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"9 Most Influential Women to Know in Malaysia"
oonoondotcom says:"We know that this topic is everywhere online, but did anyone ever raise their doubts on it?"
1. Datuk Nicol Ann David
The world No. 1 squash player, Datuk Nicol is the first Asian woman to achieve this prestige ranking and one of the greatest sports starts Malaysia has ever produced. David is the first squash player to have won the World Junior title twice in 1999 and 2001 under the tutelage of Richard Glanfield, and being the 9-time winner of the Asian Squash Championship. Nicol puts her fame to good use. She is currently the national goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program, helping to promote youth development and education around poverty-stricken and over-populated countries.
oonoondotcom says:"She is just a sportswoman betul ke?! We wonder is she really that influential? Perhaps she could only inspired youngsters to join squash sports games like her and that's all"
2. Ruth Yeoh
Ruth Yeoh is eldest of five children of Malaysian tycoon Tan Sri Francis Yeoh. The 32-year-old graduated with a degree (Hons) from the University of Nottingham UK and an MSc (Distinction) from Cass Business School in the City of London. Currently the Executive Director of YTL Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Director at YTL-SV Carbon Sdn Bhd, YTL’s in-house carbon credit and clean development mechanism (CDM) consultancy, most of her works involved corporate sustainability. She pioneered the highly successful "Climate Change Week”, YTL’s flagship educational campaign designed to raise awareness on the important issue of climate change in Malaysia and globally, and has authored and co-edited a book on climate change entitled "Cut Carbon, Grow Profits: Business Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Sustainability", published in 2007.
oonoondotcom says:"Wow, beautiful, young and capable lady. The daughter of one of the richest man in Malaysia. What say you? Definitely influential la and can be more influential if she starts to "throw" money to the public to gain popularity, correct or not?"
3. Datin Paduka Marina Binti Mahathir
Being the eldest daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir Mohamad never stopped Datin Paduka Marina from excelling her ideas and beliefs through many non-governmental organisations such as the Malaysian AIDS Foundation. She is currently an active socio-political blogger where she writes in her bi-weekly column called Musings in The Star newspaper since 1989. She is an active campaigner for women's rights where she host her own TV talk show, which discussed issues concerning violence against women, gender equality and social reform, and has also authored many successful books namely Eyes: a photographic journey through the Association of Southeast Asia Nations”, “In Liberal Doses”, “Hidden Voices: True Malaysian Experience of AIDS”,”50 Days: Rantings”, and “Telling it Straight”.
oonoondotcom says:"We really respect her as she is very active in promoting AIDS awareness to the public. Besides, her courage to write out her thoughts of political issues on the column of the newspaper really gains our respect thoroughly. We wonder what if she is not the daughter of our ex-prime minister, will she be caught?
4. Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan
Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and human rights advocate, and is one of the eight recipients of the US International Women of Courage Award in 2009. Dato’ Ambiga is well-known for her involvement in the Bersih 2.0 rally and the successful ‘March for Justice’ campaign against judicial corruption. Her persistent campaigning led to the formation of a Malaysian Royal Commission calling for corrective action. Dato’ Ambiga’s continued effort in striving for equal rights and other humanitarian causes is greatly well-liked.
oonoondotcom says:"Dato Ambiga a strong character lawyer that led the public to rally to express their dissatisfaction to the government. We agreed that she is a very influential woman especially when we can see how she & her team could gather more than 100,000 people to wear yellow t-shirt and rally in KL during the Bersih 2.0 campaign. Somehow, we hope that she is safe from her goals in Malaysia, may God bless her."
5. Y.B. Teresa Kok Suh Sim
Teresa Kok is a Malaysian Member of Parliament from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). The KL-born holds 2 degrees - first degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia, graduating in the School of Communication, second degree from University Malaya in political science, and a master of philosophy. She is known for both her significant contributions to the Select Committee on the Review of the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code as well as her co-founding of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC). Teresa is secretary of the AIMPC which promotes the freedom and education of democratic process for the people of Myanmar.
oonoondotcom says:"We think that she is DAP No.1 most influential woman. She really has the guts to voice out despite of being caught and jailed. She is fearless, so influential that most of the people support her at her area, that made her won the representative seat for than 10 years. She is unbeatable."
6. Nurul Izzah Anwar
Currently the Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai and vice President cum Election director of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Nurul Izzah Anwar has continuously given her support to human rights groups as well as those petitioning for religious freedom and equality. She is also known for her ardent support for better rights for women in the workplace. Being the daughter of the former deputy prime minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Nurul began her unintended public life after appealing to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva for the release of her father from Jail. The young politician continues to gain popularity despite her political stance and background.
oonoondotcom says:"Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim's eldest daughter, we think that she has a very strong personal and character that she took up her father's goal in Parti Keadilan Rakyat despite her father being jailed for Sodomy Case. We are wondering how a young woman can withstand such pressure when facing the public for his father's case?. The ways and methods of how she confronted every problems, gained the respect of most of the members in her party and as well as the respect of the public. What do you think? Isn't she very influential?"
7. Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh
Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh isn't purely well-known for her significant contributions in the global entertainment industry. Her continued support for youth volunteerism makes her one of Malaysia’s most inspiring women. In 2013, she was being appointed the first 1Malaysia For Youth (1M4U) mentor to carry out volunteer and nation-building activities which can benefit communities and social groups in Malaysia. Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh worked with Malaysian government to develop a campaign to fight crime, where the campaign will focus on areas where women are particularly vulnerable, such as car parks, areas near LRT stations and bus stops. She has also championed the cause of road safety in Malaysia, particularly after hearing the sobering statistic that around 6,000 Malaysians die annually in road accidents.
oonoondotcom says:"We love Michelle Yeoh for her acting skill in the movies. She is gorgeous, sophisticated, rich, but not influential. She is not in the country most of the time, how could she be influential? Nowadays, will you really listen and follow what the superstars say? Tell us honestly, besides of following their scandals news, personal news, or other their-lifestyle related news, will you really bother what they promote for the nation? We doubt it."
8. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, a remarkable corporate woman, is the first and only woman to have been appointed as the governor for Bank Negara Malaysia and ranks in the top ten central bank governors of the world. Her incredible intelligence and vast knowledge in finance and business was clearly demonstrated when she pulled Malaysia from the Asian Financial Crisis with meticulously developed strategies.
oonoondotcom says:"Aha....Zeti, our lady boss of the country. Don't play play, she is very capable and intelligence in her field that made her appointed as the Governer of Bank Negara for more than 10 year. The real boss of all the local banks, some people say "she says no, no bank will not say yes; she makes a sneeze, all the banks will shake a while; her one word can calm everyone down in the country and even outside the country". Is she influential in your eyes? We say 100x "yes"!!
9. Datin Seri Hajah Rosmah Mansor
Datin Seri Hajah Rosmah Mansor’s wisdom and determination in promoting early childhood education and advancing women empowerment are evident in fulfilling her role as the wife of our 6th Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak. The causes that she champions certainly form a strong foundation of human capital needed to propel the country towards meeting future challenges. Highly educated, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology from UM and a Master’s Degree in Sociology and Agriculture from Louisiana State University.
She wears many hats - President of the Welfare Association of Minister’s Wives (BAKTI), Patron for various associations such as Children in Hope Foundation, Malaysian Nature Society, Malaysia Aids Council and many more. She was the first Malaysian woman to be awarded the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Hero Award at the launch of the Global STEM Alliance at the United Nations headquarters in September 2014, showcased the quality, and the appreciation of the Malaysian women on the international stage. Recently, she was being listed second in the ‘10 Most Beautiful First Ladies in Asia’.
oonoondotcom says:"Alamak...watlau eh...en na de....what the...we believe you have the same reaction as what we did. In our personal views (please be open-minded), after all those bags scandals, condo scandals, ring scandals and etc, she is very influential but not a good one. Nothing much we could talk about, you know we know la...just a final question to ask you,
is she influential with C4 and her save-since-young-wealth?"
