Napsiah Omar

{{Short description|Malaysian educator and politician}}

{{Malay name|Napsiah|Omar|note=on}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'

| name = Napsiah Omar

| native_name =

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PSM|DSNS}}

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Napsiah binti Omar

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|04|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

| residence =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|04|16|1943|04|21|df=y}}

| death_place = Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

| resting_place = Kampung Jawa Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan

| citizenship = Malaysian

| office = Minister of National Unity and Community Development

| term_start = 27 October 1990

| term_end = 7 May 1995

| predecessor = Portfolio Established

| successor = Zaleha Ismail

| constituency = Kuala Pilah

| deputy = Alexander Lee Yu Lung

| primeminister = Mahathir Mohamad

| monarch = Azlan Shah
Ja’afar

| office1 = Minister of Public Enterprises

| primeminister1 = Mahathir Mohamad

| monarch1 = Iskandar
Azlan Shah

| term_start1 = 20 May 1987

| term_end1 = 26 October 1990

| constituency1 = Kuala Pilah

| successor1 = Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor

| predecessor1 = Rafidah Aziz

| deputy1 = Daud Taha

| constituency_MP2 = Kuala Pilah

| term_start2 = 29 November 1999

| term_end2 = 21 March 2004

| parliament2 = Malaysian

| majority2 = 2,818 (1999)

| predecessor2 = Abu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO)

| successor2 = Hasan Malek
(BN–UMNO)

| term_start3 = 22 April 1982

| term_end3 = 25 April 1995

| parliament3 = Malaysian

| majority3 = 15,195 (1982)
14,941 (1986)
11,906 (1990)

| predecessor3 = Mansor Othman
(BN–UMNO)

| successor3 = Abu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO

|constituency_AM4 = Pilah

|assembly4 = Negeri Sembilan State Legislative

|majority4 = 4,549 (1995)

|term_start4 = 25 April 1995

|term_end4 = 29 November 1999

|predecessor4 = Abu Zahar Ujang
(BN–UMNO)

|successor4 = Norhayati Omar
(BN–UMNO)

| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Academic

| alma_mater = Australian National University
Cornell University

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Napsiah binti Omar (21 April 1943 – 16 April 2018) was a Malaysian educator and politician.

The daughter of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) activists, Napsiah was born in Negeri Sembilan. She studied zoology and botany at the Australian National University and received a BSc in nutrition and education from Cornell University. From 1969 to 1982, Napsiah taught at the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, becoming associate professor and head of the Department of Human Studies.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sR4Ch1dMe8IC&pg=PA1255 |title=The International Who's Who 2004 |page=1255 |author=Europa Publications |year=2003 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=1857432177}}

In 1972, she joined the local branch of the UMNO. She was elected to the Dewan Rakyat representing the constituency of Kuala Pilah (1982-1995; 1999–2004) and was named Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government. She became divisional head of Wanita UMNO (the women's wing) and was also named to its national executive council. In 1987, she was named Minister of Public Enterprises. In 1990, she was elected deputy leader for Wanita UMNO. Later that year, she became Minister of National Unity and Social Development. In 1995 general election, she did not run for reelection to the parliamentary seat but instead was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly of Pilah seat and served as the State Minister for Public Works.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3_7kSP6mH7QC&pg=PA94 |title=Women in Politics: Voices from the Commonwealth |pages=94–98 |publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat |year=1999 |isbn=085092569X}} In 1999 general election, she contested again the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat and won for another one term.

Napsiah died on 16 April 2018 at the age of 74 due to liver cancer.Mohd Hasbi Sidek (16 April 2018). [https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/04/412975/napsiah-omar-meninggal-dunia Napsiah Omar meninggal dunia] Berita Harian. Retrieved on 16 April 2018. She was buried at the Kampung Jawa Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Pilah.{{Cite web|date=17 April 2018|title=Napsiah Omar laid to rest in Kuala Pilah|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/17/napsiah-omar-laid-to-rest-in-kuala-pilah|access-date=23 December 2021|website=The Star}}