President of the Dewan Negara

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The President of the Dewan Negara is the presiding officer and principal authority of Malaysia’s upper house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and maintaining order.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
appointmentRequires advice of the Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ
associatedWith Malaysian federal government ⓘ
belongsToPoliticalSystem Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy resolution of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
chamber upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
ensures orderly conduct of business in the Dewan Negara ⓘ
equivalentOffice Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat ⓘ
speaker of an upper house in other Westminster systems ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of Malaysia ⓘ
governsUsing Standing Orders of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver members of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
jurisdiction federal legislature of Malaysia ⓘ
languageOfTitle Malay ⓘ
legislativeBody Dewan Negara ⓘ
locatedIn Malaysian Houses of Parliament ⓘ
mayCast casting vote in the event of a tie ⓘ
nativeLabel Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
officeHoldersAre members of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
officeScope national ⓘ
officeType non-executive parliamentary office ⓘ
oversees voting procedures in the Dewan Negara ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Malaysia ⓘ
presidesOver proceedings of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
rankInOrderOfPrecedence high-ranking officer of the Parliament of Malaysia ⓘ
responsibleFor calling sittings of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
deciding who may speak in debates ⓘ
enforcing rules of procedure ⓘ
ensuring adherence to standing orders ⓘ
maintaining order in the Dewan Negara ⓘ
managing debates in the Dewan Negara ⓘ
ruling on points of order ⓘ
seat Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
style Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
termLength holds office while a member of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
no fixed term ⓘ
worksWith Clerk of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
members of the Dewan Negara ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dewan Negara → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
Senate of Malaysia → deputyPresidingOfficer → Deputy President of the Senate of Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: President of the Dewan Negara
Standing Orders of the Dewan Negara → definesRoleOf → President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
Standing Orders of the Dewan Negara → enforcedBy → President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
S. A. Vigneswaran → positionHeld → President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ
S. A. Vigneswaran → officeHeld → President of the Dewan Negara ⓘ