TAN Sri Rafidah Aziz, 68, has been a towering figure in Malaysian politics for the past three decades. Born in Selama, Perak, in 1943, she became at age 30 Member of Parliament for Kuala Kangsar, and remains the incumbent. In 1987, she was appointed international trade and industry minister. Her political career has not been […]
Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz
Scrap Approved Permits
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 27 April 2009: Politicians on both sides of the divide agree with the government’s suggestion to scrap Approved Permits (AP) for imported vehicles. Gerakan vice-president and head of its central economic bureau, Datuk Mah Siew Keong, said the AP scheme should be stopped immediately as it was “protectionist”, “monopolistic”, and had only benefited […]
I will lead Wanita Umno’s campaign, says Rafidah
KUALA TERENGGANU, 18 Dec 2008: Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said today that as Wanita Umno chief, she will lead the movement’s campaign in the Kuala Terengganu by-election on 17 Jan. She said this should not be an issue because she had been leading the movement in all the previous by-elections except for the Permatang Pauh […]
Don’t let elections affect unity, Najib tells Wanita Umno
LIMA, 21 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Wanita Umno elections should not affect unity within the women’s wing. “Wanita Umno must be professional about it and close ranks as soon as possible after the elections, and this is important,” the deputy Umno president told a news conference here yesterday. […]
Najib respects Wanita Umno’s decision
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he respected Wanita Umno’s decision to stick to the movement’s planned leadership transfer in June next year. He believed that Wanita Umno had considered all the factors before making that decision. “Any decision made could have contradiction, but the best solution […]
