Ras Adiba Radzi

Ras Adiba binti Mohd Radzi (born 27 July 1968) is a Malaysian politician, community activist and veteran news presenter. She has served on TV3 and NTV7^[1] as a broadcast journalist, television presenter and sports commentator. She is also one of Malaysia's paralympic shooters.^[2] Ras Adiba is a broadcast journalist, news anchor, presenter, a poet, director and producer. She served as Senator from May 2020 to May 2023 and represented persons with disabilities (OKUs).^[3][4] The former senator received the 2023 International Women of Courage Award, which was presented to her and other nominees by Jill Biden and Anthony J. Blinken.^[5] On 9 July 2023, she officially became a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.^[6]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi PMW
راس أديبة محمّد راضي‎
Ras Adiba in 2023
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Representing PWD
In office 20 May 2020 – 19 May 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023)
Preceded by	Bathmavathi Krishnan
Chairman of BERNAMA
In office 23 November 2020 – 23 January 2023
Preceded by	Suhaimi Sulaiman
Succeeded by	Wong Chun Wai
Personal details
Born	Ras Adiba binti Mohd Radzi (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 56) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2023) Independent (2020–2023)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2023)
Children	Umar Ras Engel bin Abdullah Amaar Raj bin Abdullah
Occupation	Community activist, politician

Honours

•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)^[7][8]
•  :
  • International Women of Courage Award for demonstrating exceptional courage, strength, and leadership. The award ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of state.^[5]

References

1. "Lepas 34 tahun, ini hari terakhir saya" - Ras Adiba Radzi Kool FM. 16 May 2020. Retrieved on 9 January 2021.
2. Mazizul Dani (11 January 2016). Semangat kental Ras Adiba Harian Metro. Accessed December 15, 2016.
3. "Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba sworn in as senators". New Straits Times. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
4. Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba angkat sumpah senator Berita Harian (20 May 2020). Accessed May 20, 2020.
5. "2023 International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
6. "Ras Adiba Radzi joins Bersatu". 10 July 2023.
7. Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
8. Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.