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Fuziah Salleh

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fuziah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk
Fuziah Salleh
PGDK
فوزية صالح‎
Fuziah with 15,000 peoples were gathering at the Kuantan Municipal Council field for "Himpunan Hijau 2.0" (Anti-Lynas Green Rally 2.0) on 26 February 2012
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterSalahuddin Ayub
(2022–2023)
Armizan Mohd Ali
(Acting, since 2023)
Preceded byRosol Wahid
(Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs)
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterMujahid Yusof Rawa
Preceded byAsyraf Wajdi Dusuki
Succeeded byAhmad Marzuk Shaary
ConstituencyKuantan
Secretary General of the
People's Justice Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2024
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded bySaifuddin Nasution Ismail
State Chairperson of the
People's Justice Party of Pahang
In office
26 May 2024 – 15 September 2024
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyRizal Jamin
Preceded byAmirudin Shari
Succeeded byRizal Jamin
Women Chief of the People's Justice Party
In office
11 July 2020 – 17 July 2022
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyRodziah Ismail
Preceded byHaniza Mohamed Talha
Succeeded byFadhlina Sidek
Vice President of the
People's Justice Party
In office
28 November 2010 – 20 August 2014
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded byAzmin Ali
Succeeded byRafizi Ramli
State Chairperson of
Pakatan Harapan of Pahang
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 August 2024
ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byAmirudin Shari
In office
13 March 2019 – 6 September 2022
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2019–2020)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2020–2022)
Preceded byFauzi Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byAmirudin Shari
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuantan
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byFu Ah Kiow
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byWan Razali Wan Nor
(PN–PAS)
Majority1,826 (2008)
4,515 (2013)
8,111 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Fuziah binti Salleh

(1959-07-13) 13 July 1959 (age 65)
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseRussly Abdul Rahman
Children2 sons and 4 daughters
Alma materUniversity of Reading
University of Wales
Asia e University
OccupationPolitician
Websitefuziahsalleh.my

Fuziah binti Salleh (Jawi: فوزية بنت صالح; born on 13 July 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ministers Salahuddin Ayub and Armizan Mohd Ali as well as Senator since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of religious affairs in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuantan from March 2008 to November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. She has also served as the Secretary-General of PKR since September 2024. She also served as the State Chairperson of PKR of Pahang from May 2024 to September 2024, Women Chief of PKR from July 2020 to July 2022 and Vice President of PKR from November 2010 to August 2014 as well as the State Chairperson of PH of Pahang from March 2019 to September 2022.[1]

Early life, academic qualifications and work experience

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Fuziah Salleh was born in Johor, but grew up in Pahang. She had her early education at the Methodist Girls School in Kuantan. Fuziah went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Reading, and followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom (UK).

Fuziah is married to Russly Bin Abdul Rahman with six children.

Before entering politics, Fuziah was a corporate trainer and training consultant for multinationals, corporate institutions and NGOs in the area of human resource development and women's empowerment. She is experienced in counselling various interest groups in both the UK and Malaysia, ranging from youth, students, married couples, and women involved in domestic violence. In the mid-90s, she was attached to a state government institution as a counsellor and was also responsible for setting up a voluntary counselling unit, which is named Unit Kaunseling Islah JIM (1993) where she later became the advisor and trainer for the volunteers there.

Political career

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In the early stage of Reformasi movement in Malaysia, Fuziah Salleh was one of the leaders of an Islamic NGO, Jamaah Islah Malaysia (widely known as JIM) and also the "early bath group" joined National Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan Nasional) which was established on 4 April 1999. National Justice Party was later merged with the older Malaysian People's Party (Malay: Parti Rakyat Malaysia) to establish the People's Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan Rakyat) on 3 August 2003.

Positions in People's Justice Party (PKR)

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  • Secretary-General (since 15 September 2024)
  • Pahang PKR Chief (26 May 2024 – 15 September 2024)
  • Vice-President (28 November 2010 until 20 August 2014)
  • Central Political Bureau Member (currently)
  • Kuantan Division Chief (2002 until 2018)
  • Pahang Election Director (Feb 2010 until December 2010)
  • Pahang Training Director (April 2008 until January 2010)
  • Pahang Deputy Election Director (Jun 2007 until May 2009)
  • Pahang Women Chief (2000 until 2007)
  • Started as Deputy National Women Chief when National Justice Party (KeADILan) was formed in 1999

Malaysian general election results

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Fuziah Salleh ran unsuccessfully for Malaysian Parliament twice, before winning a parliament seat of Kuantan in the 12th General Election of Malaysia. On 8 March 2008, Fuziah successfully defeated incumbent Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) heavyweight Datuk Fu Ah Kiow, who was also the incumbent Deputy Internal Security Minister.[2]

In the 13th general election, MCA loaned the Kuantan parliamentary seat to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), to capitalise on the increase in Malay voters who now made up 63 per cent of Kuantan's over 55,000 voters.[3] The Kuatan seat loan was also perceived as a tactical move by Barisan Nasional (BN) to counter the Chinese community still against the controversial Lynas rare earth plant in Kuantan.[4] Despite facing stiff competition from UMNO, on 5 May 2013, PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh not only retained the Kuantan seat for the second term but with an increased majority of 4,515 votes, after defeating Datuk Mohamed Suffian Awang.[5] Datuk Mohamed Suffian Awang was Kuantan UMNO Youth Chief and the Political Secretary to the BN chairman and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak.[6]

Both UMNO and MCA are the major component parties of the BN ruling coalition.

Parliamentary representative

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During her term as a parliamentary representative, Fuziah served in the following roles:

  • committee member of ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)
  • Deputy Chairperson of the Women's Caucus in Parliament
  • Pakatan Rakyat Committee on Environment

Fuziah spearheaded the "Stop Lynas Rare Earth Refinery" campaign in Kuantan. She initiated the civil society group "Concerned Citizen of Kuantan" to discuss actions to be taken by the Kuantan community against the Lynas rare earth refinery project.[7] Fuziah led the local residents and environmentalists in petition collecting, PicBadging, leafleting, briefing and a civil protest movement.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

On 2 May 2011, Fuziah presented the Lynas rare earth refinery case study that claimed far-reaching consequences on Kuantan communities' civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the environment at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN Peoples' Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Representing Malaysian Parliament in international programs

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  • Member of Delegation of the Malaysian Parliament for the AIPA meeting in Singapore on 13–18 August 2008
  • Member of Delegation of the Malaysian Parliament to the IPU Assembly in Geneva on 11–16 October 2009
– Debated in the Forum Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Renewable Energies, during the assembly
  • Represented the Malaysian Parliament to the IPU Regional Seminar in Cambodia in April 2009
  • Member of Delegation of the Malaysian Parliament for the AIPA meeting in Pattaya, Thailand on 2–8 August 2009
  • Delegation from Malaysia to the 8th Workshop of the IPU Forum on Security Sector Governance in South East Asia (IPF-SSG), Jakarta, Indonesia

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P083 Kuantan Fuziah Salleh (KeADILan) 21,136 42.60% Mohd Khalil Yaakob (UMNO) 28,497 57.40% 52,308 7,343 74.26%
2004 Fuziah Salleh (PKR) 12,177 36.35% Fu Ah Kiow (MCA) 21,324 63.65% 34,290 9,147 74.65%
2008 Fuziah Salleh (PKR) 18,398 52.61% Fu Ah Kiow (MCA) 16,572 47.39% 35,772 1,826 74.54%
2013 Fuziah Salleh (PKR) 25,834 54.79% Mohamed Suffian Awang (UMNO) 21,319 45.21% 47,858 4,515 85.04%
2018 Fuziah Salleh (PKR) 22,807 44.57% Sulaiman Md Derus (PAS) 14,696 28.72% 52,167 8,111 83.21%
Wong Kean Hwee (MCA) 13,667 26.71%
2022 Fuziah Salleh (PKR) 22,648 33.42% Wan Razali Wan Nor (PAS) 25,514 37.65% 68,515 2,866 78.22%
Ab Hamid Mohd Nazahar (UMNO) 19,114 28.27%
Anuar Tajuddin (PEJUANG) 486 0.72%

Community leadership

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  • Earlier days of Fuziah's involvement in the community, she was actively involved in NGOs. In the UK, where she headed a youth organisation The Young Muslims UK, (1988–1992) whose members were British born Muslim youths from different nationalities in the UK
  • On returning to Malaysia, Fuziah channelled her contributions in an Islamic NGO, Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM). Fuziah Salleh was the first Head of JIM's Women Wing from 1993 to 1999 – she together with a few other women activists of JIM had founded this institution.
  • Supreme Council Member of National Council of Women's Organization (NCWO) in 1995–1997
  • Member of Women Agenda for Change (WAC) and involved in the Formulation of Women's Agenda For Change in 1999
  • To initiate work on a shelter home for young girls, Raudhatus Sakinah, of which until today has operated for more than a decade
  • Founder member for Women's Institute for Research Development and Advancement (WIRDA)

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Fuziah to replace Saifuddin as PKR secretary-general". The Star. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Opposition makes inroads in Pahang". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Main - Malaysia - MCA confirms Kuantan seat on loan to Umno @ Thu Apr 11 2013". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Chinese still against Lynas plant, say activists | Malaysia | - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  5. ^ "P83 Kuantan - PRU13 - Sinar Harian". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. ^ news.abnxcess.com http://news.abnxcess.com/2013/04/pahang-pms-political-secretary-mohd-suffian-makes-debut. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "DECEMBER 2008 | Fuziah Salleh 傅芝雅". Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Kuantan residents protest at Parliament". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Video Clip – Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas Solidarity Walk 2011 (NTV7) ENG". Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Video Clip Part 2 – Stop Lynas! Solidarity Walk, 20 May 2011". Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Video Clip Part 3 – Stop Lynas! Solidarity Walk, 20 May 2011". Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Video Clip & Transcript – Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh's Press Conference outside Australian High Commission". Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  13. ^ "100 protest Lynas plant at Parliament". 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Residents to Lynas: Go back to Australia!". 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  15. ^ Izwan Abdullah (20 June 2025). "Ahmad Fuad ketuai 1,015 penerima pingat, darjah kebesaran Sabah" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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