Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
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The Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. 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.
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Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
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Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka | |
Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
Style | Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly) |
Member of | Committee of Rights and Freedoms, Committee of House Management Select, Committee of the Standing Rules State Assembly |
Reports to | Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
Seat | Blok Laksamana, Seri Negeri complex, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Malacca |
Appointer | Elected by members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
Term length | Elected at the start of each Malacca State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Malacca |
Inaugural holder | Goh Kay Seng |
Formation | 23 May 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-23) |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
Website | www |
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The incumbent Speaker is Ibrahim Durum. He was elected since 27 December 2021.[1][2]