Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat

Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat
Incumbent
Johari Abdul
since 19 December 2022
Dewan Rakyat
StyleYang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengurusi (informal and within the House)
Member ofCommittee of Selection,
Standing Orders Committee,
House Committee,
Committee of Privileges
Reports toDewan Rakyat
AppointerElected by members of the Dewan Rakyat
Term lengthElected at the start of each Parliament, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentFederal Constitution of Malaysia
Inaugural holderMohamad Noah Omar
Formation11 September 1959 (1959-09-11)
SalaryMYR 372,000 annually[1]
WebsiteParliament of Malaysia

The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat) 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.[2]

The current speaker is Johari Abdul. He was elected on 19 December 2022 for the 15th Malaysian Parliament.

  1. ^ "Gaji dan elaun Ahli Parlimen naik sehingga 40 peratus | MetroPost Malaysia". 2015-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ "Malaysia". Retrieved Dec. 10, 2005.

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