Azalina binti Othman Said

Azalina binti Othman Said was born in Johor Bahru on 31 December 1963, to a father of Buginese ancestry and a mother of Arab lineage. She received her elementary education at Convent Green Lane in Penang. Her tertiary education began at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), where she earned a Diploma in Public Administration. She then pursued a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at Universiti Malaya, graduating in 1988. In 1990, she completed her Master of Laws (LLM) at the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom. She started her legal career as a legal assistant at Messr Raja Darryl & Loh law firm (1988–1989, 1991–1994), before becoming an associate partner at Azalina Chan & Chia law firm (1994–2001) and later with Messrs Skine (2001–2002). In 2002, she partnered with Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co (2002–2004) and Zaid Ibrahim & Co. LLP, Singapore in 2003. Before entering politics, she was a television talk show host for programs like Dateline Malaysia and Lidah Pengarang on ntv7, focusing on political, economic, and social issues. She became the first female deputy speaker in Malaysian history. She is a Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Pengerang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and has served as the Information Chief of UMNO since March 2023, and the 1st Women Youth Chief of UMNO from April 2001 to September 2004.