Norah Abdul Rahman


Norah binti Abdul Rahman is a retired Malaysian politician. She was the Member of Parliament for the Tanjong Manis constituency in Sarawak from 2008 until 2018, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak and formerly Barisan Nasional coalitions.
Norah is the daughter of former Yang di-Pertua Negeri and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub. Before entering politics, she was a businesswoman. She was elected to Parliament unopposed in the 2008 election, replacing Wahab Dolah as the PBB's nominee for the Tanjong Manis seat. She was re-elected in 2013, winning almost 90% of votes cast to defeat a Malaysian Islamic Party candidate. She did not re-contest the seat in the 2018 election.

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