Maria Chin Abdullah

Maria Chin binti Abdullah (born 1956 in United Kingdom) also known as Mary Chin Cheen Lian is a Malaysian politician and social activist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petaling Jaya from May 2018 to November 2022. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition. She also held the Bersih rally and formed the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections 2.0 and All Women's Action Society (AWAM) non-governmental organisations (NGOs). She served as the Chairperson of Bersih 2.0 from 2013 to 2018, the Chairperson of AWAM and the executive director of the Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower). As a social activist, she champions both the women and human rights.