Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | |
|---|---|
| عبدالحميد ڤاونتيه | |
| 14th President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 7 July 2003 – 6 July 2009 | |
| Monarchs | Syed Sirajuddin (2003–2006) Mizan Zainal Abidin (2006–2009) |
| Deputy | Gapar Gurrohu (2003) Wong Foon Meng (2004–2009) |
| Preceded by | Michael Chen Wing Sum |
| Succeeded by | Wong Foon Meng |
| 6th Menteri Besar of Perlis | |
| In office 14 August 1986 – 5 May 1995 | |
| Monarch | Syed Putra |
| Preceded by | Ali Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kangar | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 7 July 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Md Isa Sabu (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Arau | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh 27 July 1944 Penang, Japanese-occupied Malaya |
| Died | 1 December 2022 (aged 78) Arau, Perlis, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) (–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2022) |
| Spouse(s) | Elham Hamid Abdullah (née Elsie Sarstedt McCarthy) (died 2024) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Dow Medical College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (27 July 1944 – 1 December 2022) was a Malaysian politician.[1] He was the President of the Dewan Negara from 2003 to 2009,[2] Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1984 to 1986,[3] and was the Menteri Besar of Perlis from 1986 to 1995.[4] He held these offices as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition during those periods.
Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 in Penang[1] and received secondary education at Penang Free School. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1973 from Dow Medical College. He was elected to the Malaysian House of Representatives in the 1982 election for the seat of Arau in Perlis. In 1986, he moved to the Perlis State Assembly and became the State's Menteri Besar.[1] In 1995, he was replaced as Menteri Besar by fellow UMNO member Shahidan Kassim,[5] and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat of Kangar in Perlis.[1] In July 2003, Abdul Hamid stepped down as the Member of Parliament for Kangar to be appointed as the President of the Senate,[6] where he served until 2009.[1]
Abdul Hamid died in Arau on 1 December 2022, at the age of 78.[7]