Nor Rashidah Ramli

Summary

Nor Rashidah Ramli is a Johor UMNO politician who has held the N22 Parit Raja state seat since May 2018, winning the constituency in both the 2018 general election and the 2022 Johor state election, the latter with a 4,219-vote majority. She serves as Ketua Puteri UMNO Bahagian Sri Gading and Naib Ketua Puteri UMNO Johor, and has been re-nominated as BN's candidate for Parit Raja in the July 2026 Johor state election. Her recorded public activity in the assembly includes raising questions on education policy and monitoring local health infrastructure development.

Biography

Nor Rashidah binti Ramli (born 5 June 1979) is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition [1]. She has served as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the N22 Parit Raja seat in Batu Pahat District since May 2018 [2]. Nor Rashidah first contested the Parit Raja seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), winning with 9,549 votes and a majority of 638 votes over her nearest rival [3]. At the time of her first candidacy, she was described as the lone candidate fielded by Puteri UMNO Johor in the state election [4]. She retained the seat at the March 2022 Johor state election with an increased majority of 4,219 votes, polling 10,634 votes in total [5]. Within the party, she holds the positions of Ketua Puteri UMNO Bahagian Sri Gading and Naib Ketua Puteri UMNO Johor [6]. In the Johor State Assembly, she has engaged on issues including education policy and constituency-level public health infrastructure, including advocating for upgrading of the Parit Raja Health Clinic [7]. As of June 2026, she has been named as BN-UMNO's candidate for the N22 Parit Raja seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [8].

Known for

Nor Rashidah is recognised as the first Puteri UMNO candidate fielded for the Parit Raja seat, having held the constituency continuously since 2018 through two successive elections. She has used her position in the Johor State Assembly to raise questions on national education policy, notably calling for the Education Ministry to clarify the basis for admitting UEC holders into teacher training programmes. She holds concurrent UMNO divisional and state-level Puteri UMNO leadership posts while representing a constituency in the Batu Pahat area of Johor.

Political positions

On education, Nor Rashidah has publicly called for the Ministry of Education to provide a formal explanation regarding the admission of Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) holders into the Programme Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan (PISMP) teacher training scheme, questioning the policy basis for such admissions [9]. On constituency development and public services, she has been involved in monitoring progress on upgrading health infrastructure in Parit Raja, including participation in inspections related to plans for a new or improved health clinic in the area [10]. No further formal policy positions on specific national issues have been sourced from the allowlist at the time of this profile.

Political career

1. April 2018Named as BN-UMNO's candidate for the N22 Parit Raja state seat in Johor, as the lone Puteri UMNO Johor candidate in the GE14 state election.⛓
2. May 2018Won the N22 Parit Raja seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14) under BN-UMNO, polling 9,549 votes with a majority of 638 votes over PH-PPBM candidate Ferdaus Kayau.⛓
3. March 2022Retained the N22 Parit Raja seat at the 2022 Johor state election under BN-UMNO, polling 10,634 votes with an increased majority of 4,219 votes.⛓
4. June 2024Participated alongside Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon in an inspection related to the planned new Parit Raja Health Clinic.⛓
5. June 2026Named as BN-UMNO's candidate for N22 Parit Raja in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor 2026), with polling day set for 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026N22 Parit Raja (Johor State)Pending⛓
• 2022N22 Parit Raja (Johor State)Won⛓
• 2018N22 Parit Raja (Johor State)Won37.5%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsNor Rashidah won Parit Raja in both 2018 (majority 638) and 2022 (majority 4,219), making her the first Puteri UMNO Johor candidate to hold the seat. She has been re-nominated for the seat in the July 2026 Johor state election.⛓
• GovernmentBN Johor chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi retained Nor Rashidah as BN-UMNO's candidate for Parit Raja in the 2026 Johor state election, part of a slate combining experienced incumbents and new faces contesting all 56 Johor DUN seats.⛓
• OppositionFor the 2026 Johor state election, Nor Rashidah faces a three-cornered contest in Parit Raja against PH-DAP candidate Shazwan Dzainal Abidin and PN-Bersatu candidate Dr Mohamed Maliki Mohamed Rapiee, in a constituency with 38,159 registered voters.⛓