The Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
| Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka | |
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since 27 December 2021 | |
| Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly) |
| Member of | Committee of Rights and Freedoms, Committee of House Management Select, Committee of the Standing Rules State Assembly |
| Reports to | Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Seat | Blok Laksamana, Seri Negeri complex, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Malacca |
| Appointer | Elected by members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | Elected at the start of each Malacca State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Malacca |
| Inaugural holder | Goh Kay Seng |
| Formation | 23 May 1959 |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Website | www |
The incumbent Speaker is Ibrahim Durum. He was elected since 27 December 2021.[1][2]
Election
editThe Malacca State Legislative Assembly may from time to time elect a person of eligibility to become a Speaker of the assembly. A speaker may not be elected to be a Speaker unless he is a member or qualified to be a member of the legislative assembly. The speaker may resign at any time. He must vacate his office when either the legislative assembly first meet after a general election, or upon being disqualified to be a speaker, or upon the dissolution of the assembly, or on his ceasing to be a member of assembly other than because of the dissolution of the legislative assembly or ceased to be qualified of a member. A Deputy Speaker may also be chosen from any member of the legislative assembly.
List of Speakers of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
editThe following is the list of Speakers of the State Legislative Assembly since 1959:[3][4]
Colour key (for political parties):
Alliance /
Barisan Nasional
Pakatan Harapan
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) (Constituency) |
Term of office | Party[a] | Election | Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1. | Goh Kay Seng (?–?) MLA for Kota Barat |
23 May 1959 |
29 February 1964 |
4 years, 283 days | Alliance (MCA) | 1959 | 1st | ||
| 2. | Datuk Haji Talib Karim (?–?) MLA for Alor Gajah |
21 May 1964 |
5 October 1967 |
3 years, 138 days | Alliance (UMNO) | 1964 | 2nd | ||
| 3. | Datuk Haji Mohd Abd Rahman (?–?) MLA for Batu Berendam |
20 November 1967 |
19 March 1969 |
1 year, 120 days | Alliance (UMNO) | – | |||
| 4. | Datuk Haji Ahmad Manap (?–?) MLA for Tanjong Kling MLA for Sungei Udang |
7 April 1971 |
11 June 1978 |
7 years, 66 days | Alliance (UMNO) | 1969 | 3rd | ||
| BN (UMNO) | 1974 | 4th | |||||||
| 5. | Datuk Haji Abdul Aziz Tapa (?–?) MLA for Nyalas |
15 September 1978 |
28 March 1982 |
3 years, 195 days | BN (UMNO) | 1978 | 5th | ||
| 6. | Datuk Abdul Razak Alias (?–?) MLA for Taboh Naning |
31 May 1982 |
19 July 1986 |
4 years, 50 days | BN (UMNO) | 1982 | 6th | ||
| 7. | Datuk Abu Zahar Ithnin (1937–2013) MLA for Sungai Rambai |
4 August 1986 |
19 October 1994 |
8 years, 77 days | BN (UMNO) | 1986 | 7th | ||
| 1990 | 8th | ||||||||
| 8. | Datuk Haji Jaafar Lajis (?–?) MLA for Rim |
25 October 1994 |
5 April 1995 |
163 days | BN (UMNO) | – | |||
| 9. | Datuk Haji Nasir Manap (?–?) MLA for Alai |
8 June 1995 |
December 1999 |
4 years | BN (UMNO) | 1995 | 9th | ||
| 10. | Datuk Wira Amid Nordin (?–?) MLA for Alai |
December 1999 |
March 2004 |
5 years | BN (UMNO) | 1999 | 10th | ||
| 11. | Datuk Wira Haji Mo'min Abd Aziz (?–?) Non-MLA |
March 2004 |
April 2008 |
4 years | BN (UMNO) | 2004 | 11th | ||
| 12. | Datuk Wira Haji Othman Muhamad (?–?) Non-MLA |
April 2008 |
April 2018 |
10 years | BN (UMNO) | 2008 | 12th | ||
| 2013 | 13th | ||||||||
| 13. | Datuk Wira Omar Jaafar (b.?) Non-MLA |
19 July 2018 |
11 May 2020 |
1 year, 298 days | PH (PKR) | 2018 | 14th | ||
| 14. | 
|
Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (b.1961) Non-MLA |
11 May 2020 |
4 October 2021 |
1 year, 147 days | BN (UMNO) | – | ||
| 15. | Datuk Wira Ibrahim Durum (b.1986) Non-MLA |
27 December 2021 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 363 days | BN (UMNO) | 2021 | 15th | ||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ This column names only the Speaker's party. The state legislaltive assembly he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.
References
edit- ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn-in as Malacca assembly speaker". www.malaysiakini.com.
- ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn in as Melaka assembly Speaker". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka".
- ^ "Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka". www.melaka.gov.my.