The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (, Jawi: ) is the highest-ranking presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. They are responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Rakyat, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills, and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, one of their deputies will take their place."Malaysia". Retrieved Dec. 10, 2005.
The current speaker is Johari Abdul. He was elected on 19 December 2022 for the 15th Malaysian Parliament.
Functions The Speaker determines when a sitting of the House should open and close, and may suspend the sitting for a brief period of time if necessary. He is also in charge of ensuring the Constitution and Standing Orders of the House are given due respect; disciplining members of the House; determining who shall have the floor during a sitting; calling a vote; and checking for a quorum when the House meets. He only participates in a vote when there is a tie. The Speaker also has powers some allege to be excessive, such as imposing limits on the posing of supplementary questions during Question Time — an important procedure for the legislature to examine the government's actions — the power to restrict the tabling of questions for Question Time, and the power to amend written copies of speeches made by members of the House before they are given verbally."Malaysia". Retrieved Feb. 12, 2006.
Speaker election The Speaker is elected to a term that lasts for the length of the term of the Dewan Rakyat that elected him. His term ends when the House is dissolved and a general election is called. He is elected when the House meets for the first time after a general election by the members of the House, who are called MPs. Any MP is qualified to be the Speaker of the House, but non-MPs who meet the same qualifications required to be an MP are also eligible for election as Speaker. A candidate for Speaker must be nominated and seconded by at least two MPs other than himself. This nomination process must be conducted at least 14 days before the election of the Speaker. If only one candidate meets these conditions, he is automatically elected Speaker; otherwise, voting by secret ballot is conducted, with the winner decided by a simple majority. Two deputy Speakers are elected in a similar manner.
The Secretary (Malay:Setiausaha) of the House presides over the voting.
List of speakers of the Dewan Rakyat No. Portrait Name Term of officePartyParliament 1Mohamed Noah Omar19591964Alliance (UMNO)1st2Syed Esa Alwee19641964 Alliance (UMNO)2nd3Chik Mohamad Yusuf19641974Alliance (UMNO)–3rd4Nik Ahmad Kamil19741977BN (UMNO)4th5Syed Nasir Ismail19771982BN (UMNO)–5th6Mohamed Zahir Ismail19822004BN (UMNO)6th7th8th9th10th11th7Ramli Ngah Talib20042008BN (UMNO)–8Pandikar Amin Mulia20082018BN (UMNO)12th13th9Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof20182020PH (AMANAH)14th10Azhar Azizan Harun20202022Independent–11Johari Abdul2022IncumbentPH (PKR)15th
Election results Election Date Candidates Votes Nominated by Seconded by Secretary 11 September 1959 Mohamad Noah Omar Unopposed Tunku Abdul Rahman Teoh Chze Chong C. A. Frederick 18 May 1964 Syed Esa Alwee Unopposed Tunku Abdul Rahman Asri Muda Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Abu Bakar 25 November 1964 Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman Unopposed Tunku Abdul Rahman Ng Kam Poh 20 February 1971 Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman Unopposed Abdul Razak Hussein Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmood Ahmad Abdullah 4 November 1974 Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmood Unopposed Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn Azizul Rahman Abdul Aziz 9 January 1978 Syed Nasir Ismail Unopposed Hussein Onn Lee San Choon 31 July 1978 Syed Nasir Ismail Unopposed Hussein Onn Lee San Choon 14 June 1982 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Musa Hitam 6 October 1986 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Ling Liong Sik 3 December 1990 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Ling Liong Sik Wan Zahir Sheikh Abdul Rahman 7 June 1995 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Ling Liong Sik Abdul Rahman Ali 20 December 1999 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Ling Liong Sik Mohd. Salleh Hassan 17 May 2004 Mohamed Zahir Ismail Unopposed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak Abdullah Abdul Wahab 22 November 2004 Ramli Ngah Talib 185 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Ong Ka Ting Tan Seng Giaw 10 Lim Kit Siang Kulasegaran Murugeson 28 April 2008 Pandikar Amin Mulia Unopposed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak Roosme Hamzah 24 June 2013 Pandikar Amin Mulia 133 Najib Razak Muhyiddin Yassin Abdul Kadir Sulaiman 89 Abdul Khalid Ibrahim Karpal Singh 16 July 2018 Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof Unopposed Mahathir Mohamad Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 13 July 2020 Azhar Azizan Harun Unopposed Muhyiddin Yassin Mohamed Azmin Ali Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin19 December 2022 Johari Abdul 147 Anwar Ibrahim Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad 74 Hamzah Zainudin Takiyuddin Hassan
See also Dewan Rakyat Parliament of Malaysia President of the Dewan Negara
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