Nancy Shukri

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.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Shukri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nancy. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Hajah
Nancy Shukri
SSAP PNBS PGBK KMN MP
ننسي شكري‎
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAiman Athirah Sabu
Preceded byRina Harun
ConstituencySantubong
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyEdmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu
Preceded byHerself
Succeeded byTiong King Sing
ConstituencyBatang Sadong
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyJeffrey Kitingan
(2020)
Guan Dee Koh Hoi
(2021)
Preceded byMohammadin Ketapi
Succeeded byHerself
ConstituencyBatang 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)
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byMah Siew Keong
Succeeded byYeo Bee Yin
(Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change)
ConstituencyBatang Sadong
In office
16 May 2013 – 27 June 2016
Legal Affairs
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyRazali Ibrahim
Preceded byMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Succeeded byAzalina Othman Said
ConstituencyBatang Sadong
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Acting
In office
12 May 2016 – 27 June 2016
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byDouglas Uggah Embas
Succeeded byMah Siew Keong
ConstituencyBatang Sadong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Santubong
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(BN–PBB)
Majority38,681 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batang Sadong
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byAdenan Satem
(BN–PBB)
Succeeded byRodiyah Sapiee
(GPS–PBB)
Majority5,425 (2008)
11,260 (2013)
12,328 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Nancy binti Shukri

(1961-08-05) 5 August 1961
Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
SpouseKamil Misuari
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Hull
OccupationPolitician
Websitenancy-shukri.my
Nancy Shukri on Facebook
Nancy Shukri on Parliament of Malaysia

Political career

Nancy 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 as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the new Cabinet of Malaysia announced by then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.[4]

Personal life

Nancy 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
Parliament of Malaysia[3]
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

See also

References
  1. "YB DATO' SRI HAJAH NANCY SHUKRI". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "'Benazir Bhutto', 'Sofia Jane' Tags Spice Up BN Campaign in Batang Sadong". Bernama. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Nancy Shukri Is Minister in the Prime Minister's Department". Bernama. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. "HON. NANCY SHUKRI". GIS 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. "Malay? Chinese? Just Nancy!". The Nut Graph. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  7. "Putting women first". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  8. "Nancy Shukri terima gelaran 'Datuk Seri'". Bernama (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  9. "Jamilah ketuai penerima darjah kebesaran negeri". Utusan Borneo (Sarawak). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  10. "Ahmad Urai, Abdul Karim dan Pandelela antara penerima darjah kebesaran TYT Sarawak". 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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