Rashifa Aljunied

MUDA

Rashifa Aljunied, 26, is MUDA's Deputy Treasurer-General and chief of staff to its president, with an international-studies degree from Universiti Malaya. She has run MUDA's Puteri Wangsa service centre for four years and built its TEROKA youth-leadership programme.

Age: 26
This seat in 2022: Amira Aisya Abdul AzizMUDA43.22%

Background

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya (UM)[1]
Deputy Treasurer-General of MUDA[2]
Chief of Staff to the MUDA President[2]
Central Executive Committee (CEC) member of MUDA[3]

Ideologies

Committed to making Puteri Wangsa a model progressive, sustainable constituency driven by the people's voice, especially young people[2]
Four years ago she dreamt of a cleaner, more transparent Malaysia that can secure a future for young people[3]

Contributions

Local

Head of the Puteri Wangsa service centre; served the constituency for four years[3][4]

Nationwide

Led initiatives on climate action, institutional reform, youth political participation, and justice for industrial trainees[2]
Built TEROKA, a MUDA leadership programme to develop future young leaders[2]
Drew national attention in 2023 advocating for intern welfare and fair pay[5]