# Aiman Athirah Sabu

Raj Munni binti Sabu more commonly known as Aiman Athirah Al Jundi is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Nga Kor Ming since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sepang since November 2022. She served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle under Minister Nancy Shukri from December 2022 to December 2023 and served as a Senator from August 2018 to August 2021. She is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and has served as the 2nd Women Chief since December 2019. She has also served as the 3rd Women Chief of PH since September 2021.

## Education

Athirah is a graduate of Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Social Science with a major in political science and a minor in Islamic Studies.

## Political career

Prior to joining Amanah, Aiman Athirah was a member of the PAS political party. She began her political career by joining PAS, but left the party after the defeat of PAS Deputy President Mohamad Sabu in a party election. She then joined Amanah, a new party founded by Mohamad Sabu.
Aiman Athirah has held several positions within her party, including PAS Women Head of Information and PAS Women Acting Director of Elections. She has also been a member of the Supreme Committee of the Central Pakatan Rakyat Women's Council.
In addition to her political career, Aiman Athirah has been involved with various community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She has worked with the Oppressed People's Network (JERIT) to fight for issues of interest to the working class, and with EMPOWER to promote women's empowerment programs. She has also been involved with BERSIH, a coalition of NGOs demanding clean elections, and has been an activist for the People's Awakening in the Coalition of PROTES and the Movement to Abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA).
Aiman Athirah has also been involved in efforts to protest the rising prices of goods and the privatisation of health and medical services. She has been an activist for the anti-war movement and a member of the Secretariat Committee of the Anti Tail Suit and Anti AES Campaign.
In the 15th General Election (GE15), Aiman Athirah contested the Sepang parliamentary seat and won with a majority of 8,949 votes.
She retained her post as AMANAH Wanita Chief in her party's election on 22 December 2023.

## Election results

Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2004 | P184 Libaran | Raj Munni Sabu (PKR) | 2,471 | 15.83% | Juslie Ajirol (UMNO) | 13,140 | 84.17% | 15,611 | 10,699 | 61.31% |
| 2013 | P126 Jelebu | Raj Munni Sabu (PAS) | 15,013 | 40.44% | Zainudin Ismail (UMNO) | 22,114 | 59.56% | 37,127 | 7,101 | 84.61% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Rina Harun (BERSATU) | 47,315 | 34.30% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Anuar Basiran (UMNO) | 31,097 | 22.54% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Che Asmah Ibrahim (PEJUANG) | 2,237 | 1.69% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Mohd Syahrul Amri Mat Sari (IND) | 319 | 0.23% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Mohd Daud Leong Abdullah (PUR) | 264 | 0.19% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Muneswaran Muthiah (IND) | 194 | 0.14% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |
| 2022 | P113 Sepang | Raj Munni Sabu (AMANAH) | 56,264 | 40.78% | Nageswaran Ravi (PRM) | 165 | 0.12% | 137,955 | 8,949 | 83.10% |

## Honours

* Malaysia :
** Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
* Sabah :
** Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)