Ras Adiba Radzi
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk | name = Ras Adiba Radzi | honorific-suffix = PMW
| native_name = راس أديبة محمّد راضي
| image = Ras Adiba Radzi - 2023 International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony (52735218274) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ras Adiba in 2023
| office = Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
| term_start = 20 May 2020
| term_end = 19 May 2023
| predecessor = Bathmavathi Krishnan
| office2 = Chairman of BERNAMA
| term_start2 = 23 November 2020
| term_end2 = 23 January 2023
| predecessor2 = Suhaimi Sulaiman
| successor2 = Wong Chun Wai
| birth_name = Ras Adiba binti Mohd Radzi
| birth_place = Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
| birth_date = July 27, 1968
| occupation = Community activist
| title = Representing PWD
| primeminister = Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
| monarch = Abdullah
}}
Ras Adiba binti Mohd Radzi (born 27 July 1968) is a community activist, a veteran news anchor and a broadcast journalist. She has served on TV3 and NTV7[1] as a broadcast journalist, television presenter and sports commentator. She is also one of Malaysia's paralympic shooters.[2] Ras Adiba is a broadcast journalist, news anchor, presenter, a poet, director and producer. She served as Senator from May 2020 to May 2023 and represented persons with disabilities (OKUs).[3][4] The former senator received the 2023 International Women of Courage Award, which was presented to her and other nominees by Jill Biden and Anthony J. Blinken.[5]
Honours
- Federal Territory (Malaysia)
- Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[6][7]
- United States Department of State
- International Women of Courage Award for demonstrating exceptional courage, strength, and leadership. The award ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of state.[5]
References
- ^ "Lepas 34 tahun, ini hari terakhir saya" - Ras Adiba Radzi Archived 2021-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Kool FM. 16 May 2020. Retrieved on 9 January 2021.
- ^ Mazizul Dani (11 January 2016). Semangat kental Ras Adiba Harian Metro. Accessed December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba sworn in as senators". New Straits Times. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba angkat sumpah senator Berita Harian (20 May 2020). Accessed May 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "2023 International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.