Dato’ Sri Hajah Rohani binti Abdul Karim (Jawi: روحاني بنت عبدالكريم; born 3 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Mustapa Mohamed and Noh Omar from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batang Lupar from March 2004 to November 2022 and for Santubong from October 1990 to March 2004. She is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly BN coalitions.[1][2]
Rohani Abdul Karim | |
|---|---|
| روحاني بنت عبدالكريم | |
 Rohani in 2022 | |
| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Azizah Mohd Dun Chew Mei Fun (2014–2018) |
| Preceded by | Najib Razak (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Constituency | Batang Lupar |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism | |
| In office 4 June 2010 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Tan Lian Hoe | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2010–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah |
| Constituency | Batang Lupar |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 4 June 2010 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Mustapa Mohamed (2008–2009) Noh Omar (2009–2010) |
| Preceded by | Shariff Omar Mah Siew Keong |
| Succeeded by | Chua Tee Yong |
| Constituency | Batang Lupar |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batang Lupar | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (BN–PBB) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Shafizan Kepli (GPS–PBB) |
| Majority | Walkover (2004) 8,092 (2008) 10,964 (2013) 10,277 (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Santubong | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sulaiman Daud (BN–PBB) |
| Succeeded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 7,368 (1990) 9,911 (1995) 1,895 (1999) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1990–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018 | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| 2018–2022 | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rohani binti Abdul Karim 3 January 1955 Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Ohio University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | datukrohanikarim |
Early life
editShe was born on 3 January 1955 in Simanggang (now known as Sri Aman), Sarawak. She received her early education at SMK Methodist, Sibu. She has continued her education at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in the field of agro-industry. She then resumed her studies until she obtained her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ohio University, Athens, USA. She has three children.
Participation in politics
editBecome Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
editIn the 1990 general election, Rohani was elected as a candidate and won the Santubong parliamentary seat.
In the 1995 and 1999 general election, she was still able to defend the Santubong Parliamentary seat. In the 2004 general election, she had switched to the Batang Lupar, Sri Aman, Sarawak, where she was born, and won uncontested.
She once again won the Batang Lupar parliamentary seat against opposition party representatives in the 2008 general election with 70 percent of her vote in favour of her. Later she was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry by the Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
On April 9, 2009, Malaysia's sixth Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who just held the leadership of the country at that time, entrusted her to take over Tan Lian Hoe's duties as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism.
On May 15, 2013, she was appointed Women and Family Development Minister in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. She started her official duties as Minister on 17 May 2013.
Batang Lupar Member of Parliament
editShe is well-known for her outgoing personality in her constituency Batang Lupar. Her role as Deputy Minister meant most of her time was spent in Malaya. However, it did not stop her from going to the ground and meet with her constituents. Rohani is also IT-savvy, as evidenced by her frequent updates on her Twitter and Facebook pages.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | P155 Santubong, Sarawak | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 10,200 | 78.27% | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Sanusi (PERMAS) | 2,832 | 21.73% | 13,256 | 7,368 | 70.66% | ||
| 1995 | P167 Santubong, Sarawak | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 11,702 | 86.73% | Paruwadi Musa (IND) | 1,791 | 13.27% | 14,060 | 9,911 | 64.16% | ||
| 1999 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 7,955 | 56.76% | Hussaini Hamdan (keADILan) | 6,060 | 43.24% | 14,225 | 1,895 | 67.55% | |||
| 2004 | P201 Batang Lupar, Sarawak | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | Unopposed | |||||||||
| 2008 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 11,015 | 77.64% | Abang Eddy Allyanni (PAS) | 2,923 | 20.60% | 14,393 | 8,092 | 64.21% | |||
| Ali Semsu (IND) | 250 | 1.76% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 15,625 | 77.02% | Abang Zulkifli bin Abang Engkeh (PKR) | 4,661 | 22.98% | 20,754 | 10,964 | 75.86% | |||
| 2018 | Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB) | 14,204 | 70.49% | Wan Abdillah Wan Ahmad (PAS) | 3,927 | 19.49% | 20,603 | 10,277 | 69.11% | |||
| Narudin Mentali (AMANAH) | 2,020 | 10.02% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sarawak :
Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2002)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2017)[4]
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2013)[5]
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References
edit- ^ "Najib Announces List of Members of His Transformation Cabinet". Bernama. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Rohani binti Haji Abd. Karim, Y.B. Datuk Hajah" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". Borneo Post. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Rosmah heads list of Pahang's 644 honour recipients". The Malay Mail. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2021.