1. Datuk Seri Dr Noraini binti Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Nancy Shukri since December 2023, and the Member of Parliament for Parit Sulong since March 2008.
Noraini Ahmad served as the Minister of Higher Education for the second term under the Barisan Nasional administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to her resignation in August 2021.
Noraini Ahmad is a member of the United Malays National Organisation, a component party of the BN coalition.
Noraini Ahmad has served as the 10th Women Chief of UMNO since June 2018,2nd Women Youth Chief of UMNO from 2004 to 2009 and 1st Deputy Women Youth Chief from 2001 to her promotion to Women Youth Chief in 2004.
Noraini Ahmad is formerly a Chairperson of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority from March 2023 to January 2024.
Noraini Ahmad is the first PAC Chairwoman in Malaysian history.
Noraini Ahmad's appointment as a Deputy Minister in the 2023 cabinet reshuffle is a rare occurrence in Malaysian politics since she was a former federal minister in the Muhyiddin cabinet and Ismail Sabri cabinet.
Noraini Ahmad is one of the three deputy ministers who were previously a federal minister alongside Shamsul Anuar Nasarah and M Kulasegaran.
Noraini Ahmad is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada where she obtained her Bachelor of Commerce in 1991, followed by a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Universiti Tun Abdul Razak in 2005.
Noraini Ahmad subsequently obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Development Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 2016.
Noraini Ahmad then enrolled into the Doctor of Business Administration programme at Asia e-University.
Noraini Ahmad will be one of the first Malaysians to complete the DBA in AeU via the APEL Q system.
Noraini Ahmad was the chairman of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians from 2016 to 2019.
Noraini Ahmad was elected through voting at the 62nd Commonwealth Parliamentarians' Conference in London, United Kingdom.
Noraini Ahmad garnered 53 votes beating Joyce Watson of Wales who received 15 votes, Poto Williams of New Zealand and Linda Reid from Canada who received 9 votes.