The President of the Senate ( ms, Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara) is the presiding officer or speaker of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the

Parliament of Malaysia The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ...

. The President of the Senate is created under Article 56 of the

Constitution of Malaysia The Federal Constitution of Malaysia ( ms, Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia) which was promulgated on 16 September 1963, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. It is a written legal document which was preceded ...

. The office is similar to the

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of the Dewan Rakyat: the president is elected by the members of the Senate and is expected to be politically impartial. If a member of the Dewan Negara is elected as the president and 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

Rais Yatim Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais bin Yatim ( Jawi: رئيس بن يتيم; born 15 April 1942) is a Malaysian politician who is now serving as the 18th President of the Dewan Negara since September 2020. He was a Cabinet Minister in mul ...

. Therefore, while in session, the senators will call him as 'Tuan Yang di-Pertua' (Mr. President).

Functions

The main functions of the President of the Dewan Negara are: * 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 , all presidents of the Dewan Negara won unopposed in the presidential election except for

Election results

Living former presidents

* Chan Choong Tak * Vadiveloo Govindasamy * Adam Kadir * Michael Chen Wing Sum * Wong Foon Meng *

Abu Zahar Ujang Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri, Tan Sri Abu Zahar bin Dato' Nika Ujang (born 1 February 1944) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under Chief Commission ...

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List of deputy presidents of the Dewan Negara

Election results

Living former deputy presidents of the Dewan Negara

* Abang Ahmad Urai * Tan Peng Khoon * Chan Choong Tak * Adam Kadir * Michael Chen Wing Sum * Wong Foon Meng * Armani Mahiruddin * Doris Sophia Brodi * Abdul Halim Abdul Samad

References

External links

Parliament of Malaysia
(Official site) {{DEFAULTSORT:President Of The Dewan Negara Parliament of Malaysia *

Functions

List of presidents of the Dewan Negara

Election results

Living former presidents

List of deputy presidents of the Dewan Negara

Election results

Living former deputy presidents of the Dewan Negara

See also

References

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