Rafidah Aziz
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- This is a Malay name; the name "Aziz" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by his or her given name, "Rafidah". The Arabic word bin (b.) or binti/binte (bt./bte.), if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
| Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz
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Chairlady of UMNO's Women's Wing
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| Assumed office 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Datin Paduka Siti Zaharah |
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Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry
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| In office 20 May 1987 – 13 February 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah |
| Succeeded by | Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Constituency | Kuala Kangsar |
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Member of Parliament for Kuala Kangsar
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| Assumed office 1986 |
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| Preceded by | unknown |
| Constituency | Kuala Kangsar |
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| Born | 4 November 1943  Kuala Kangsar, Perak |
| Political party | UMNO part of Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Religion | Islam |
Tan Sri Rafidah binti Abdul Aziz (born November 4, 1943) is a Malaysian politician and has been known as the "Queen of the Parliament" by the Opposition Leader . She is the former Minister of International Trade and Industry, a position she has held since 1987 until 2008 National Election. 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, After the worst election results for the ruling party UMNO, 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." When asked if she was sad about her departure from politics, she said that she wished Pak Lah ( Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi) had told her earlier on not to contest in the elections.
