Azalina Othman Said

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Azalina Othman Said SSAP SPMP PGDK DPMS DGMK MP
أزلينا عثمان سعيد‎
Azalina Othman Said in 2023
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2022 (Law and Institutional Reforms)
Monarchs	Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Ramkarpal Singh (2022–2023) M. Kulasegaran (since 2023)
Preceded by	Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law))
Constituency	Pengerang
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 (Parliamentary Affairs: 29 July 2015–9 May 2018) (Legal Affairs: 27 June 2016–9 May 2018)
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Razali Ibrahim
Preceded by	Nancy Shukri
Succeeded by	Liew Vui Keong
Constituency	Pengerang
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Law and Human Rights
In office 30 September 2021 – 30 August 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Constituency	Pengerang
Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat II
In office 13 July 2020 – 23 August 2021 Serving with Mohd Rashid Hasnon
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021)
Speaker	Azhar Azizan Harun
Preceded by	Nga Kor Ming
Succeeded by	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng
Constituency	Pengerang
Minister of Tourism
In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
Preceded by	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Succeeded by	Ng Yen Yen
Constituency	Pengerang
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin (2004–2006) Mizan Zainal Abidin (2006–2008)
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Ong Tee Keat (2004–2006) Liow Tiong Lai (2006–2008)
Preceded by	Hishammuddin Hussein
Succeeded by	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Constituency	Pengerang
Information Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 March 2023
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Isham Jalil
1st Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 9 April 2001 – 25 September 2004
President	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Noraini Ahmad
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Noraini Ahmad
Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation
In office 1 June 2015 – 29 July 2015
Minister	Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Preceded by	Md Afendi Hamdan
Succeeded by	Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pengerang
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Position established
Majority	Walkover (2004) Walkover (2008) 22,508 (2013) 11,417 (2018) 5,010 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Azalina binti Othman Said (1963-12-31) 31 December 1963 (age 60) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	University of Malaya London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Dato' Sri Azalina binti Othman Said (Jawi: ازلينا بنت عثمان سعيد; born 31 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and in the Anwar Ibrahim Cabinet since December 2022 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pengerang since March 2004. She served as the Special Advisor to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Law and Human Rights from September 2021 to her resignation in August 2022, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat II from July 2020 to her resignation in August 2021, Minister of Tourism from March 2008 to April 2009 and the Minister of Youth and Sports from March 2004 to March 2008 in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation from June 2015 to her ministerial appointment in July 2015. She created history by being the first female deputy speaker. She is a Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Pengerang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. She has also served as the Information Chief of UMNO since March 2023 and also served as the 1st Women Youth Chief of UMNO from April 2001 to September 2004.^[1][2]