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Nancy Shukri
Nancy binti Shukri (born 5 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development since 2022. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, she previously served in 2016 as the acting Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from 2016 to 2018, as well as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022. Her 2022 appointment made her the longest-serving female federal minister from Sarawak.
Nancy binti Shukri was born on 5 August 1961 in Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak, to Shukri Mahidi and Bibi McPherson. There are eleven siblings, and she is the tenth. Her father was of Malay and Melanau descent, while her mother had Scottish, Iban, and Chinese ancestry. She received her early education at Sekolah Rendah Padungan Council School from 1968 to 1973 and at Green Road Secondary School from 1974 to 1978.
Nancy obtained a Diploma in Public Administration from Institut Teknologi MARA in 1985, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Hull in 1990, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Ohio University in 1998, graduating with Beta Gamma Sigma Distinction.
Nancy began her career in public service as part of the Legal Division of Kuching North City Hall, where she served from 1992 to 2003. She later became Political Secretary to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud from 2006 to 2008, during which she regarded him as an important influence on her entry into politics. In 2007, she was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).
She was first elected to the Dewan Rakyat in the March 2008 general election, succeeding Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Nancy completed her tenure as Assistant Secretary-General of PBB in 2010, and in 2011 became Secretary of the PBB Women's Wing. In the same year, she contested the Batang Sadong parliamentary seat, securing 8,183 votes out of 11,120 cast, with 170 ballots spoilt. Nancy served as a member of the Select Committee on Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, established by the Dewan Rakyat on 20 March 2012 to review public concerns and safety standards related to the project.
On 16 May 2013, Prime Minister Najib Razak appointed Nancy as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, where she succeeded Nazri Abdul Aziz in overseeing legal affairs. In this role, she was also responsible for the Malaysian Innovation Agency, the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, in addition to continuing her oversight of the Land Public Transport Agency and the commercial vehicle licensing boards of Sabah and Sarawak.
On 30 June 2013, Nancy announced Malaysia's shift towards decriminalising drug dependence by treating dependants as patients, strengthening harm reduction policies, and reviewing existing drug laws. Later that year, on 23 September, she tabled the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2012 (Amendment) 2013, which liberalised the legal sector by allowing limited participation of foreign lawyers, aimed at enhancing Malaysia's global standing. On 22 October, she further announced revisions to clauses in the Penal Code relating to vandalism and the national flag, ensuring the provisions were placed under more appropriate legislation and reworded to avoid disproportionate penalties.
In October 2014, Nancy distanced herself from the Attorney General's (AG) decision not to charge Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali under the Sedition Act. While she personally disagreed with Ibrahim's religious and racial views, she emphasised that it was not her role to advise the public prosecutor and that the decision was based on police findings. Nancy stressed her duty to uphold the rule of law and clarified that the choice not to prosecute was made fairly and without bias, in accordance with the Malaysian constitution.
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Nancy Shukri
Nancy binti Shukri (born 5 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development since 2022. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, she previously served in 2016 as the acting Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from 2016 to 2018, as well as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022. Her 2022 appointment made her the longest-serving female federal minister from Sarawak.
Nancy binti Shukri was born on 5 August 1961 in Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak, to Shukri Mahidi and Bibi McPherson. There are eleven siblings, and she is the tenth. Her father was of Malay and Melanau descent, while her mother had Scottish, Iban, and Chinese ancestry. She received her early education at Sekolah Rendah Padungan Council School from 1968 to 1973 and at Green Road Secondary School from 1974 to 1978.
Nancy obtained a Diploma in Public Administration from Institut Teknologi MARA in 1985, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Hull in 1990, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Ohio University in 1998, graduating with Beta Gamma Sigma Distinction.
Nancy began her career in public service as part of the Legal Division of Kuching North City Hall, where she served from 1992 to 2003. She later became Political Secretary to Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud from 2006 to 2008, during which she regarded him as an important influence on her entry into politics. In 2007, she was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB).
She was first elected to the Dewan Rakyat in the March 2008 general election, succeeding Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Nancy completed her tenure as Assistant Secretary-General of PBB in 2010, and in 2011 became Secretary of the PBB Women's Wing. In the same year, she contested the Batang Sadong parliamentary seat, securing 8,183 votes out of 11,120 cast, with 170 ballots spoilt. Nancy served as a member of the Select Committee on Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, established by the Dewan Rakyat on 20 March 2012 to review public concerns and safety standards related to the project.
On 16 May 2013, Prime Minister Najib Razak appointed Nancy as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, where she succeeded Nazri Abdul Aziz in overseeing legal affairs. In this role, she was also responsible for the Malaysian Innovation Agency, the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, in addition to continuing her oversight of the Land Public Transport Agency and the commercial vehicle licensing boards of Sabah and Sarawak.
On 30 June 2013, Nancy announced Malaysia's shift towards decriminalising drug dependence by treating dependants as patients, strengthening harm reduction policies, and reviewing existing drug laws. Later that year, on 23 September, she tabled the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2012 (Amendment) 2013, which liberalised the legal sector by allowing limited participation of foreign lawyers, aimed at enhancing Malaysia's global standing. On 22 October, she further announced revisions to clauses in the Penal Code relating to vandalism and the national flag, ensuring the provisions were placed under more appropriate legislation and reworded to avoid disproportionate penalties.
In October 2014, Nancy distanced herself from the Attorney General's (AG) decision not to charge Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali under the Sedition Act. While she personally disagreed with Ibrahim's religious and racial views, she emphasised that it was not her role to advise the public prosecutor and that the decision was based on police findings. Nancy stressed her duty to uphold the rule of law and clarified that the choice not to prosecute was made fairly and without bias, in accordance with the Malaysian constitution.
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