Marzita Mansor

Summary

Datin Marzita Mansor is the Bersatu state assemblywoman for Sena, Perlis, elected in GE15 (2022) with a 2,200-vote majority. She has served on the Perlis State Executive Council since November 2024, currently chairing the committees on Women, Family and Community Development, Education, Unity, Welfare, and Poverty Eradication under Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah. She was among the five Bersatu assemblymen reported to have submitted statutory declarations withdrawing support for the previous Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli in December 2025, an episode that triggered a wider political crisis within Perikatan Nasional.

Biography

Datin Marzita Mansor (born 29 November 1971) is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) serving as the State Assemblywoman (ADUN) for Sena (N7), Perlis, since the 15th General Election in November 2022 [1]). She holds a degree from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and carries the honorific title Datin [2]. Prior to her election, she served as a committee member of Perlis Perikatan Nasional (PN) Wanita and was the Perlis Bersatu Wanita chief at the time of her appointment to the Exco in 2024 [3]. She won the Sena seat in GE15 under the PN banner with a majority of 2,200 votes [4]. In November 2024, she was sworn in as a Perlis State Executive Council (Exco) member under then-Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli, holding the Welfare, Health and Entrepreneurship portfolios [3]. Following the 2025 Perlis political crisis, in which five Bersatu assemblymen — including Marzita — reportedly submitted statutory declarations to the Perlis ruler withdrawing support for Shukri Ramli, a new Menteri Besar, Abu Bakar Hamzah, was sworn in on 28 December 2025 [5]. Marzita was subsequently re-sworn as Exco on 8 January 2026, now chairing the committees on Women, Family and Community Development; Education; Unity; Welfare; and Poverty Eradication [6].

Known for

Marzita Mansor is known as the Sena state assemblywoman and a senior Bersatu figure in Perlis who has served continuously on the Perlis State Executive Council since November 2024. She is identified with the social portfolio cluster covering women's development, education, poverty eradication and community welfare. She was among the five Bersatu assemblymen reported to have submitted statutory declarations withdrawing support for then-Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli in December 2025, an action that precipitated a change in Perlis state leadership [5].

Political positions

Marzita Mansor's publicly reported portfolio responsibilities indicate a focus on social welfare policy, women and family development, education, national unity, and poverty eradication at the Perlis state level [6]. Her earlier Exco tenure under the previous administration was centred on welfare, health, and entrepreneurship [3]. No publicly documented personal policy statements or legislative positions on broader national issues were found in allowlist sources at the time of drafting.

Education

1. Pre-2022Completed tertiary education at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-November 2022Served as a committee member of Perlis Perikatan Nasional Wanita and held the position of Perlis Bersatu Wanita chief.⛓

Political career

1. November 2022Elected as ADUN for Sena (N7), Perlis, under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the 15th General Election, winning with a majority of 2,200 votes.⛓
2. November 2024Sworn in as a member of the Perlis State Executive Council under Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli, holding the Welfare, Health and Entrepreneurship portfolios.⛓
3. December 2025Reported to be among five Bersatu assemblymen who submitted statutory declarations to the Raja of Perlis withdrawing support for Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli, contributing to the 2025 Perlis political crisis.⛓
4. January 2026Re-sworn as Perlis Exco member before Raja Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, now chairing the committees on Women, Family and Community Development; Education; Unity; Welfare; and Poverty Eradication under new Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah.⛓

Election history

• 2022Sena (N7), PerlisWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentMenteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah stated that all four Exco members, including Marzita, were capable of shouldering their responsibilities, noting that several of their portfolios align with their respective experience.⛓
• GovernmentAccording to FMT, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said that the party had itself recommended Marzita Mansor — identified as Perlis Bersatu Wanita chief — for inclusion in the Perlis Exco for the 2024–2025 term.⛓
• OppositionPAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said it was up to Bersatu to decide whether to discipline the five assemblymen — including Marzita — who reportedly withdrew support for former Menteri Besar Shukri Ramli, adding that political solidarity ought to guide their actions.⛓
• VerifiedFactsSinar Harian's GE15 candidate profile confirms Marzita Mansor won the Sena DUN seat in PRU15 under the PN/BERSATU ticket with a majority of 2,200 votes.⛓