Datuk Wira Hajah Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin (Jawi: مس إرمياتي بنت شمس الدين; born 13 November 1976) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) since April 2023[1][2] and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Masjid Tanah since May 2013. She served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022, Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021[3][4] and the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. She is a member and the Women Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She has previously served as the 2nd Vice Women Chief of BERSATU from August 2020 to October 2024 and the Women Youth Chief of UMNO from October 2013 to June 2018. After the defeat of BN to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition in the 2018 general election, she resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019. She is also the second female PAC Chairperson after Noraini Ahmad in Malaysian history.[5][6][7][8]
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| Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| Assumed office 4 April 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Appointed by | Johari Abdul |
| Deputy | Wong Shu Qi (2023–2024) Teresa Kok Suh Sim (since 2024) |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
| Preceded by | Shabudin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Ramkarpal Singh |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Wan Junaidi |
| Preceded by | Mohd Hatta Ramli (Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development) |
| Succeeded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
| Preceded by | James Dawos Mamit (Deputy Minister of Tourism) Joseph Salang Gandum (Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture I) Maglin Dennis D'Cruz (Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture II) |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture) |
| Constituency | Masjid Tanah |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Masjid Tanah | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Seman Yusop (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 16,200 (2013) 8,159 (2018) 4,411 (2022) |
| 2nd Women Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2024 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Vice Women Chief | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi |
| Preceded by | Rina Harun |
| 2nd Vice Women Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| In office 16 August 2020 – 28 October 2024 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Women Chief | Rina Harun |
| Preceded by | Shamsilah Siru |
| Succeeded by | Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi |
| 4th Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 12 October 2013 – 24 June 2018 | |
| President | Najib Razak |
| Vice Women Youth Chief | Zahida Zarik Khan |
| Preceded by | Rosnah Shirlin |
| Succeeded by | Zahida Zarik Khan |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin 13 November 1976 Malacca General Hospital, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | UMNO (2001–2018) Independent (2018)  BERSATU (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (2001–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020)  Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Mohd Helmy Abd Talib |
| Children | 5 (4 sons and 1 daughter) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | emysamsudin |
| Mas Ermieyati Samsudin on Facebook Mas Ermieyati Samsudin on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Early life and educations
editShe was born on 13 November 1976 at the Malacca General Hospital and is the second child of Hjh Salbiah Ahmad and Hj Samsudin Md Ali. Raised in Malacca and earned an early education at Methodist Girls School (2) Tengkera, Melaka and Sekolah Kebangsaan Ramuan China Besar, Masjid Tanah Melaka. She then received an offer to Full Boarding School, Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru (1989-1993) and furthered her studies at Law Matriculation and Law Degree in National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor.[9]
Career
editAfter graduating with a Law Degree from UKM, she started her career as an advocate and solicitor lawyer at Khairul Latif & Associates and Adillah A. Nordin. In 2004, with two partners, Mohd Khairul Nizam Abd Kadir and Desmond Ho Chee Cheong, Mas Ermieyati opened their own legal firm, Messrs. Ermiey Nizam & Ho. The same time of interest in volunteer work is well-suited to the soul. Since school age and as early as 15, she has been active with the Association of Youth Movement 4B (GB4B). She is currently the Member of the GB4B Malaysia Top Council Member.[9] As the MP for Masjid Tanah, she selectively insinuated with unfounded claims that the Anwar government was trying to bring in more permanent residents from China.[10]
Youth activism and NGO
editMas Ermieyati is a youth activist. At the Melaka State level, she is the chairman of the 4B (M) Youth Mosque of Tanah Masjid and the Youth Movement of the 4B (M) Youth Movement of Malacca. At the national level, she was the chairman of the 4B Malaysia Youth Movement Culture Bureau, the Secretary of the 4B Malaysia Youth Movement Discipline Committee and the Malaysian Youth Movement 4B Youth Movement. She is currently the council member of the 4B Malaysia Youth Youth Movement.
Politics
editEarly involvement
editShe was involved in politics since becoming a lawyer in 2001 when the third UMNO wing of PUTERI was agreed by the UMNO President to be established throughout the country. This time she was offered a seat in the sponsorship committee at Alor Gajah. In 2003, she became the Chairwoman of PUTERI UMNO Division of Alor Gajah and the Head of PUTERI State of Melaka (new delineation of 2004 changed to the Masjid Tanah Division) for 10 years until 2013 and during the same period, she was also EXCO PUTERI UMNO Malaysia.
General Election 2013
editIn the 2013 Malaysian general election, Mas Ermieyati was elected the Masjid Tanah MP as the Barisan National candidate, defeating PAS candidate Mohd Nasaie Bin Ismail. She obtained 27,688 votes compared to her opponent's 11,488 votes. She represented Malaysia abroad in conferences such as the 34th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), and the Women In Parliament Forum. In 2014, she represented the Malaysian Parliament in Tehran for the 9th Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (Puic) Conference and Meetings.
Malacca state election 2021
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Personal life
editShe married Mohd Helmy Abd Talib and blessed with 4 sons that are Haiqal, Hakim, Hafiy and Hasif and a daughter named Eiman Miesha.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | P134 Masjid Tanah, Malacca | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO) | 27,688 | 70.68% | Nasaie Ismail (PAS) | 11,488 | 29.32% | 39,827 | 16,200 | 86.67% | ||
| 2018 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (UMNO) | 22,898 | 54.10% | Sabirin Ja’afar (BERSATU) | 14,739 | 34.82% | 42,325 | 8,159 | 83.52% | |||
| Mohd Nasir Othman (PAS) | 4,688 | 11.08% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (BERSATU) | 25,604 | 46.77% | Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid (UMNO) | 21,193 | 38.71% | 54,479 | 4,411 | 79.15% | |||
| Muthalib Uthman (MUDA) | 7,445 | 13.60% | ||||||||||
| Handrawirawan Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) | 507 | 0.93% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2021 | N02 Tanjung Bidara | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (BERSATU) | 3,195 | 44.11% | Ab Rauf Yusoh (UMNO) | 3,559 | 49.14% | 7,243 | 364 | 71.48% | ||
| Zainal Hassan (PKR) | 489 | 6.75% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Malacca :
Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2017)[18][19]- Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2014)[18]
Negeri Sembilan :
Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2008)[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mas Ermieyati the new PAC chief, Wong Shu Qi as vice-chairman". The Star. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Dewan Rakyat elects Mas Ermieyati as PAC chief". Free Malaysia Today. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "PKR toying with Nurul Nuha 'candidacy' for sympathy vote - Mas Ermieyati". Astro Awani. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Still only five PR reps in PAC unchanged". The Sun. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Mazwin Nik Anis, Muguntan Vanar and Zakiah Koya (15 December 2018). "Six more MPs leave Umno". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Puteri Umno chief Mas Ermieyati joins Bersatu". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Mazwin Nik Anis and Joseph Kaos Jr (12 February 2019). "Seven Umno MPs join Bersatu". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Mas Emrieyati Menang Naib Ketua Wanita PPBM Rina Harun Kekal Ketua". Free Malaysia Today (in Malay). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "My blogs : MAS ERMIEYATI BTE HJ SAMSUDIN". Mas Ermieyati Samsudin. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021 – via Blogger.
- ^ "Chided for MM2H remark".
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "N.02 TANJUNG BIDARA". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
- ^ "Wan Junaidi leads honours list in conjunction with Melaka Yang Dipertua's 79th birthday". Nurul Fhatihah Zakinan. New Straits Times. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "CARIAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN / BINTANG / PINGAT TAHUN 1981 - 2010". ipingatns.ns.gov.my.
External links
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Media related to Mas Ermieyati Samsudin at Wikimedia Commons- Mas Ermieyati Samsudin on Facebook
- Mas Ermieyati Samsudin MP profile (in Malay)
