Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

*Parlimen Malaysia*
‏ڤرليمن مليسيا‎
Parliament of Malaysia ; Parlimen Malaysia ; ‏ڤرليمن مليسيا‎
15th Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Dewan Negara; Dewan Rakyat;
History
Founded	11 September 1959; 65 years ago
Preceded by	Federal Legislative Council
Leadership
Monarch	Ibrahim Iskandar ; since 31 January 2024
President of the Dewan Negara	Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, GPS–PBB ; since 22 July 2024
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat	Johari Abdul, PH–PKR ; since 19 December 2022
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim, PH–PKR ; since 24 November 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Hamzah Zainudin, PN–BERSATU ; since 19 December 2022
Structure
Seats	Dewan Negara: 70; Dewan Rakyat: 222
Dewan Negara political groups	As of 21 November 2024 ; Government (49) BN (16) UMNO (10); MIC (3); MCA (2); PH (16) PKR (8); DAP (4); AMANAH (3); UPKO (1); GPS (7) PBB (4); PRS (1); PDP (1); SUPP (1); GRS (4) GAGASAN (2); PCS (1); STAR (1); Independent (7) Opposition (9) PN (9) PAS (7); GERAKAN (1); BERSATU (1); Vacant (11)
Dewan Rakyat political groups	As of 2 June 2024 Government (153); PH (81) DAP (40); PKR (31); AMANAH (8); UPKO (2); BN (30) UMNO (26); MCA (2); MIC (1); PBRS (1); GPS (23) PBB (14); PRS (5); PDP (2); SUPP (2); GRS (6) Direct member (4); PBS (1); STAR (1); WARISAN (3) KDM (1) PBM (1) Independent (8) Opposition (69); PN (68) PAS (43); BERSATU (25); MUDA (1)
Dewan Negara committees	4 Committee of Selection; House Committee; Committee of Privileges; Standing Orders Committee;
Dewan Rakyat committees	5 Committee of Selection; Public Accounts Committee; House Committee; Committee of Privileges; Standing Orders Committee;
Elections
Dewan Negara voting system	Indirect election and appointments
Dewan Rakyat voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Dewan Rakyat election	19 November 2022
Next Dewan Rakyat election	By 17 February 2028
Meeting place
	Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
	www.parlimen.gov.my

The Parliament of Malaysia (Malay: Parlimen Malaysia; Jawi: ‏ڤرليمن مليسيا‎) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the Dewan Negara (Senate, lit. "State Assembly"). The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), as the head of state, is the third component of Parliament.

The Parliament assembles in the Malaysian Houses of Parliament, located in the national capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

The term "Member of Parliament (MP)" usually refers to a member of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament. The term "Senator" usually refers to a member of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Parliament.