Nurul Syazwani Noh

Summary

Nurul Syazwani Noh (born 1988) is a lawyer and BERSATU politician serving as Selangor State Assemblywoman for Permatang (N.09) since August 2023, following her debut election win with a majority of 1,728 votes. She is the sole female PN elected representative in the Selangor State Assembly and holds the PN opposition shadow portfolio for Women, Family, Welfare and Unity. Her legislative focus spans rural education access, Islamic religious law, flood infrastructure, and family welfare policy.

Biography

Nurul Syazwani binti Noh (born 1988) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer serving as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permatang (N.09) since August 2023, representing BERSATU under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. She is the only child of former Cabinet minister and six-term Tanjong Karang Member of Parliament Tan Sri Noh Omar, and Professor Aishah Salleh of the Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya [1]. She holds a law degree from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam and a Master's degree in business administration from Victoria University, Australia [2]. Prior to her election, she was active in UMNO as a committee member (AJK) before joining BERSATU following her father's departure from that party [1]. In the 2023 Selangor state election — her electoral debut — she was the sole female candidate fielded by PN across the entire state, winning the Permatang seat with 12,850 votes against PH-PKR's Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri (11,122 votes), a majority of 1,728 votes [3]. Within the Selangor PN opposition bench, she holds the shadow portfolio for Women, Family, Welfare and Unity [3]. She also serves as State Head of the Women, Family, Welfare and Unity Bureau of PN Selangor, and was appointed Ketua Penaja (Founding Chief) of BERSATU Tanjong Karang Division in May 2024 [4]. In June 2025, when her father rejoined UMNO, she publicly stated she would remain with BERSATU and PN for the duration of her mandate [4].

Known for

Nurul Syazwani is known as the sole female elected representative of Perikatan Nasional in the Selangor State Assembly following the 2023 state election [1]. She is associated with constituent-level advocacy on education access, flood management, water supply, and the welfare of rural communities in the Tanjong Karang parliamentary area [4]. She draws political identity from her background as a practising lawyer and from her family lineage as the daughter of veteran politician Tan Sri Noh Omar [5].

Political positions

Nurul Syazwani has prioritised improving the quality of education and developing entrepreneurship among youth in the Permatang constituency [6]. On social policy, she has called on the federal government to introduce flexible working hours and work-from-home arrangements, with accompanying tax incentives and wage subsidies for employers, particularly to enable mothers to spend more time with children [7]. On Islamic affairs, she raised in the Selangor State Assembly the legal vacuum created by the Federal Court's invalidation of Section 66A of the Selangor Islamic Religious Administration Enactment 2003, arguing that new replacement legislation must be urgently tabled to protect the Selangor Fatwa Committee's authority and prevent deviant teachings from operating without legal sanction [8]. She has also highlighted flooding, inadequate drainage, and land settlement issues in Permatang as unresolved problems requiring state government attention [4]. On access to the state government's Tuisyen Rakyat Selangor tutoring programme, she noted that rural students face barriers from limited information dissemination and unstable internet access [4]. Regarding party loyalty, she has publicly stated she will retain her mandate under the PN ticket irrespective of her father's decision to rejoin UMNO [4].

Education

1. Late 2000sGraduated with a law degree from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor.⛓
2. Post-undergraduateCompleted a Master's degree in business administration at Victoria University, Australia.⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-2018Active in UMNO as a grassroots member; appointed as UMNO Committee Member (AJK) in 2018.⛓
2. Pre-2023Joined BERSATU following her father Noh Omar's departure from UMNO; served as Bersatu Srikandi Muda (Women Youth) Chief for Tanjong Karang division prior to contesting the 2023 state election.⛓

Political career

1. August 2023Won the Permatang (N.09) state seat in the 2023 Selangor state election on a PN-BERSATU ticket, defeating PH-PKR's Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri with a majority of 1,728 votes. She was the sole female PN candidate in the Selangor election.⛓
2. August 2023Sworn in as ADUN for Permatang; assigned the PN Selangor opposition shadow portfolio for Women, Family, Welfare and Unity.⛓
3. May 2024Appointed Ketua Penaja (Founding Chief) of BERSATU Tanjong Karang Division, with the letter of appointment presented by Selangor BERSATU Chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali at PN headquarters, Kuala Lumpur.⛓
4. June 2025Publicly affirmed she would remain with BERSATU and PN following her father Tan Sri Noh Omar's return to UMNO, stating she would continue carrying the mandate of Permatang voters.⛓

Election history

• 2023Permatang (N.09), SelangorWon53.6%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsNurul Syazwani won the Permatang seat in her electoral debut in the 2023 Selangor state election with 12,850 votes against 11,122 for the PH candidate, a majority of 1,728 votes. She was the sole female PN candidate in the 2023 Selangor state election.⛓
• GovernmentUtusan Malaysia reported that Nurul Syazwani raised the Section 66A fatwa legal vacuum in a question directed to the Menteri Besar during the Selangor DUN session but stated she did not receive an adequate answer from the state government.⛓
• OppositionAs part of the PN Selangor opposition bench, Nurul Syazwani holds the shadow portfolio for Women, Family, Welfare and Unity, positioning her as the main opposition voice scrutinising state policy on these issues in the Selangor State Assembly.⛓