President of the Senate of Malaysia

The President of the Senate (Malay: "Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara") is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia.

The President of the Senate is created under Article 56 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The President is the speaker of the Senate in the Parliament of Malaysia. The office is similar to the Speaker of the House of Representatives: the President is elected by the members of the Senate and is expected to be politically impartial. If a member of the Senate elected to be the President is from a State Legislative Assembly, he must resign from the Assembly before exercising the functions of the office.

Functions

The main functions of the President of the Senate are: [ [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/eng-dN-diPertua.htm President of the Senate] , Parliament of Malaysia]
* to preside over the sittings of the Senate
* to be responsible for the observance of the rules in the Senate
* 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

Current President of the Senate

Abdul Hamid Pawanteh was elected as the current President of The Senate on 7 July 2003.

Former Presidents of the Senate

* (11.09.1959 - 31.12.1969) Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin
* (27.01.1969 - 05.02.1969) Syed Sheh Syed Hassan Barakhah
* (24.02.1969 - 28.07.1970) Mohamad Noah Omar
* (20.02.1971 - 22.02.1973) Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan
* (23.02.1973 - 31.12.1980) Omar Yoke Lin Ong
* (05.01.1981 - 13.04.1985) Ismail Khan
* (15.04.1985 - 11.04.1988) Benedict Stephens
* (11.07.1988 - 09.07.1990) Ahmad Urai Mohideen
* (17.12.1990 - 31.03.1992) Chan Choong Tak
* (13.04.1992 - 12.06.1995) Vadiveloo Govindasamy
* (13.06.1995 - 30.11.1996) Adam Kadir
* (10.12.1996 - 05.12.2000) Mohamad Ya'acob
* (07.12.2000 - 11.04.2003) Michael Chen Wing Sum

References

External Links

* [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/ Parliament of Malaysia] (Official site)