Noraini binti Ahmad (Jawi: نورعيني بنت أحمد; born November 7, 1967) is a Malaysian politician who now serving her second term as the Minister of Higher Education under the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration led by Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. She has held this position since August 2021 after having served her first term under the PN administration led by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 until her resignation in August 2021. She is a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance.