Halimah binti Ali (born 27 June 1960) is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kapar since November 2022. She served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim from March 2008 to September 2014 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selat Klang from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PR coalitions. She was also the Chairperson of the Selangor Public Library Corporation (PPAS) and Chairperson of the National Unity Committee of PAS of Selangor.
Controversies and issues Comments on Menu Rahmah She delivered a speech in Parliament criticising the quality of the cheaper and more affordable food and beverages offered by the Menu Rahmah initiative, introduced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living. This initiative aimed to ease the economic and financial burden of low-income consumers. She claimed that the food and beverages would increase of risk of various medical conditions, including cancer and autism. Her speech has been controversial and received sharp criticism from the government and autism groups. She initially denied that her speech was linked to Menu Rahmah but subsequently apologised, stating that her speech had been misinterpreted.
Election results + Selangor State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004N45 Selat Klang Halimah Ali (PAS) 6,508 34.07% (UMNO) 12,593 65.93% 19,447 6,085 71.68%2008 (PAS) 11,437 53.41%Norliza Ahmad (UMNO) 9,978 46.59% 21,787 1,459 75.37%2013 Halimah Ali (PAS) 17,085 54.38%Faisal Yahya (UMNO) 14,331 45.62% 31,874 2,754 86.40%2018N44 Selat Klang Halimah Ali (PAS) 11,766 34.52% (BERSATU) 12,266 35.99% 34,571 500 83.55% Mohd Khairi Hussin (UMNO) 9,949 24.19%Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM) 52 0.15%Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin (IND) 49 0.14%2018N32 Seri SetiaHalimah Ali (PAS)9,69841.40% (PKR)13,72558.60%23,6154,02744.15%
+ Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2022P109 Kapar (PAS)65,75141.61% (PKR) 53,96934.15%158,03011,78283.45%Muhammad Noor Azman (UMNO)35,07922.20% Mohd Pathan Hussin (PEJUANG) 1,0150.64%Daroyah Alwi (PBM) 1,4740.93%VP Sevelinggam (IND)4770.30%Rahim Awang (WARISAN)2650.17%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2021) Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
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