Armani Mahiruddin

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahiruddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Armani. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Armani binti Mahiruddin (born 19 May 1957) is a Malaysian politician. She created history by being the first female holder of the Deputy President of the Dewan Negara, served from 2009 to 2011.^[1][2] Armani is a former teacher, UMNO Women's EXCO, Head of UMNO Women's Leisure Division and Director of the Lanjut Abadi Sdn Bhd Company.^[3]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Armani Mahiruddin PGDK ASDK ADK
أرماني ماهرالدين
11th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
In office 9 July 2009 – 20 December 2011
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
President	Wong Foon Meng (2009–2010) Abu Zahar Ujang (2010–2011)
Preceded by	Wong Foon Meng
Succeeded by	Doris Sophia Brodi
Personal details
Born	Armani Mahiruddin (1957-05-19) 19 May 1957 (age 66) Crown Colony of North Borneo, British Empire (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Relations	Juhar Mahiruddin (elder brother)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[4][5][6][7]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	N52 Sungai Sibuga, P184 Libaran		Armani Mahiruddin (WARISAN)	6,007	41.95%		Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain (UMNO)	7,545	52.70%	14,318	1,538	61.43%
							Irawanshah Mustapa (PCS)	526	3.67%
							Kamellia Hasan (LDP)	126	0.88%
							Ag Damit Pg Abd Razak (USNO Baru)	114	0.80%

Honours

•   Sabah :
  •   Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK)
  •   Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK)
  •   Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2003)

References

1. "Armani is first female Deputy Speaker". The Star (Malaysia). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. "Sabah governor's sister takes the fight to Musa Aman's stronghold". Malaysiakini. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
4. . The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
5. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
6. . Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
7. "N.52 SUNGAI SIBUGA". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020.