Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly explained

The Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.

The incumbent Speaker is Mohd Nor Hamzah. He was elected since 24 September 2023.^{[1] [2]}

Election

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly may from time to time elect a person of eligibility to become a Speaker of the assembly. A speaker may not be elected to be a Speaker unless he is a member or qualified to be a member of the legislative assembly. The speaker may resign at any time. He must vacate his office when either the legislative assembly first meet after a general election, or upon being disqualified to be a speaker, or upon the dissolution of the assembly, or on his ceasing to be a member of assembly other than because of the dissolution of the legislative assembly or ceased to be qualified of a member. A Deputy Speaker may also be chosen from any member of the legislative assembly.

List of Speakers of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

The following is the list of Speakers of the State Legislative Assembly since 1958:^[3]

Colour key (for political parties):
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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Party		Election	Assembly
1.		Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir	1958	1959			Alliance (UMNO)	–	–
2.		Mohd Taib Sabri Abu Bakar	1959	1963			PMIP	1959	1st
3.		Mohd Taha Embong	1964	1967			Alliance (UMNO)	1964	2nd
4.		Che Wan Abd. Ghani Zainal	1967	1969			Alliance (UMNO)	–
5.		Abd. Rahman Long	1971	1974			Alliance (UMNO)	1969	3rd
6.		Abdullah Abd. Rahman	1974	1978			BN (UMNO)	1974	4th
7.		Mohd Salleh Ismail	1978	1982			BN (UMNO)	1978	5th
8.		Husin Abdullah	1982	1986			BN (UMNO)	1982	6th
9.		Syed Omar Mohamad	1986	1996			BN (UMNO)	1986	7th
						1990		8th
						1995		9th
10.		Abdul Rahman Mohd	1996	1999			BN (UMNO)		–
11.		Husain Awang	1999	2004			BA (PAS)	1999	10th
12.		Che Mat Jusoh	2004	2008			BN (UMNO)	2004	11th
13.		Tengku Putera Tengku Awang	2008	2013			BN (UMNO)	2008	12th
14.		Mohd Zubir Embong	2013	2018			BN (UMNO)	2013	13th
15.		Yahaya Ali	2018	2023			GS (PAS)	2018	14th
							PN (PAS)	–
16.		Mohd Nor Hamzah	2023	Incumbent			PN (PAS)	2023	15th

See also

• Terengganu
• Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mohd Nor dilantik Speaker DUN Terengganu. www.astroawani.com.
2. Web site: Mohd Nor appointed as Terengganu state assembly speaker. www.thestar.com.my.
3. Web site: Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri. dun.terengganu.gov.my.