Biography
Azalina binti Othman Said (born 31 December 1963 in Johor Bahru) is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department responsible for law and institutional reform, and has been the Member of Parliament for Pengerang since 2004. She is a member of UMNO. Azalina grew up in Penang, where she attended Convent Green Lane. Her father is of Buginese descent and her mother of Hadrami Arab descent. She took a diploma in public administration at Universiti Teknologi MARA, a law degree at the University of Malaya in 1988, a diploma in Sharia law at the International Islamic University Malaysia, and a master's in law at the London School of Economics in 1990. Admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1989, she practised in women's affairs, civil claims and corporate banking, becoming a partner at several firms including the Singapore branch of Zaid Ibrahim & Co. She joined UMNO in 1990 and was elected to its supreme council in 2000, then the youngest woman to hold the position. She was founding head of Puteri UMNO, the party's wing for women under 35, from 2001 to 2004. Winning Pengerang unopposed in 2004, she became Malaysia's first female Minister of Youth and Sports, and was Minister of Tourism from 2008 to 2009. Dropped from cabinet under Najib Razak, she returned in 2015 as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department overseeing legal affairs, and publicly defended Najib during the 1MDB scandal. She was the first woman to serve as Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, from 2020 to 2021, and advised the prime minister on law and human rights before her current appointment in 2022. In 2024 she became the first Malaysian to preside over the Assembly of Parties of the International Anti-Corruption Academy.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BN | 21,758 | 51.98% | — | Won |
| 2018 | BN | 21,829 | 67.71% | — | Won |
| 2013 | BN | 26,992 | 83.64% | — | Won |
| 2008 | BN ( UMNO ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2004 | BN ( UMNO ) | — | — | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 202Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 191Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Absent
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Present
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 161Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Present
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Present
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Absent
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Absent
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Absent
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Absent
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Absent
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PEKERJA GIG 202528 Aug 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- Rang Undang-undang Keselamatan Dalam Talian 202411 Dec 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024Yes
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (305)
Explore network- Anthony Loke Siew FookDAP100% aligned
- Chang Lih KangPKR100% aligned
- Aaron Ago anak DagangPRS100% aligned
- Dzulkefly AhmadAMANAH100% aligned
- Steven Sim Chee KeongDAP100% aligned
- Ahmad MaslanUMNO100% aligned
- Adly ZahariAMANAH100% aligned
- Abdul Rahman bin MohamadUMNO100% aligned
- Ramli bin Mohd NorUMNO100% aligned
- Alice Lau Kiong YiengDAP100% aligned
News sentiment over time
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Takiyuddin: Perikatan not part of Bersatu MPs’ CSA, won’t sign deal just for allocations
Takiyuddin Hassan stated that Perikatan Nasional was not involved in the confidence-and-supply agreement signed by six Bersatu MPs and will…
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Azalina: All 218 MPs get a role in reforms under CSA as AG-PP split, PM term limit need cross-party support - Malay Mail
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Azalina: All 218 MPs get a role in reforms under CSA as AG-PP split, PM term limit need cross-party support
Azalina Othman Said emphasized cross-party cooperation under the CSA to advance reforms including AG-PP separation and PM term limits,…
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Azalina backs wider CSA to push institutional reforms through Parliament - NST Online
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Azalina backs wider CSA to push institutional reforms through Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Broader cooperation between government and opposition lawmakers under the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) could help…
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