Maria Chin Abdullah

Maria Chin Abdullah
مارية چين بنت عبدالله 陈清莲
Maria speaking at the Bersih 4 rally in 2015.
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petaling Jaya
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Hee Loy Sian (PR–PKR)
Succeeded by	Lee Chean Chung (PH–PKR)
Majority	57,137 (2018)
Chairperson of Bersih 2.0
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	Ambiga Sreenevasan
Succeeded by	Thomas Fann
Personal details
Born	Mary Chin Cheen Lian 1956 (age 67–68) United Kingdom
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse	Yunus Ali (1992–2010)
Children	3 sons; Azumin Mohamad Yunus, Aziman Maria and Azemi Maria.
Occupation	Politician, Social Activist

Maria Chin binti Abdullah (Jawi: مارية چين بنت عبدالله; born 1956 in United Kingdom) also known as Mary Chin Cheen Lian (simplified Chinese: 陈清莲; traditional Chinese: 陳清蓮; pinyin: Chén Qīnglián; Jyutping: Can4 Cing1 Lin4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chheng-liân) is a Malaysian politician and social activist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petaling Jaya from May 2018 to November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition. She also held the Bersih rally and formed the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections 2.0 (Bersih 2.0) and All Women's Action Society (AWAM) non-governmental organisations (NGOs).^[1] She served as the Chairperson of Bersih 2.0 from 2013 to 2018, the Chairperson of AWAM and the Executive Director of the Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower).^[2] As a social activist, she champions both the women and human rights.