Jamaluddin |
Succeeded by | Dzulkefly Ahmad |
Constituency | Sekijang |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sekijang | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Natrah Ismail (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 1,734 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Zaliha binti Mustafa 28 June 1964 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
Spouse | Ahmad Azlan |
Children | 4 |
Education | MD (UKM) |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Physician |
Zaliha binti Mustafa (Jawi: زاليحة بنت مصطفى; born 28 June 1964) is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Federal Territories since December 2023 and previously served as the Minister of Health from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekijang since November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. She is also the Chairperson of the Party Elections Committee (JPP) of PKR.[1] She is also the first female Minister of Health in the history of Malaysia and presently the only Cabinet minister serving without a deputy.