Pandikar Amin Mulia
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Pandikar Amin Mulia
| Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia |
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| 8th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 29, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib |
| Personal details | |
| Political party |  UMNO - BN |
| Occupation | Speaker of Dewan Rakyat |
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Pandikar Amin bin Haji Mulia is a Malaysian politician and the current Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He was previously a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. After the 2008 general elections, the Barisan Nasional coalition government announced that Pandikar, a member of the United Malays National Organization, would be the new Speaker, replacing Ramli Ngah Talib.[1] The 12th Parliament will be the first to be presided over entirely by East Malaysians; Pandikar and his deputies, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Ronald Kiandee, hail from either Sabah or Sarawak.[2] Pandikar had previously served as the Speaker of the Sabah State Assembly from 1986 to 1988.[3] In mid-May, after Parliament convened, Pandikar resigned as Kota Marudu UMNO division chief, citing the need to be a neutral presiding officer. He denied his resignation was linked to possible party-switching amongst UMNO MPs from East Malaysia.[4]
References
- ^ "MPs urged to follow the rules". The Malaysian Insider. 2008-04-26. http://themalaysianinsider.com/mni/mps-urged-to-follow-the-rules.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Vasudevan, V. (2008-04-28). "A day of firsts in parliament". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080501173244/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2225389/Article/index_html. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Baptism of fire for Speaker Pandikar Amin at first sitting". The Star. 2008-05-01. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/1/parliament/21119683&sec=parliament. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Pandikar Amin quits as Kota Marudu Umno chief". The Malaysian Insider. 2008-05-15. http://themalaysianinsider.com/mni/pandikar-amin-quits-as-kota-marudu-umno-chief.html. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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| Preceded by Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib |
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat 2008 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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