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 he ceases 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. The present President is H.E. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim
LIST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
H.E. Senator Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim
TERM OF OFFICE
02.09.2020 - Present
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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