Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis


Isnaraissah Munirah binti Majilis @ Fakharudy is a Malaysian politician. She is the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Kota Belud and is the former Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change.

Personal life

Munirah was born in the town of Kota Belud of Sabah. She is the second cousin of Salleh Said Keruak.

Political career

Munirah has been actively involved in politics since 2011 under the People's Justice Party. She has had always expressed hope that there would be a new chapter for Malaysia with a new government and wanted to be part of the change so that she can bring her hometown more opportunities for development. In 2016, she left the party to join a new Sabah-based Sabah Heritage Party. Besides actively in politics, Munirah is also an electrical engineer and is fluent in four languages namely English, Malay, Dusun and Bajau.

Elections

2013 general election

In the 2013 election, Munirah was fielded by her party, PKR to face Abdul Rahman Dahlan of United Malays National Organisation in the Kota Belud parliamentary seat but lost.

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, Munirah was again fielded, this time by her new party, WARISAN to contest the Kota Belud parliamentary seat, facing her cousin Salleh Said Keruak from UMNO and subsequently won.

Election results

Honours