Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka
Incumbent
Ibrahim Durum
since 27 December 2021
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
StyleYang Berhormat
Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal)
Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly)
Member ofCommittee of Rights and Freedoms,
Committee of House Management Select,
Committee of the Standing Rules State Assembly
Reports toMalacca State Legislative Assembly
SeatBlok Laksamana, Seri Negeri complex, Hang Tuah Jaya, Ayer Keroh, Malacca
AppointerElected by members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Term lengthElected at the start of each Malacca State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Malacca
Inaugural holderGoh Kay Seng
Formation23 May 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-23)
DeputyDeputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Websitewww.melaka.gov.my

The Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.

The incumbent Speaker is Ibrahim Durum. He was elected since 27 December 2021.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn-in as Malacca assembly speaker". www.malaysiakini.com.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Durum sworn in as Melaka assembly Speaker". www.thestar.com.my.