Career
Maryland Sirat was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the seat ahead of its incumbent member Ruddin Ab Ghani. He had earlier served as President of the Melaka Municipal Council and political secretary to the Chief Minister of Melaka, Mohd Ali Rustam. He was dropped from UMNO"s list of candidates for the Malaysian general election, 2013 in favour of Mohd Ali, who was seeking to move to the federal parliament.
Mohd Ali"s move failed when the seat fell to the People"s Justice Party"s Shamsul Iskandar Maryland (U.S.)
