Ras Adiba Radzi

راس أديبة محمّد راضي‎Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan AgongRepresenting PWDIn office
20 May 2020 – 19 May 2023MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)Preceded byBathmavathi KrishnanChairman of BERNAMAIn office
23 November 2020 – 23 January 2023Preceded bySuhaimi SulaimanSucceeded byWong Chun Wai Personal detailsBorn
(1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 55)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2023)
Independent
(2020–2023)Other political
affiliationsPerikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2023)ChildrenOccupationCommunity activist, politician

Ras Adiba binti Mohd Radzi (born 27 July 1968) is a Malaysian politician, community activist and veteran news presenter. She has served on TV3 and NTV7^[1] as a broadcast journalist, television presenter and sports commentator. She is also one of Malaysia's paralympic shooters.^[2] Ras Adiba is a broadcast journalist, news anchor, presenter, a poet, director and producer. She served as Senator from May 2020 to May 2023 and represented persons with disabilities (OKUs).^[3][4] The former senator received the 2023 International Women of Courage Award, which was presented to her and other nominees by Jill Biden and Anthony J. Blinken.^[5] On 9 July 2023, she officially became a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.^[6]

Honours

•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)^[7][8]
•  :
  • International Women of Courage Award for demonstrating exceptional courage, strength, and leadership. The award ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of state.^[5]

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