There have been 136 women in the Dewan Negara since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia . As of 2018, there are 14 female senators, or 20.00% of the body.[ 1]
Women have had the right to sit in Dewan Negara since 1959, however, it was not until Aishah Ghani to be appointed as the first female senator in 1962.[ 2] Women have been appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and indirectly elected by all state legislatures to represent their states in the Dewan Negara. Since then, all states have had multiple female senators – in chronological order: Kedah (1975), Terengganu (1975), Pahang (1977), Sabah (1989), Kelantan (1991), Selangor (1991), Johor (1997), Negeri Sembilan (1999), Malacca (1999), Perlis (2005), Perak (2006), Sarawak (2010) and Penang (2015).
List of female senators [ edit ] This is an incomplete list of women who have served as members of the Dewan Negara, ordered alphabetically. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Elected by the State Legislative Assembly [ edit ]
Senator
Party
State
Term start
Term end
Armani Mahiruddin
BN (UMNO )
Sabah
20 December 2005
19 December 2008
22 December 2008
21 December 2011
Asmak Husin
PAS
Kelantan
1 July 2018
30 June 2021
Asmah Ismail
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
25 June 1990
24 June 1993
Christina Lorline Tibok @ Christine Vanhouten
BN (UPKO )
Sabah
31 July 2000
30 July 2003
Dayang Madinah Abang Openg
BN (PBB )
Sarawak
19 July 2010
18 July 2013
19 July 2013
18 July 2016
Empiang Jabu
BN (PBB )
Sarawak
28 June 2004
27 June 2007
11 July 2007
10 July 2010
Engku Naimah Engku Taib
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
6 November 2015
5 November 2018
Fadhlina Sidek
PH (PKR )
Penang
1 September 2021
5 November 2022
Habibah Abdul Ghani
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
19 December 1983
18 December 1986
Habidah Jusoh
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
23 February 1987
22 February 1990
26 December 1989
25 December 1992
Halimah Hamzah
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
Hasnah Fatimah Mohd Kasim
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
10 January 1984
9 January 1987
Hazizah Mohd. Sultan
BN (UMNO )
Malacca
27 December 1999
26 December 2002
Heng Seai Kie
BN (MCA )
Perak
6 December 2006
5 December 2009
16 November 2009
15 November 2012
Hunaizah Mohd. Noor
PAS
Kelantan
4 August 1997
3 August 2000
Ida Dumpangal née Ida Undan
Sabah
29 December 1989
28 December 1992
Jamilah Ibrahim
PAS
Kelantan
4 August 1997
3 August 2000
Juhanis Abdul Aziz
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
24 August 2021
23 August 2024
Kalthom Othman
PAS
Kelantan
24 July 1991
23 July 1994
9 May 1994
8 May 1997
Kelsom Yaacub
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
13 December 1993
12 December 1996
Khadijah Awang
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
14 May 1996
13 May 1999
Khairiah Mohamed
PAS
Kelantan
9 July 2012
8 July 2015
1 July 2015
30 June 2018
Kian Sit Har
BN (MCA )
Malacca
19 April 1993
18 April 1996
Lee Pit Chern
BN (MCA )
Negeri Sembilan
19 May 1999
18 May 2002
Lim Hui Ying
PH (DAP )
Penang
27 August 2018
5 November 2022
Lim Kee Moi
BN (MCA )
Johor
Lim Nget Yoon
BN (MCA )
Pahang
8 June 2012
7 June 2015
Mahimon Harun
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
9 November 1977
8 November 1980
Mariah Abdullah
BN (UMNO )
Perlis
Melati Ali
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
Mumtaz Md Nawi
PAS
Kelantan
19 July 2006
18 July 2009
6 July 2009
5 July 2012
Ng Yen Yen
BN (MCA )
Pahang
13 December 1993
12 December 1996
Norahan Abu Bakar
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
22 June 2015
22 September 2017
Norani Beluah
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
13 July 1987
12 July 1990
Noraini Idris
BN (UMNO )
Sabah
10 December 2021
9 December 2024
Nordiana Shafie
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
23 December 2005
22 December 2008
Nuridah Salleh
PAS
Terengganu
29 November 2018
5 November 2022
Rahmah Salleh
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
Ramlah Abas
BN (UMNO )
Malacca
3 May 1999
2 May 2002
Ramlah Kassim
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
6 September 1996
5 September 1999
Rohani Abdullah
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
26 January 2012
25 January 2015
Rosalind Yau Shuk Meng
BN (MCA )
Selangor
5 August 1991
4 August 1994
Roslin Abdul Rahman
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
8 June 2012
7 June 2015
Sabani Mat
BN (UMNO )
Perlis
25 July 2018
24 July 2021
Safinah Jusoh
PAS
Terengganu
27 December 1999
26 December 2002
Samsiah Samsudin
BN (UMNO )
Appointed
Negeri Sembilan
14 December 2006
13 December 2009
See Too Mee
BN (MCA )
Johor
24 April 2000
23 April 2003
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff
BN (UMNO )
Kedah
30 May 2014
29 May 2017
Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail
PKR
Penang
22 June 2015
21 June 2018
Siti Fatimah Yahaya
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
10 August 2018
9 August 2021
Siti Rokiah Mohd. Zabidin
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
8 May 2006
7 May 2009
Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
PAS
Kelantan
1 July 2003
30 June 2006
Siw Chun Eam
BN (UMNO )
Perlis
20 December 2005
19 December 2008
Tan Ah Eng
BN (MCA )
Johor
12 May 1997
11 May 2000
Tom Saudah Othman
BN (UMNO )
Kedah
6 January 1975
5 January 1978
Wan Ubaidah Omar
PAS
Kelantan
1 July 2003
30 June 2006
19 July 2006
18 July 2009
Wan Martina
PAS
Kelantan
23 August 2021
22 August 2024
Zainun A. Bakar
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
6 May 2009
5 May 2012
Zaitun Mat
BN (UMNO )
Pahang
6 May 2009
5 May 2012
Zaitun Mat Amin
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
8 June 2012
7 June 2015
Zawiah Abdullah
BN (UMNO )
Terengganu
6 January 1975
5 January 1978
Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong [ edit ]
Senator
Party
Term start
Term end
Agnes Shim Tshin Nyuk
BN (MCA )
Appointed
Ainon Ariffin
BN (UMNO )
18 February 1986
17 February 1989
27 March 1989
26 March 1992
Aishah Ghani
Alliance (UMNO )
15 October 1962
14 October 1968
22 October 1968
21 October 1974
Azizah Abdul Samad
BN (UMNO )
26 August 2004
25 August 2007
Azizah Harun
BN (UMNO )
6 July 2015
5 July 2018
Azizah Mohd Dun
BN (UMNO )
4 July 2000
3 July 2003
12 August 2003
11 August 2006
Azizah Mohd. Said
BN (UMNO )
29 July 1985
28 July 1988
Bathmavathi Krishnan
IND
18 November 2013
17 November 2016
18 November 2016
17 November 2019
Bibi Aishah Hamid Don
Alliance (UMNO )
19 October 1964
18 October 1970
Che Jam Haron
BN (UMNO )
27 July 1999
26 July 2002
Che Pora Omar
BN (UMNO )
21 February 1991
20 February 1994
31 March 1994
30 March 1997
Chew Lee Giok
BN (MCA )
13 December 2010
12 December 2013
Chew Mei Fun
BN (MCA )
9 April 2009
8 April 2012
26 June 2014
25 June 2017
Chew Poh Thoi
BN (MCA )
Dasimah Dasir
BN (UMNO )
20 February 1971
19 February 1974
7 October 1980
Dayang Mahani Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
BN (UMNO )
21 July 2004
20 July 2007
Doris Sophia Brodi
BN (PRS )
12 March 2010
11 March 2013
12 March 2013
11 March 2016
Fahariyah Md Nordin
BN (UMNO )
7 December 2016
6 December 2019
Faridah Abu Hassan
BN (UMNO )
4 September 1995
3 September 1998
Fatimah Hamat
BN (UMNO )
23 December 2008
22 December 2011
Fatimah Salim
BN (UMNO )
Fuziah Salleh
PH (PKR )
9 December 2022
8 December 2025
Habshah Osman
BN (UMNO )
27 October 1992
26 October 1995
4 September 1995
3 September 1998
Hafsah Othman
BN (UMNO )
19 July 1982
18 July 1985
Jamilah Sulaiman
BN (PBS )
7 November 2012
6 November 2015
22 December 2015
21 December 2018
Janaky Athi Nahappan
BN (MIC )
19 July 1982
18 July 1985
5 December 1983
4 December 1986
Jaya Partiban
BN (MIC )
Kamilia Ibrahim
BN (UMNO )
4 September 1995
3 September 1998
7 April 1997
6 April 2000
Law Jack Yoon
BN (MCA )
14 February 1987
13 February 1990
18 December 1989
17 December 1992
Lim Hiang Nai @ Lim Sean Lean
BN (MCA )
5 December 1983
4 December 1986
Loga Chitra M. Govindasamy
BN (MIC )
6 April 2007
5 April 2010
Mariany Mohammad Yit
BN (UMNO )
15 December 2010
14 December 2013
16 December 2013
15 December 2016
Mashitah Ibrahim
BN (UMNO )
18 March 2008
17 March 2011
21 March 2011
20 March 2014
Mastika Junaidah Husin
BN (UMNO )
14 December 1994
13 December 1997
9 March 1998
8 March 2001
Mazidah Zakaria
BN (UMNO )
18 February 1986
17 February 1989
27 March 1989
26 March 1992
Maznah Mazlan
BN (UMNO )
21 April 2008
20 April 2011
25 April 2011
24 April 2014
Melanie Chua Chui Ket
BN (SAPP )
2 August 1999
1 August 2002
Naomi Chong Set Mui
BN (LDP )
2 October 2003
1 October 2006
Nen Abidah Abdullah
BN (UMNO )
20 December 1982
19 December 1985
Nichole Wong Siaw Ting
BN (MCA )
17 June 2022
5 November 2022
Nik Azizah Nik Yahya
BN (UMNO )
17 February 2005
16 February 2008
Noorita Sual
PH (DAP )
20 March 2023
19 March 2026
Nor Azah Awin
BN (UMNO )
27 July 1999
26 July 2002
Nor Hayati Onn
BN (UMNO )
14 October 2005
13 October 2008
28 October 2008
27 October 2011
Noriah Mahat
BN (UMNO )
3 May 2010
2 May 2013
19 July 2013
18 July 2016
Norjan Khan Bahadar
BN (UMNO )
4 December 1997
3 December 2000
Norliza Abdul Rahim
BN (UMNO )
4 July 2011
3 July 2014
30 May 2014
29 May 2017
Norraesah Mohamad
BN (UMNO )
14 October 2005
13 October 2008
Norsimah Hashim
BN (UMNO )
27 July 1999
26 July 2002
Ong Chong Swen
BN (MCA )
19 February 2018
18 February 2021
Ooi Siew Kim
BN (MCA )
Puizah Abu Kassim
BN (UMNO )
2 August 1999
1 August 2002
Rabiyah Ali
BN (UMNO )
7 December 2016
6 December 2019
Rafidah Aziz
BN (UMNO )
6 January 1975
5 January 1978
9 November 1977
8 November 1980
Rahaiah Baheran
BN (UMNO )
27 October 1992
26 October 1995
4 September 1995
3 September 1998
Rahemah Idris
BN (UMNO )
7 December 2016
6 December 2019
Rahimah Mahamad
BN (UMNO )
20 February 2014
19 February 2017
31 March 2017
30 March 2020
Rahmah Othman
BN (UMNO )
6 April 1979
5 April 1982
Raj Munni Sabu
PH (AMANAH )
27 August 2018
26 August 2021
Raja Ropiah Raja Abdullah
BN (UMNO )
9 April 2012
8 April 2015
Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi
IND
20 May 2020
19 May 2023
Rhina Bhar
BN (Gerakan )
13 October 2004
12 October 2007
Rita Samariah Patrick Insol
GPS (PRS )
22 June 2020
21 June 2023
Rogayah Ariff
BN (UMNO )
15 December 1980
14 December 1983
13 April 1981
12 April 1984
Rogayah Che Mat
BN (UMNO )
18 February 1986
17 February 1989
27 March 1989
26 March 1992
Rokiah @ Maimun Zainuddin
BN (UMNO )
8 August 1983
7 August 1986
1 December 1986
30 November 1989
Ros Suyati Alang
BN (UMNO )
20 September 2022
19 September 2025
Rosnah Mohd. Salleh
BN (UMNO )
23 February 1987
22 February 1990
20 February 1990
19 February 1993
S. Bagiam Ayem Perumal
BN (MIC )
22 August 2011
21 August 2014
25 August 2014
24 August 2017
Salbiah Mohd. Akim
BN (UMNO )
1 December 1986
30 November 1989
5 July 1989
4 July 1992
Salmah Sheikh Hussein
BN (UMNO )
6 January 1975
5 January 1978
9 August 1976
8 August 1979
Sarasa Velu
BN (MIC )
16 December 1992
15 December 1995
20 March 1996
19 March 1999
Saraswathy Kandasami
PH (PKR )
9 December 2022
8 December 2025
Selemiah Hashim
BN (UMNO )
19 April 1993
18 April 1996
30 July 1996
29 July 1999
Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff
BN (UMNO )
16 November 2017
15 November 2020
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
BN (UMNO )
9 April 2009
8 April 2012
Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
BN (UMNO )
9 March 2007
8 March 2010
Sharipah Aminah Syed Mohamed
BN (UMNO )
13 December 2004
12 December 2007
13 December 2007
12 December 2010
Siti Fatimah Sheikh Hussein
BN (UMNO )
Siti Hawa @ Karimah Mohd. Nor
BN (UMNO )
12 August 1998
11 August 2001
Sopiah Sharif
BN (UMNO )
17 July 2017
16 July 2020
Susan Chemarai Anding
GPS (PBB )
22 June 2020
21 June 2023
Usha Nandhini S. Jayaram
BN (MIC )
15 July 2008
14 July 2011
Valli Muthusamy
BN (MIC )
15 December 1986
14 December 1989
11 December 1989
10 December 1992
Wan Asiah Ahmad
BN (UMNO )
11 November 1997
10 November 2000
2 November 2000
1 November 2003
Wan Hazani Wan Mohd Nor
BN (UMNO )
14 October 2005
13 October 2008
3 December 2008
2 December 2011
Wan Intan Wan Ahmad Tajuddin
BN (UMNO )
27 October 1992
26 October 1995
4 September 1995
3 September 1998
Wan Ramlah Ahmad
BN (UMNO )
8 January 2007
7 January 2010
Zaleha Husin
BN (UMNO )
13 April 1992
12 April 1995
Zunairah Musa
BN (UMNO )
22 December 2021
21 December 2024
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