Mas Ermieyati Samsudin

She was born on 13 November 1976 at the Malacca General Hospital and is the second child of Hjh Salbiah Ahmad and Hj Samsudin Md Ali. Raised in Malacca and earned an early education at Methodist Girls School (2) Tengkera, Melaka and Sekolah Kebangsaan Ramuan China Besar, Masjid Tanah Melaka. She then received an offer to Full Boarding School, Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru (1989-1993) and furthered her studies at Law Matriculation and Law Degree in National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor.^[9]

After graduating with a Law Degree from UKM, she started her career as an advocate and solicitor lawyer at Khairul Latif & Associates and Adillah A. Nordin. In 2004, with two partners, Mohd Khairul Nizam Abd Kadir and Desmond Ho Chee Cheong, Mas Ermieyati opened their own legal firm, Messrs. Ermiey Nizam & Ho. The same time of interest in volunteer work is well-suited to the soul. Since school age and as early as 15, she has been active with the Association of Youth Movement 4B (GB4B). She is currently the Member of the GB4B Malaysia Top Council Member.^[9] As the MP for Masjid Tanah, she selectively insinuated with unfounded claims that the Anwar government was trying to bring in more permanent residents from China.^[10]

She was involved in politics since becoming a lawyer in 2001 when the third UMNO wing of PUTERI was agreed by the UMNO President to be established throughout the country. This time she was offered a seat in the sponsorship committee at Alor Gajah. In 2003, she became the Chairwoman of PUTERI UMNO Division of Alor Gajah and the Head of PUTERI State of Melaka (new delineation of 2004 changed to the Masjid Tanah Division) for 10 years until 2013 and during the same period, she was also EXCO PUTERI UMNO Malaysia.

In the 2013 Malaysian general election, Mas Ermieyati was elected the Masjid Tanah MP as the Barisan National candidate, defeating PAS candidate Mohd Nasaie Bin Ismail. She obtained 27,688 votes compared to her opponent's 11,488 votes. She represented Malaysia abroad in conferences such as the 34th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), and the Women In Parliament Forum. In 2014, she represented the Malaysian Parliament in Tehran for the 9th Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (Puic) Conference and Meetings.

The 2021 Malacca state election was held on 20 November 2021 following the dissolution of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly on 4 October 2021. The dissolution was triggered by the withdrawal of support from four state assemblymen, which caused the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan–led state government and resulted in a political deadlock. The election was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic under strict health protocols imposed by the Election Commission of Malaysia. Voter turnout was 65.85%, significantly lower than previous state elections, which was widely attributed to pandemic-related concerns and movement restrictions. Barisan Nasional (BN) won a two-thirds supermajority, securing 21 out of 28 seats, allowing it to form the state government without coalition partners. Pakatan Harapan won five seats, while Perikatan Nasional secured two seats. Following the election, Sulaiman Md Ali was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Malacca on 22 November 2021.^[11][12]

She is married to Mohd Helmy Abd Talib and has five children - 4 sons named Haiqal, Hakim, Hafiy and Hasif and a daughter named Eiman Miesha.

• Malaysia
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
• Malacca
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2017)^[20][21]
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2014)^[20]
  • Member of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DSM) (2011)^[22]
  • Recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (BCM) (2007)^[23]
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2004)^[24]
• Negeri Sembilan
  • Member of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (ANS) (2008)^[25]