Yang Berbahagia Toh Puan Datuk Seri Panglima Hajah
Rahimah Stephens
SPDK PGDK
Rahimah Stephens during an interview about her husband
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Kiulu
In office
15 July 1976 – 1985
Preceded byFuad Stephens
Succeeded byGisin Lombut
Personal details
Born
Cecilia June Lutter

(1930-10-22)22 October 1930
Beaufort, North Borneo (now Sabah)
Died14 March 2022(2022-03-14) (aged 91)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUPKO
BERJAYA
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (1976-1986)
SpouseFuad Stephens
ChildrenJohari Stephens
(adopted stepson, deceased)
Affendi Stephens (deceased)
Asgari Stephens
Faridah Stephens
Fauziah Stephens
(adopted daughter)
OccupationPolitician

Rahimah Stephens (22 October 1930 – 14 March 2022) was a Malaysian politician. She was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kiulu from 1976 to 1985. She was also the wife of Fuad Stephens, the first Chief Minister of Sabah.

Participation in NGO

Rahimah was active in the Sabah Anti Tuberculosis Association (SABATA), Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Inner Wheel Club, National Stokees Association, and Senior Citizen Association. She was also the founder of Sabah Heart Fund (SOS).

Politics

In 1961, Rahimah became the first Chief of Women's Wing in UPKO, the party established by her husband, Tun Fuad Stephens.[1] After that, she joined BERJAYA together with his husband and became the Chief of Women's Wing of BERJAYA. She was then elected to become the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kiulu after a by-election, caused by the death of her husband. On 17 July 1976, she was appointed as the Welfare Minister of Sabah and became the first female to be appointed as a Sabah cabinet member.[2][3]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1976 Kiulu Rahimah Stephens (BERJAYA) Unopposed
1981 Rahimah Stephens (BERJAYA) 2,552 67.23% Gisin Lombut (PASOK) 1,071 28.21% 3,796 1,481 77.42
Indra Bayat (PUSAKA) 42 1.11%
1985 Rahimah Stephens (BERJAYA) 1,462 32.19% Gisin Lombut (PBS) 2,289 50.40% 4,542 827 75.81
Abdul Kadir Baba (USNO) 637 14.02%
Gaibin Ransoi (BERSEPADU) 45 0.99%
Abdul Kahim Abdul Sanip (BERSIH) 36 0.79%
1986 Rahimah Stephens (BERJAYA) 1,775 36.20% Gisin Lombut (PBS) 2,967 60.51% 4,903 1,192 75.31
Ayun Meliyon (IND) 101 2.06%

Health

She passed away on 14 March 2022 due to heart attack at a private hospital after she fell down at her home and broke her bone.[2][3][5]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ aniqtoday; aniqtoday. "Toh Puan Rahimah Stephens Meninggal Dunia | Borneo Today". Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. 1 2 "Toh Puan Rahimah Stephens laid to rest". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. 1 2 "Rahimah Stephens meninggal dunia akibat serangan jantung". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  5. ↑ "Toh Puan Rahimah Stephens dies of heart attack". The Vibes. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. 1 2 "PBiodata Penerima Anugerah Sri Kandi Persatuan Pandu Puteri Malaysia 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18.
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