Honorific Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Dato' |
Normala Abdul Samad | |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1961 |
Birth Place: | Pasir Gudang, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Constituency Mp1: | Pasir Gudang |
Parliament1: | Malaysian |
Majority1: | 935 (2013) |
Term Start1: | 5 May 2013 |
Term End1: | 9 May 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Mohamed Khaled Nordin (BN–UMNO) |
Successor1: | Hassan Abdul Karim (PH–PKR) |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Native Name: | نورملاء عبدالصمد |
Dato' Normala binti Abdul Samad is a Malaysian politician. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Normala was the former one-term Member of Parliament (2013-2018) for the Pasir Gudang constituency in the State of Johor.
Normala has a Diploma in Personnel Management (MIPM), Certificate in Training & Development, Certificate in Safety & Health Management (NIOSH), Professional Diploma in Safety & Health Management (consist), Bachelor of Business Management, Paramaount University of Technology[1] and Master of Business Administration, Nottingham University.[2]
Normala is the founder and current Chairman of Koperasi Seri Cempaka Pasir Gudang Bhd, which is a co-operation run by local women in Pasir Gudang. The main business run by these women are sewing, producing memorabilia, wedding apparel, cooking classes and catering.[3]
Normala is an UMNO Johor member. She was chosen by Barisan Nasional to contest in Pasir Gudang in the 13th Malaysian General Election.[4]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
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2013 | P159 Pasir Gudang, Johor | Normala Abdul Samad (UMNO) | 43,834 | 50.54% | Ahmad Faidhi Saidi (PKR) | 42,899 | 49.46% | 88,550 | 935 | 87.64% |