Nancy binti Shukri (Jawi: ننسي بنت شكري; born 5 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Santubong since November 2022. She served as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and her first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and the MP for Batang Sadong from March 2008 to November 2022.[1] She served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018. She is a member the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly BN coalitions.
Nancy Shukri | |
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| ننسي شكري | |
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| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Aiman Athirah Sabu (2022–2023) Noraini Ahmad (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Rina Harun |
| Constituency | Santubong |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Deputy | Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| Succeeded by | Tiong King Sing |
| Constituency | Batang Sadong |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2021) |
| Preceded by | Mohammadin Ketapi |
| Succeeded by | Herself |
| Constituency | Batang Sadong |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018 Malaysian Innovation Agency, Malaysia Nuclear Power Corporation (MNPC), Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MiGHT) | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Mah Siew Keong |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Bee Yin (Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change) |
| Constituency | Batang Sadong |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 27 June 2016 Legal Affairs | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Razali Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Azalina Othman Said |
| Constituency | Batang Sadong |
| Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Acting | |
| In office 12 May 2016 – 27 June 2016 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Douglas Uggah Embas |
| Succeeded by | Mah Siew Keong |
| Constituency | Batang Sadong |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Santubong | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 38,681 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batang Sadong | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Adenan Satem (BN–PBB) |
| Succeeded by | Rodiyah Sapiee (GPS–PBB) |
| Majority | 5,425 (2008) 11,260 (2013) 12,328 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy binti Shukri 5 August 1961 Kuching, 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) |
| Spouse | Kamil Misuari |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Hull |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | nancy-shukri |
| Nancy Shukri on Facebook Nancy Shukri on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Political career
editNancy was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election for the rural conservative seat of Batang Sadong, in southern Sarawak state.[2][3]
After successfully defending her seat in the 2013 Malaysian general election, Nancy was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the new Cabinet of Malaysia announced by then Prime Minister, Najib Razak.[4]
Personal life
editNancy was born on 5 August 1961 in Kuching, Sarawak to Bibi McPherson and Shukri Mahidi.[5][6] She has Malay and Melanau ancestry on her father's side while her mother has Scottish, Iban and Chinese ancestry. She is married with three children and currently living in Kuching, Sarawak.[7] Nancy is the tenth of eleven siblings.[5]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P200 Batang Sadong, Sarawak | Nancy Shukri (PBB) | 8,183 | 74.79% | Piee Ling (PKR) | 2,758 | 25.21% | 11,120 | 5,425 | 66.21% | ||
| 2013 | Nancy Shukri (PBB) | 13,277 | 86.81% | Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) | 2,017 | 13.19% | 15,541 | 11,260 | 78.34% | |||
| 2018 | Nancy Shukri (PBB) | 14,208 | 83.25% | Othman Mustapha @ Mos (AMANAH) | 1,880 | 11.02% | 17,349 | 12,328 | 74.74% | |||
| Asan Singkro (PAS) | 978 | 5.73% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | P193 Santubong, Sarawak | Nancy Shukri (PBB) | 43,739 | 84.42% | Mohamad Zen Peli (AMANAH) | 5,058 | 9.76% | 52,762 | 38,681 | 66.33% | ||
| Affendi Jeman (Independent) | 3,012 | 5.81% | ||||||||||
Honours
edit- Malaysia:
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2010)
- Pahang:
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2016)[8]
- Sarawak:
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2016)[9]
- Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2021)[10]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "YB DATO' SRI HAJAH NANCY SHUKRI". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "'Benazir Bhutto', 'Sofia Jane' Tags Spice Up BN Campaign in Batang Sadong". Bernama. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Nancy Shukri Is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department". Bernama. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ a b "HON. NANCY SHUKRI". GIS 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Malay? Chinese? Just Nancy!". The Nut Graph. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Putting women first". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Nancy Shukri terima gelaran 'Datuk Seri'". Bernama (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Jamilah ketuai penerima darjah kebesaran negeri". Utusan Borneo (Sarawak). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Ahmad Urai, Abdul Karim dan Pandelela antara penerima darjah kebesaran TYT Sarawak". 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
