Noriah Kasnon

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Kasnon is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Noriah.
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2016Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Noriah binti Kasnon

(1964-01-02)2 January 1964
Tunku Kurshiah College, Negeri Sembilan
OccupationPolitician

United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party and was a Deputy Minister in the Barisan Nasional (BN) governments of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak
.

Political career

Noriah was elected to Parliament in the 2004 general election for the newly created seat of Sungai Besar, Selangor.[1] She has since served as a deputy minister in a range of portfolios, including Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry,[2] and Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.[3] In May 2013, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[1][5][6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P093 Sungai Besar, Selangor Noriah Kasnon (
UMNO
) 		15,337 65.75% Sallehen Mukhyi (PAS) 7,988 34.25% 24,120 7,349 77.80%
2008 Noriah Kasnon (
UMNO
) 		16,069 59.23% Osman Sabran (PAS) 11,060 40.77% 27,927 5,009 81.96%
2013 Noriah Kasnon (
UMNO
) 		18,695 50.54% Mohamed Salleh M Husin (PAS) 18,296 49.46% 37,810 399 88.26%

Death

Noriah and her husband, Asmuni Abdullah died in an AS 350 helicopter crash near Sebuyau, Sarawak. They were travelling with several other government officials from Betong to Kuching on 5 May 2016 during

Sabak Bernam.[11][10]

Honours

On 4 June 2016, in conjunction with the birthday of the 14th

Tan Sri".[12][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008 (includes 2004 results)". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ Abd Ghani, Rashidah (30 December 2009). "More Recognition For Women in 2009". Bernama. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Noriah: Jail and fine for offenders". The Star. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  4. ^ "New cabinet reflects election results". The Mole. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "Copter crash: Tragedy strikes fear among campaigners". The Star Online. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Condolence messages, tributes pour in for Noriah Kasnon". Free Malaysia Today. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Tiga jenazah nahas helikopter dikebumikan hari ini". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Noriah Kasnon's remains laid to rest". The Malay Mail. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Attorney-general heads recipients of 2016 federal awards, honours". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  13. Berita Harian
    . 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  15. ^ "1,546 honoured on King's birthday". Bernama. The Star. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Rektor UIA, Karam Singh terima darjah dari sultan". Bernama (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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