Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka
Incumbent
Ibrahim Durum
since 27 December 2021
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
StyleYang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly)
Member ofCommittee of Rights and Freedoms,
Committee of House Management Select,
Committee of the Standing Rules State Assembly
Reports toMalacca State Legislative Assembly
SeatBlok Laksamana, Seri Negeri complex, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Malacca
AppointerElected by members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Term lengthElected at the start of each Malacca State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Malacca
Inaugural holderGoh Kay Seng
Formation23 May 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-23)
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Websitewww.melaka.gov.my

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.

The incumbent Speaker is Ibrahim Durum. He was elected since 27 December 2021.[1][2]

Election

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The 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

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The 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, 332 days BN (UMNO) 2021 15th

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn-in as Malacca assembly speaker". www.malaysiakini.com.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn in as Melaka assembly Speaker". www.thestar.com.my.
  3. ^ "Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka".
  4. ^ "Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka". www.melaka.gov.my.