President of the Dewan Negara
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| Style | Yang Berhormat (The Honourable) |
| Inaugural holder | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin |
| Formation | 1959 |
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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.
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
| # | President | From | To |
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| 1 | Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Yasin | 11 September 1959 | 31 December 1969 |
| 2 | Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah | 27 January 1969 | 5 February 1969 |
| 3 | Mohamad Noah Omar | 24 February 1969 | 28 July 1970 |
| 4 | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | 20 February 1971 | 22 February 1973 |
| 5 | Omar Yoke Lin Ong | 23 February 1973 | 31 December 1980 |
| 6 | Ismail Khan | 5 January 1981 | 13 April 1985 |
| 7 | Benedict Stephens | 15 April 1985 | 11 April 1988 |
| 8 | Ahmad Urai Mohideen | 11 July 1988 | 9 July 1990 |
| 9 | Chan Choong Tak | 17 December 1990 | 31 March 1992 |
| 10 | Vadiveloo Govindasamy | 13 April 1992 | 12 June 1995 |
| 11 | Adam Kadir | 13 June 1995 | 30 November 1996 |
| 12 | Mohamad Ya'acob | 10 December 1996 | 5 December 2000 |
| 13 | Michael Chen Wing Sum | 7 December 2000 | 11 April 2003 |
| 14 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | 7 July 2003 | 6 July 2009 |
| 15 | Wong Foon Meng | 7 July 2009 | 12 April 2010 |
| 16 | Abu Zahar Ujang | 26 April 2010 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ↑ President of the Senate, Parliament of Malaysia
External links
- Parliament of Malaysia (Official site)