Monday, 11 July 2011

Prime Ministers of Malaysia

1.        Introduction
The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government (executive) of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat), the elected lower house of Parliament. He heads the Cabinet, whose members are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the prime minister's advice. The Prime Minister and his Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to Parliament.
The current prime minister is Najib Razak.
According to the constitution, the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Representatives and command the confidence of the majority members of Dewan Rakyat; citizen of Malaysia but not by naturalization.
The Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers shall take and subscribe in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong the oath of office and allegiance and the oath of secrecy before exercise the functions of the office. The Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers shall not be a member of legislative assembly of any state.
Although statutory states that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has his discretion in the appointment of the prime minister, the appointment is invariably given to the chief of the dominant party which commanding the most seats in lower house of parliament.
If the Prime Minister ceases to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, then, unless at his request the Yang di-Pertuan Agong dissolves Parliament, the Prime Minister shall tender the resignation of the Cabinet.

2.        List of Prime Ministers of Malaysia
No.
Name
Started From
Ending on
Party
Parliment
Constituency
1
31 August 1957
13 May 1969
UMNO/BN
MP for Kuala Muda
2
14 July 1969
14 January 1976
UMNO/BN
MP for Pekan
3
14 January 1976
16 July 1981
UMNO/BN
MP for Johol Timur
4
16 July 1981
31 October 2003
UMNO/BN
MP for Kubang Pasu
5
31 October 2003
3 April 2009
UMNO/BN
MP for Kepala Batas
6
3 April 2009
Incumbent
UMNO/BN
MP for Pekan
The prime minister has been from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) since independence. It is the largest component party of the Barisan Nasional (National Front), which formerly known as the Perikatan (Alliance Party) until the 1969 general election, which forms the government (executive) since independence.

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