Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee

The Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Pertahanan dan Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri; ; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் உள்நாட்டு விவகாரங்களுக்கான சிறப்புக் குழு மலேசியா) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which scrutinises the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.

Membership 14th Parliament As of December 2019, the committee's current members are as follows:

Member Party Constituency Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Chairman) PKR Setiawangsa Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim Bakri BERSATUAbdul Rahim was initially a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at date of appointment before later becoming an independent politician and eventually joining the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). Kudat Chang Lih Kang PKR Tanjong Malim Ahmad Hassan WARISAN Papar Dato' Seri Dr. Shahidan Kassim UMNO Arau Lim Lip Eng DAP Kepong Pang Hok Liong DAP Labis

Former members of the committee are as follows: Member Party Constituency Successor Dato' Takiyuddin Hassan PAS Kota Bharu Shahidan Kassim Dato' Dr. Mansor Othman PKR Nibong Tebal Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Chair of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethodMansor Othman PKRNibong Tebal4 December 2018Elected by the Speaker of the Dewan RakyatNik Nazmi Nik Ahmad PKRSetiawangsa4 December 2019Elected by the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

See also Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia

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