President of the Dewan Negara
| President of the Dewan Negara
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara | |
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| Dewan Negara | |
| Style |
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker (informal and within the House) |
| Member of |
Committee of Selection, Standing Orders Committee, House Committee, Committee of Privileges |
| Reports to | Dewan Negara |
| Appointer | Elected by members of the Dewan Negara |
| Term length | Elected upon a vacancy |
| Constituting instrument | Federal Constitution of Malaysia |
| Inaugural holder | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin |
| Formation | 11 September 1959 |
| Deputy | Abdul Halim Abdul Samad |
| Salary | MYR 362,000 annually |
| Website | Parliament of Malaysia |
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The President of the Dewan Negara (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara) is the presiding officer of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia.
The President of the Dewan Negara is created under Article 56 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The office is similar to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat: the President is elected by the members of the Dewan Negara and is expected to be politically impartial. If a member of the Dewan Negara elected to be the President is a member of a state legislative assembly, he must resign from the assembly before exercising the functions of the office. As the President may hold different titles while in office, it also changes the style. The current President is Datuk SA. Vigneswaran. Therefore while in session, the Senators will call him as 'Datuk Yang di-Pertua' (Datuk President) or 'Tuan Yang di-Pertua' (Mr. President).
Functions
The main functions of the President of the Dewan Negara are:[1]
- to preside over the sittings of the Dewan Negara
- to be responsible for the observance of the rules in the Dewan Negara
- to ensure the relevancy of the points raised during the debate
- to interpret the Standing Orders in case of disputes and the decision is final
List of Presidents of the Dewan Negara
As of 2015, all Presidents of the Dewan Negara won unopposed in the presidential election.
| Parliament | # | President | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin | 11 September 1959 | 18 October 1965 |
| 2nd | (1) | |||
| (1) | 18 October 1965 | 31 December 1968 | ||
| 2 | Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah | 27 January 1969 | 5 February 1969 | |
| 3 | Mohamad Noah Omar | 24 February 1969 | 28 July 1970 | |
| 3rd | 4 | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | 20 February 1971 | 22 February 1973 |
| 5 | Omar Yoke Lin Ong | 23 February 1973 | 6 January 1975 | |
| 4th | (5) | |||
| (5) | 6 January 1975 | 31 December 1980 | ||
| 5th | (5) | |||
| 6 | Ismail Khan | 5 January 1981 | 15 December 1983 | |
| 6th | (6) | |||
| (6) | 15 December 1983 | 13 April 1985 | ||
| 7 | Benedict Stephens | 15 April 1985 | 11 April 1988 | |
| 7th | (7) | |||
| 8 | Ahmad Urai Mohideen | 11 July 1988 | 9 July 1990 | |
| 8th | 9 | Chan Choong Tak | 17 December 1990 | 31 March 1992 |
| 10 | Vadiveloo Govindasamy | 13 April 1992 | 16 October 1994 | |
| (10) | Vadiveloo Govindasamy | 16 October 1994 | 12 June 1995 | |
| 9th | 11 | Adam Kadir | 13 June 1995 | 30 November 1996 |
| 12 | Mohamed Yaacob | 10 December 1996 | 27 December 1999 | |
| 10th | (12) | 27 December 1999 | 5 December 2000 | |
| 13 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | 7 December 2000 | 11 April 2003 | |
| 14 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | 7 July 2003 | 19 July 2006 | |
| 11th | (14) | |||
| (14) | 19 July 2006 | 6 July 2009 | ||
| 12th | (14) | |||
| 15 | Wong Foon Meng | 7 July 2009 | 12 April 2010 | |
| 16 | Abu Zahar Ujang | 26 April 2010 | 26 April 2013 | |
| (16) | 26 April 2013 | 26 April 2016 | ||
| 13th | (16) | |||
| 17 | Vigneswaran Sanasee | 26 April 2016 | Incumbent |
Election results
| Election Date | Candidates | Votes | Nominated by | Seconded by | Clerk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1959 | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin | Unopposed | Leong Yew Koh | Tan Tong Hye | Ramli Abdul Hamid |
| 15 October 1962 Pro Tempore Chairman | Sheikh Abu Bakar Yahya | Unopposed | Leong Yew Koh | Tan Tong Hye | Ahmad Abdullah |
| 18 October 1965 | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin | Unopposed | Tan Tong Hye | Amaluddin Darus | Ahmad Abdullah |
| 27 January 1969 | Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah | Unopposed | Abdul Ghafar Baba | J. E. S. Crawford | Ahmad Abdullah |
| 24 February 1969 | Mohamed Noah Omar | Unopposed | Abdul Ghafar Baba | Pandak Hamid Puteh Jali | Ahmad Abdullah |
| 20 February 1971 | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | Unopposed | Abdul Kadir Yusuf | Tan Tong Hye | Lim Joo Keng |
| 23 February 1973 | Omar Yoke Lin Ong | Unopposed | Abdul Kadir Yusuf | Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Yassin | Lim Joo Keng |
| 6 January 1975 | Omar Yoke Lin Ong | Unopposed | Athi Nahappan | Pandak Hamid Puteh Jali | Lim Joo Keng |
| 5 January 1981 | Ismail Khan | Unopposed | Mohamed Nasir | Michael Wong Kuan Lee | Ahmad Hasmuni Hussein |
| 15 December 1983 | Ismail Khan | Unopposed | James Peter Ongkili | Ariffin Salleh | Ahmad Hasmuni Hussein |
| 15 April 1985 | Benedict Stephens | Unopposed | Mohamad Yusof Mohamad Noor | Tan Chang Soong | Ahmad Hasmuni Hussein |
| 11 July 1988 | Ahmad Urai Mohideen | Unopposed | Kasitah Gaddam | Hussein Ahmad | Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar |
| 17 December 1990 | Chan Choong Tak | Unopposed | Mohamed Salleh Abu Bakar | ||
| 13 April 1992 | Vadiveloo Govindasamy | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Ling Liong Sik | Mohamad Salleh Abu Bakar |
| 14 December 1994 | Vadiveloo Govindasamy | Unopposed | Anwar Ibrahim | Ling Liong Sik | Mohamad Salleh Abu Bakar |
| 13 June 1995 | Adam Kadir | Unopposed | Anwar Ibrahim | Samy Vellu | Mohamad Salleh Abu Bakar |
| 10 December 1996 | Mohamed Yaacob | Unopposed | Anwar Ibrahim | Chong Kah Kiat | Abdullah Abdul Wahab |
| 27 December 1999 | Mohamed Yaacob | Unopposed | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Abdul Hamid Othman | Abdullah Abdul Wahab |
| 7 December 2000 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | Unopposed | Ling Liong Sik | Samy Vellu | Abdullah Abdul Wahab |
| 7 July 2003 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | Unopposed | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor | M. Kayveas | Abdullah Abdul Wahab |
| 19 July 2006 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | Unopposed | M. Kayveas | Abdul Rahman Suliman | Zamani Sulaiman |
| 7 July 2009 | Wong Foon Meng | Unopposed | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | Ong Tee Keat | Zamani Sulaiman |
| 26 April 2010 | Abu Zahar Ujang | Unopposed | Koh Tsu Koon | Shahrizat Abdul Jalil | Zamani Sulaiman |
| 26 April 2016 | Vigneswaran Sanasee | Unopposed | Azalina Othman Said | J Loga Bala Mohan | Riduan Rahmat |
Deputy Presidents of the Dewan Negara
| Parliament | # | Deputy President | Term start | Term end |
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| 3rd | 1 | S. O. K. Ubaidulla | 22 March 1971 | 6 January 1975 |
| 4th | (1) | 6 January 1975 | 31 December 1980 | |
| 5th | (1) | |||
| 2 | Abdul Hamid Bidin | 13 April 1981 | 28 July 1982 | |
| 6th | 3 | Sulaiman Ninam Shah | 14 December 1982 | 1 April 1985 |
| 4 | Abang Ahmad Urai Abang Mohideen | 29 July 1985 | 16 July 1987 | |
| 7th | (4) | |||
| (4) | 16 July 1987 | 10 July 1988 | ||
| 5 | Tan Peng Khoon | 13 July 1988 | 27 December 1989 | |
| 6 | Chan Choong Tak | 28 December 1989 | 16 December 1990 | |
| 8th | 7 | Adam Kadir | 13 April 1992 | 1 December 1994 |
| (7) | 14 December 1994 | 12 June 1995 | ||
| 9th | 8 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | 29 May 1997 | 4 May 2000 |
| 10th | (8) | |||
| (8) | 4 May 2000 | 5 December 2000 | ||
| 9 | Gapar Gurrohu | 8 May 2001 | 22 October 2003 | |
| 11th | 10 | Wong Foon Meng | 7 June 2004 | 7 May 2007 |
| 12th | (10) | |||
| (10) | 7 May 2007 | 6 July 2009 | ||
| 11 | Armani Mahiruddin | 9 July 2009 | 20 December 2011 | |
| 12 | Doris Sophia Brodi | 26 January 2012 | 12 March 2013 | |
| (12) | 12 March 2013 | 11 March 2016 | ||
| 13th | (12) | |||
| 13 | Abdul Halim Abdul Samad | 18 April 2016 | Incumbent |
Election results
| Election Date | Candidates | Votes | Nominated by | Seconded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 1962 | Sheikh Abu Bakar Yahya | Unopposed | Leong Yew Koh | S. O. K. Ubaidulla |
| 22 March 1971 | S. O. K. Ubaidulla | Unopposed | Abdul Kadir Yusuf | Tan Tong Hye |
| 6 January 1975 | S. O. K. Ubaidulla | Unopposed | Abdul Rahim Manan | Lim Ah Sitt |
| 13 April 1981 | Abdul Hamid Bidin | Unopposed | Mohamed Nasir | Law Hieng Ding |
| 14 December 1982 | Sulaiman Ninam Shah | Unopposed | Mohamed Nasir | Kam Woon Wah |
| 29 July 1985 | Abang Ahmad Urai Abang Mohideen | Unopposed | Mohamad Yusof Mohamad Noor | Paramjit Singh |
| 16 July 1987 | Abang Ahmad Urai Abang Mohideen | Unopposed | Hussein Ahmad | Bee Yang Sek |
| 13 July 1988 | Tan Peng Khoon | Unopposed | Kasitah Gaddam | Hussein Ahmad |
| 28 December 1989 | Chan Choong Tak | Unopposed | Suleiman Mohamed | K. S. Nijhar |
| 13 April 1992 | Adam Kadir | Unopposed | Mahathir Mohamad | Ling Liong Sik |
| 14 December 1994 | Adam Kadir | Unopposed | Anwar Ibrahim | Ling Liong Sik |
| 29 May 1997 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | Unopposed | Osu Sukam | Ting Chew Peh |
| 4 May 2000 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | Unopposed | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Musa Mohamed |
| 8 May 2001 | Gapar Gurrohu | Unopposed | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Pandikar Amin Mulia |
| 7 June 2004 | Wong Foon Meng | Unopposed | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | Chan Chee Tee |
| 7 May 2007 | Wong Foon Meng | Unopposed | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | Abdul Rahman Suliman |
| 9 July 2009 | Armani Mahiruddin | Unopposed | Koh Tsu Koon | Jamil Khir Baharom |
| 26 January 2012 | Doris Sophia Brodi | Unopposed | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | Koh Tsu Koon |
| 12 March 2013 | Doris Sophia Brodi | Unopposed | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz | Koh Tsu Koon |
| 18 April 2016 | Abdul Halim Abdul Samad | Unopposed | Azalina Othman Said | Mustapa Mohamed |
See also
References
- ↑ President of the Senate, Parliament of Malaysia
External links
- Parliament of Malaysia (Official site)
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