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{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
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{{Malay name|Siti Mariah|Mahmud|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix   = [[Physician|Dr.]]
| name = Siti Mariah Mahmud
| native_name = سيتي مارية محمود
| honorific-suffix = 
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Siti Mariah binti Mahmud
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|02|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kedah]], [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =

| office           = Member of the <br> [[Selangor State Executive Council]] 
| term_start       = 14 May 2018
| term_end         = 12 August 2023 <br> {{small|(Health, Women and Family Empowerment)}}
| monarch          = [[Sharafuddin of Selangor|Sharafuddin]]
| 1blankname       = Menteri Besar
| 1namedata        = [[Azmin Ali]] <br> {{small|(2018)}} <br> [[Amirudin Shari]] <br> {{small|(2018–2023)}}
| predecessor      = [[Daroyah Alwi]] 
| successor        = 
| constituency     = [[Seri Serdang (state constituency)|Seri Serdang]]

| constituency_AM1 = [[Seri Serdang (state constituency)|Seri Serdang]]
| assembly1        = Selangor State Legislative
| term_start1      = 9 May 2018
| term_end1        = 12 August 2023
| predecessor1     = [[Noor Hanim Ismail]] <br> ([[Pakatan Rakyat|PR]]–[[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
| successor1       = [[Abbas Salimi Azmi]] <br> ([[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]–[[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]])
| majority1        = 14,363 ([[2018 Selangor state election|2018]])

| constituency_MP2 = [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]]
| parliament2      = Malaysian
| term_start2      = 8 March 2008
| term_end2        = 9 May 2018
| majority2        = 20,751 ([[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]) <br> 29,395 ([[2013 Malaysian general election|2013]])
| predecessor2     = [[Vigneswaran Sanasee]] <br> ([[Barisan Nasional|BN]]–[[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
| successor2       = [[Mohamad Sabu]] <br> ([[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]–[[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]])

| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| party = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS) <br> {{small|(–2015)}} <br> [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH) <br> {{small|(since 2015)}}
|otherparty = [[Barisan Alternatif]] (BA) <br> {{small|(–2004)}} <br> [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) <br> {{small|(2008–2015)}} <br> [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) <br> {{small|(since 2015)}}  
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Physician, lecturer
| relations =
| spouse =
| children = 6
| alma_mater = [[Cairo University]] ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]])<br/>[[University of London]] ([[Physiology|MSc]]) <br/>[[National University of Malaysia]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
| website = {{url|http://drsitimariah.blogspot.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}

[[Physician|Dr.]] '''Siti Mariah binti Mahmud''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: {{lang|ms|سيتي مارية بنت محمود}}; born 14 February 1958) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[politician]], [[physician]] and [[lecturer]] who served as Member of the [[Selangor State Executive Council]] (EXCO) in the [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) state administration under Menteris Besar [[Azmin Ali]] and [[Amirudin Shari]], Member of the [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Seri Serdang (state constituency)|Seri Serdang]] from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as the [[Dewan Rakyat|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]] from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member and Vice President of the [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS), a component party the [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) coalition.

==Education==
She obtained [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|Bachelor of Medicine]] (MBBS) from the Cairo University, Master of [[Physiology]] from [[University of London]] and [[Master of Business Administration|Master of Business Management]] (MBA) from [[National University of Malaysia]] (UKM).

==Early career==

Before entering politics, Siti Mariah was a doctor and lecturer.

==Political career==

Siti Mariah was elected to Parliament in the [[2008 Malaysian general election]], gaining the seat of [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]] from the then-ruling [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition.<ref name="GE 2008 results">{{Cite web|title = Malaysia Decides 2008| work = [[The Star (Malaysia)]]| date =| url = http://thestar.com.my/election/| accessdate = 17 January 2010}}</ref> It was reported that her victory—for the Islamist PAS—came with the support of ethnic Chinese and Indian voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=sharingthenation&file=/2008/10/5/columnists/sharingthenation/2193877&sec=Sharing%20The%20Nation|title=In step with the rakyat|last=Anwar|first=Zainah|date=5 October 2008|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|access-date=17 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604001826/http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=sharingthenation&file=%2F2008%2F10%2F5%2Fcolumnists%2Fsharingthenation%2F2193877&sec=Sharing%20The%20Nation|archive-date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was successfully reelected again in the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 election]] but she did not seek a third term reelection for her Kota Raja parliamentary seat in the [[2018 Malaysian general election|2018 election]] to make way for [[Mohamad Sabu]], the president of AMANAH. She contested and won the [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]] constituency of Seri Serdang instead as AMANAH of PH candidate for the first time.

In 2005, Siti Mariah was the first female candidate for vice-president of PAS, but her candidacy was defeated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/6/6/nation/11143037&sec=nation|title=Rebranding image the key, says new deputy|date=6 June 2005|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|access-date=17 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604002348/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F6%2F6%2Fnation%2F11143037&sec=nation|archive-date=4 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She has subsequently been portrayed as representing the "new dynamic progressive voice" of PAS.<ref name="Doing good">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=26410|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217134416/http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm%3Fid%3D26410|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2020|title=Doing good by PAS|last=Ramanathan|first=Rathi|date=9 October 2008|publisher=The Sun (Malaysia)|accessdate=17 January 2010}}</ref>

== Views ==

=== Disagree with Covid-19 vaccine mandate ===
Siti Mariah, who was a health executive councilor (exco) in Selangor, has expressed disagreement with the implementation of any vaccine mandate. Even though she advocates for vaccination, she does not believe a person should lose their job over it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-10 |title=S'gor health exco disagrees with Covid-19 vaccine mandates |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/594821 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Malaysiakini}}</ref>

=== Supporting the use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment ===
Siti Mariah stirred up controversy when she suggested the use of [[Ivermectin]], a drug generally authorized only for animals, to treat COVID-19. She tweeted about a couple who had recovered from COVID-19 after taking Ivermectin and claimed that there were no side effects. She also posed a question to the Health Director-General about what was wrong with taking this medicine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Alexander |title=Selangor Health Exco blasted for suggesting Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 |url=https://soyacincau.com/2021/07/02/selangor-health-exco-blasted-for-suggesting-the-use-of-ivermectin-to-treat-covid-19/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=SoyaCincau |language=en-US}}</ref>

However, she later posted a follow-up tweet stating that she was neither pro nor against Ivermectin. She defended her stance by asking why those who are against it wanted to block it, and urged everyone to argue scientifically. Surprisingly, she was unaware of the Ivermectin trials being conducted by the Ministry of Health at the time.<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==

She has six children.<ref name="Doing good"/>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="GE 2008 results"/><ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
  | title = Malaysia General Election 
  | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
  | publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
  | url = http://undi.info/#
  | accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref><ref name="GE13 results">{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=Malay|accessdate=24 March 2017|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314141057/http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name ="myundi pru 13">{{cite web |url=http://www.myundi.com.my/pru13/region.aspx |title=my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy) |website=www.myundi.com.my|access-date=2014-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331000718/http://www.myundi.com.my/pru13/region.aspx |archive-date=31 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Utusan PRU 13 results">{{cite web|url=http://ww2.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=PilihanRaya2013&pg=keputusan.htm|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13|work=[[Utusan Malaysia]]|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321134049/http://ww2.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=PilihanRaya2013&pg=keputusan.htm|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|rowspan=4|P111 [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]], [[Selangor]]
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PAS}} |
|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Siti Mariah Mahmud}} ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|rowspan=2 align="right" |16,137
|rowspan=2|36.57%
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''[[Vigneswaran Sanasee]]'''}} ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|'''MIC''']])
|align="right" |'''24,376'''
|'''55.24%'''
|rowspan=2|44,758
|rowspan=2|8,239
|rowspan=2|76.67%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Krisnasamy Thevarayan ([[Independent politician|IND]])
| align=right|3,608	
| align=right|8.18%
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Siti Mariah Mahmud'''}} ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''38,630'''
|'''68.36%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Vigneswaran Sanasee]] ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
|align="right" |17,879
|31.64%
|57,323
|20,751
|79.74%
|-
|[[2013 Malaysian general election|2013]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Siti Mariah Mahmud'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''59,106'''
|'''64.51%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Murugesan Sinnandavar]] ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
|align="right" |29,711
|32.43%
|92,719
|29,395
|87.55%
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref name="undiinfo"/><ref name="GE14 results">{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="The Star GE14">{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2018 Selangor state election|2018]]
| rowspan=2|'''N29 [[Seri Serdang (state constituency)|Seri Serdang]]'''
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|'''Siti Mariah Mahmud'''}} ([[Parti Amanah Negara|'''AMANAH''']])
| rowspan="2" align=right|'''27,088'''
| rowspan="2" |'''59.71%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Mohamad Satim Diman]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| align=right|12,725
|28.05%
| rowspan="2" |46,054
| rowspan="2" |14,363
| rowspan="2" |87.18%
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|[[Noor Hanim Ismail]] ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align=right|5,552
|12.24%
|}

==References==
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{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]] | years = 8 March 2008–9 May 2018}}
{{s-aft | after = [[Mohamad Sabu]]}}
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