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.
Zaliha Mustafa | |
|---|---|
| زاليحة مصطفى | |
 Zaliha in 2023 | |
| 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 |
Political career
editMinister of Health (2022–2023)
editOn 2 December 2022, Zaliha was announced as the new Minister of Health by Prime Minister Anwar to serve in his cabinet. She created history as the first female Minister of Health.[2] Her predecessor Khairy Jamaluddin openly congratulated her on her appointment to the position.[3] The following day on 3 December 2022, she officially took office after being sworn in.[4]
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) (since 2023)
editIn a cabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, Zaliha was retained as a Cabinet minister but was moved from the Ministry of Health to the Prime Minister's Department and assigned to the Federal Territories portfolio that was returned to the Cabinet.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P162 Gelang Patah | Zaliha Mustafa (PKR) | 24,779 | 42.42% | Tan Ah Eng (MCA) | 33,630 | 57.58% | 58,407 | 8,851 | 77.19% | ||
| 2022 | P141 Sekijang | Zaliha Mustafa (PKR) | 18,941 | 39.27% | Md Salleheen Mohamad (UMNO) | 17,207 | 35.67% | 48,237 | 1,734 | 75.39% | ||
| Uzzair Ismail (BERSATU) | 11,612 | 24.07% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Zohar Ahmad (WARISAN) | 339 | 0.70% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Saiful Faizal Abdul Halim (PEJUANG) | 138 | 0.29% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Senarai penuh Kabinet Kerajaan Perpaduan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Zaliha jadi Menteri Kesihatan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Khairy congratulates newly-appointed successor, hopes she will uphold excellent public health system". The Star. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Health Minister to oversee public health issues, healthcare services and facilities". The Star. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
