Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
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Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat يڠ دڤرتوا ديوان رعيت | |
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since 19 December 2022 | |
Dewan Rakyat | |
Style | Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengurusi (informal and within the House) |
Member of | Committee of Selection, Standing Orders Committee, House Committee, Committee of Privileges |
Reports to | Dewan Rakyat |
Appointer | Elected by members of the Dewan Rakyat |
Term length | Elected at the start of each Parliament, upon a vacancy |
Constituting instrument | Federal Constitution of Malaysia |
Inaugural holder | Mohamad Noah Omar |
Formation | 11 September 1959 |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat |
Salary | MYR 372,000 annually[1] |
Website | Parliament of Malaysia |
The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat, Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوا ديوان رعيت) 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.