Suraya binti Yaacob is a Malaysian politician who has served as Political Secretary to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms Azalina Othman Said since January 2023 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tiang from March 2004 to August 2023. She served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from May 2020 to her resignation in October 2022. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. She served as the State Deputy Chairperson of UMNO of Kedah from December 2022 to March 2023. She is the Division Chief of UMNO of Pendang. She also previously served as the State Information Chief of UMNO of Kedah before her promotion to the state deputy chairpersonship.
Election results + Kedah State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004N19 Sungai Tiang (UMNO) 13,948 58.99%Ab Muthalib Awang (PAS) 9,698 41.01% 24,084 4,250 86.24%2008 Suraya Yaacob (UMNO) 13,871 56.08%Ab Muthalib Awang (PAS) 10,865 43.92% 25,296 3,006 83.68%2013 Suraya Yaacob (UMNO) 18,929 60.60%Fadzil Baharum (PAS) 11,935 38.25% 31,772 6,994 89.47%Rosli Omar (IND) 192 0.62%Charean Isen (KITA) 139 0.45%2018 Suraya Yaacob (UMNO) 12,213 38.39%Saiful Syazwan Shafie (PAS) 11,572 36.38% 32,395 641 84.00%Abdul Razak Khamis (BERSATU) 8,028 25.23%
+ Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2022P011 Pendang (UMNO)17,71923.44% (PAS)49,00864.83% 76,381 31,289 79.95%Zulkifly Mohamad (PKR) 8,05810.66%Abdul Rashid Yub (PEJUANG)8091.07%
Honours
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2012)
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2014) Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2010) Justice of the Peace (JP) (2004)
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