Rodziah Ismail

Rodziah binti Ismail (born 8 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician and the Selangor State Assemblywoman representing Batu Tiga and served as Selangor State Executive Councillor.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rodziah.
Yang Berhormat Puan
Rodziah Ismail
MLA
Exco roles (Selangor)
2008–2013Chairman of the Welfare, Women's Affairs, Science, Technology and Innovation
2013–2014Chairman of the Welfare and Women's Affairs[1]
2018–2020Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Development, Rural Development and Traditional Village
2020–Chairman of the Development, Housing and Urban Well-being
Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018People's Justice Party
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Rodziah binti Ismail

(1964-07-08) 8 July 1964
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Cow-head protest

On 28 August 2009, a group of Malaysian Muslims staged a protest against the proposal that a Hindu shrine be relocated to a predominantly Muslim neighborhood. The 50 or so protestors marched from a mosque to the Selangor state government headquarters at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building with the head of a cow – an animal deemed sacred in Hinduism – and "stomped on the head and spat on it before leaving the site".[2] The protest was caught on video by the popular Malaysian news online portal Malaysiakini.[3]

Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein defended the cow head protests, arguing that building a Hindu shrine is unsuitable because the neighborhood is Muslim, and that “the residents only wanted their voices to be heard [and] it was unfortunate that 'the publicity they received was negative because it was linked with racial and religious sentiments.'"[4]

Rodziah was directly involved in this conflict as the residential area involved was within her constituency and as state executive councillor, the relocation of the temple was under her purview. The temple will be relocated and constructed as originally planned.[5]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]

Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N41 Batu Tiga, P108 Shah Alam Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 15,852 56.33% Salamon Selamat (UMNO) 12,289 43.67% 28,526 3,563 77.32%
2013 Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 21,284 54.73% Ahmad Nawawi M. Zin (UMNO) 17,479 44.95% 33,390 3,805 87.52%
Mohd Uzi Che Hussein (IND) 124 0.32%
2018 Rodziah Ismail (PKR) 27,638 58.24% Ahmad Mua'adzam Shah Ya'akop (UMNO) 12,022 25.33% 47,943 15,616 87.12%
Abdul Halim Omar (PAS) 7,793 16.42%

References
  1. "PKR exco Rodziah Ismail resigns". New Straits Times. NST. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Malaysian Muslims protest against proposed construction of Hindu temple". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  3. Temple demo: Residents march with cow's head YouTube. Aug 28, 2009
  4. "Hisham defends cow-head protestors". MySinchew.com. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  5. Selangor to proceed with temple in Section 23 Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Malaysian Insider, October 19, 2010
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia.
  8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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