List of whips in the Dewan Rakyat
Whips have managed business and maintained party discipline for Malaysia's federal political parties in the Dewan Rakyat. A party's more senior whip held the title "Chief Whip", while the more junior whip was styled "Deputy Whip".
Barisan Nasional
Chief Whip
By the ruling coalition's convention, the deputy prime minister also become the BN's chief whip, whose main task is to ensure that backbenchers' toe the party line and support all bills the government tables in Parliament.
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (from 2000 to 2003)[1]
- Najib Razak (from 2004 to 2009)
- Muhyiddin Yassin (from 2009 to 2015)
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (from 2015 to present)
Deputy Chief Whip
- Musa Hitam (from 1971 to ?)
- Samy Vellu (from 2000 to ?)[1]
- Rais Yatim (from 2000 to ?)[1]
- Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz[2]
- Shahidan Kassim (from 2013)[3]
- Azalina Othman Said (from 2015)
Whip
- Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (from 2000 to ?)[1]
- Mohamed Khaled Nordin[1]
- Noh Omar[1]
- Ruhanie Ahmad[1]
- Jamaluddin Jarjis[1]
- Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah[1]
Democratic Action Party
Chief Whip
People's Justice Party
Chief Whip
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Chief Whip
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pak Lah Ketua Whip BN di Parlimen". Ww1.utusan.com.my. 2000-02-17. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ "Tidak adil salahkan Ketua Whip BN - Nazri". Ww1.utusan.com.my. 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ "Shahidan is BN’s deputy whip". Free Malaysia Today. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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