Sharifah Azizah binti Syed Zain (8 December 1960 – 2 August 2024) was a Malaysian politician who had served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penawar from May 2018 to March 2022 and for Mahkota from March 2022 to her death in August 2024. She was the Women Division Chief of Kluang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Sharifah Azizah died from internal bleeding in Kluang, Johor, on 2 August 2024, at the age of 63. A by-election was held on 28 September 2024, Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah of BN was elected as the new Mahkota MLA.
Election results + Johor State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2018N38 Penawar (UMNO) 12,330 68.04%Ahmad Kamah Nor (AMANAH) 5,196 28.67% 18,121 7,134 84.32%2022N29 Mahkota (UMNO)16,61145.86% Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman (AMANAH)11,44531.59%36,2255,16655.67%Mohamad Nor Lingan (BERSATU)7,61421.02%Mohamed Noor Suleiman (WARISAN)5551.53%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2004) Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2001)
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2010)
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