The President of the Senate must be a Senator and is assisted by Deputy President who is also a Senator.
Roles of the President as follows :
- to keep order and ensure that the proceedings run smoothly,
- to ensure the relevancy of the points raised during the debate,
- to make rulling base on Standing Orders in case of disputes and the decision is final.
The President and the Deputy hold office until they cease to be a Senator. Any person who wants to assume the post of the President of the Senate must not be a Member of any State Legislative Assembly.
LIST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
HE Senator Dato Awang Bemee Bin Awang Ali Basah
TERM OF OFFICE
22.07.2024 - Present
H.E Senator Datuk Mutang Tagal
TERM OF OFFICE
15.02.2024 - 10.05.2024
H.E Senator Tan Sri Dato Sri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar
TERM OF OFFICE
19.06.2023 - 18.01.2024
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim
TERM OF OFFICE
18.06.2020 - 16.06.2023
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Sri SA. Vigneswaran
TERM OF OFFICE
26.04.2016 - 22.06.2020
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang
TERM OF OFFICE
26.04.2010 - 25.04.2016
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Ir. Wong Foon Meng
TERM OF OFFICE
07.07.2009 - 12.04.2010
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
TERM OF OFFICE
07.07.2003 - 06.07.2009
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Michael Chen Wing Sum
TERM OF OFFICE
07.12.2000 - 11.04.2003
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mohamad bin Ya'acob
TERM OF OFFICE
10.12.1996 - 05.12.2000
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Sri Adam bin Kadir
TERM OF OFFICE
13.06.1995 - 30.11.1996
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Vadiveloo s/o Govindasamy
TERM OF OFFICE
13.04.1992 - 12.06.1995
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Chan Choong Tak
TERM OF OFFICE
17.12.1990 - 31.03.1992
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Datuk Abang Haji Ahmad Urai bin Datuk Hakim Abang Haji Mohideen
TERM OF OFFICE
11.07.1988 - 09.07.1990
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Datuk Benedict Stephens
TERM OF OFFICE
15.04.1985 - 11.04.1988
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Ismail Khan
TERM OF OFFICE
05.01.1981 - 13.04.1985
H.E. Bhg. Senator Tun Datuk Haji Omar Yoke Lin Ong
TERM OF OFFICE
23.02.1973 - 31.12.1980
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Haji Abdul HamidKhan bin Haji Sakhawat Ali Khan
TERM OF OFFICE
20.02.1971 - 22.02.1973
H.E. Senator Dato' Haji Mohamad Noah bin Omar
TERM OF OFFICE
24.02.1969 - 28.07.1970
H.E. Senator Tuan Syed Sheh bin Syed Hassan Barakhah
TERM OF OFFICE
27.01.1969 - 05.02.1969
H.E. Senator Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman b. Mohamed Yassin
TERM OF OFFICE
11.09.1959 - 31.12.1968
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