Rina Harun


Rina binti Mohd Harun is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Perikatan Nasional administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020. She served as Minister of Rural Development in the Pakatan Harapan administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the regime change in February 2020 for less than 2 years. She is also the Women's Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, a component party of the PN coalition. Rina won the parliamentary seat of Titiwangsa in the 2018 Malaysian general election in May 2018.

Early life

She grew up in Jalan Gurney, Kuala Lumpur and earned an early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Datuk Keramat 1, Kuala Lumpur. She then continued her studies at Tun Fatimah School, Johor Bahru before continuing her studies at the MARA Institute of Technology in Diploma in Banking Studies. She pursued her first-degree studies at Northwood University in Michigan, USA and earned BBA in Banking and Finance.

Political career

UMNO
PPBM
Pakatan Harapan
During the Movement Control Order in 2020, her department released an set of recommendations on the 30th of March for married women which encouraged women at home to dress up, apply makeup, take up more chores, as well as "speak with a high pitched voice" similar to that of the cartoon character Doraemon as well as giggle coyly at their husbands - all for the sole purpose of avoiding domestic arguments.
Critics from NGOs such as the All Women’s Action Society as well as the general public slammed her for not focusing on the increase of domestic abuse, the welfare of women who may be forced to shelter in place in abusive relationships, and to release what is perceived as a sexist set of recommendations.

Election results

Honours