Norpipah Abdol

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdol is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Norpipah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Norpipah binti Abdol (27 July 1954 – 15 March 2022) was a Malaysian politician.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira Hajjah Norpipah Abdol DCSM DMSM DSM PPN
نورڤيڤية عبدول‎
Member of the Malacca State Executive Council
2008–2013	Chairwoman of the Women, Family Development and Welfare
2013–2018	Deputy Chairwoman of the Youth and Heritage Development
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Rembia
In office 08 March 2008 – 09 May 2018
Preceded by	Abdul Wahab Abdul Latip (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Muhammad Jailani Khamis (PH–PKR)
Majority	2,842 (2008) 2,358 (2013)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1954-07-27)27 July 1954 Malacca, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 67) National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya
Cause of death	COVID-19 complications and cancer
Resting place	Kampung Pengkalan Muslim Cemetery, Alor Gajah, Malacca
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician
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Biography

Norpipah served as a Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2013 and as a Deputy EXCO Member from May 2013 to May 2018. She was the Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rembia from March 2008 until her defeat in May 2018. She was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was also the Alor Gajah UMNO Woman's Chief.^[1]

On 15 March 2022, she died of cancer and tested positive for COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.^[2][3][4][5]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N06 Rembia		Norpipah Abdol (UMNO)	5,605	66.98%		Md Yusof Abdullah (PKR)	2,763	33.02%	8,613	2,842	78.69%
2013			Norpipah Abdol (UMNO)	6,879	60.34%		Rusnah Aluai (PKR)	4,521	39.66%	11,617	2,358	86.80%
2018			Norpipah Abdol (UMNO)	4,959	38.35%		Muhammad Jailani Khamis (PKR)	6,773	52.37%	13,175	1,814	84.26%
							Mohammad Rashidi Abd Razak (PAS)	1,200	9.28%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2004)^[8]
•  Malacca :
  • Member of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DSM) (2006)^[9]
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2009)^[10]
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2016)^[11]

References

1. "Norpipah Abdol". PRU Di Sinar (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
2. "Bekas Adun Rembia meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
3. "Bekas Adun Rembia meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Bernama. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
4. "Bekas ADUN Rembia meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
5. "Former Rembia rep dies". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
6. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
7. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2004" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
9. "Yang Di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca 68th Birthday Honours list". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
10. "Malacca honours 1,230". The Star. 10 October 2009.
11. "Idris Dahului Senarai 923 Penerima Pingat" (in Malay). mStar. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.