KUCHING: Barisan Nasional (BN) GE14 candidate for Mukah Dato Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib (pic) , 43, is one of the new faces announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari at a press conference yesterday.
The youngest daughter of Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Hanifah graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from University of San Francisco, California, United States of America, in 1992.
She has over twenty (20) years of experience working in various fields of private sector, the community and voluntary sectors.
Among others, she is the Chairman of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia (PERKIM) Wanita Bahagian Sarawak, an Executive Director in Cats FM, one of the State of Sarawak’s mainstream radio broadcasting stations.
She has been appointed by the Prime Minister as one of the Ahli Majlis Penasihat & Perunding Wanita (MPPW) for 2015-2017, a council set up by the Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM). In October 2016, she has been appointed as the advisor to the Football Association of Sarawak. She takes a strong and active interest in both social and charity activities in the State of Sarawak. Currently, she sits on the board of several private limited companies.
