Jahara binti Hamid (Jawi: جاهرة حميد, Malay pronunciation: [jahara]; born 18 May 1951) is a Malaysian politician and served as the former Leader of the Opposition of Penang and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Telok Ayer Tawar from 1995 to 2018. She was the first female state opposition leader in Malaysian history.[1][2]

Jahara Hamid
جاهرة حميد
State Leader of the Opposition of Penang
In office
18 June 2013 – 2 August 2018
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
(2018–2021)
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
(since 2021)
Chief MinisterLim Guan Eng
Preceded byAzhar Ibrahim
Succeeded byMuhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Telok Ayer Tawar
In office
25 April 1995 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byRokiah Bee Hassan
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byMustafa Kamal Ahmad
(PHPKR)
Personal details
Born (1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73)
Anak Bukit, Alor Setar
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
EducationHigh School Bukit Mertajam
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[3][4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N06 Telok Ayer Tawar Jahara Hamid (UMNO) 7,522 N/A Md Sheriff Saad (S46) 1,686 N/A 10,098 5,836 77.56%
1999 Jahara Hamid (UMNO) 5,525 N/A Mohd Ghazali Ibrahim (KeADILan) 4,232 N/A 9,990 1,293 73.43%
2004 Jahara Hamid (UMNO) 7,181 N/A Johari Kassim (PKR) 3,197 N/A 10,583 3,984 78.51%
2008 Jahara Hamid (UMNO) 6,478 56.4% Norhayati Jaafar (PKR) 5,008 43.6% 11,705 1,470 93.6%
2013 Jahara Hamid (UMNO) 8,040 52.8% Norhayati Jaafar (PKR) 7,200 47.2% 15,471 840 86.7%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Adun Telok Air Tawar Jahara Hamid Dilantik Ketua Pembangkang P.Pinang" (in Malay). mStar. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "YB Dato' Hajah Jahara Binti Hamid (Tokoh Kemasyarakatan) – Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang (PEMENANG)".
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia.
  4. ^ "Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-01-09.