Rafidah Aziz

Rafidah Aziz

Infobox_Politician
honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tan Sri
name = Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1943|11|4|df=y
birth_place = flagicon|Perak Kuala Kangsar, Perak
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office = Chairlady of UMNO's Women's Wing
term_start = 1999
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predecessor = Datin Paduka Siti Zaharah
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office2 = Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry
term_start2 = 20 May 1987
term_end2 = 13 February 2008
predecessor2 = Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
successor2 = Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
constituency2 = Kuala Kangsar
office3 = Member of Parliament for Kuala Kangsar
term_start3 = 1986
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predecessor3 = unknown
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constituency3 = Kuala Kangsar
party = UMNO part of Barisan Nasional
religion = Islam
occupation = Member of Parliament
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Tan Sri Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz (born November 4, 1943) is a Malaysian politician. She was Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1987 to 2008. She is also the head of United Malays National Organization's Woman Wing ("Wanita UMNO" in Malay) and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kuala Kangsar (since 1986). She has also been the chairman of MATRADE since 1991. She was born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.

In 2006, she was accused of corruption related to the issuance of Approved Permits (AP) for importing foreign vehicles by former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad in his series of criticisms against the government.

In March 2008, following the general election held in that month, she was dropped from cabinet. After thirty two years in government service, and twenty years as a minister, she described herself as being "blessed and content." [ [http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20080319-55285.html Asiaone: M'sia's Rafidah expresses hurt over cabinet departure] ] When asked if she was saddened, she said that she wished Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi had told her earlier on not to contest the election. [ [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/20/nation/20703252&sec=nation The Star: Wanita Umno chief not one to sulk] ]

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