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Senate

  • Malay: Dewan Negara

Governs Malaysia · Part of Parliament of Malaysia

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What it can't do

The Senate cannot block bills for more than a year and has little power over money bills (Art. 68). Parliament lists 56 senators as of 2026-10-12; the other 14 of the 70 seats are vacant on that list (Melaka has one of its two elected senators).

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Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • President of the Senate lom.agc.gov.my · checked
  • Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah as President of the Senate parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Senator (elected by a state assembly) lom.agc.gov.my · checked
  • Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) lom.agc.gov.my · checked
  • Abun Sui Anyit as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Amir Hamzah Azizan as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Anna Bell @ Suzieana binti Perian as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Awang bin Sariyan as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Fuziah binti Salleh as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Isaiah a/l D.Jacob as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Larry anak Asap as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Leong Ngah Ngah as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Low Kian Chuan as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Marhamah binti Rosli as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Mohamad Zaini bin Salleh as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Mohd Hasbie bin Muda as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Mohd Hatta bin Md Ramli as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Nelson W Angang as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Niran Tan Kran as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Pele Peter Tinggom as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Phoong Jin Zhe as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Rita Sarimah anak Patrick Insol as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Robert Lau Hui Yew as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Rosni binti Sohar as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Salehuddin bin Saidin as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Saraswathy a/p Kandasami as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Sheikh 'Umar Bagharib bin Ali as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Thiagarajah a/l Rajagopal as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Wong You Fong as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Zambry bin Abdul Kadir as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
  • Zulkifli bin Hasan as Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) parlimen.gov.my · checked
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What it can do

  • Delaying and reviewing bills

    The Senate may delay a money bill for up to one month and other bills for up to one year, after which they can be presented for royal assent without its consent (Art. 68).

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Sources for what it can do

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Sources

  • lom.agc.gov.my · checked Attorney General's Chambers, Federal Constitution (Parts IV, V, VII, IX), read 2026-10-12: existence, kind and composition of the national authorities; Part IV Chapter 1 (Art. 32-33), Part IV Ch. 3 (Art. 38) and Art. 43-45 for the Agong, Conference of Rulers, Cabinet and Parliament. For: Senate
  • lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (articles cited in the text); vacancies per Election Commission announcements (Pandan/Setiawangsa 2026-05-20, Subang August 2026, Petaling Jaya 2026-10-05); Senate count from the Parliament list read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
  • parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: Senate in Malay
  • lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution of Malaysia, article cited in each description, read 2026-10-12. For: Delaying and reviewing bills
  • lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: President of the Senate, Senator (elected by a state assembly), Senator (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  • parlimen.gov.my · checked Parliament of Malaysia, Ahli Dewan Negara, read 2026-10-12: current senators with party and appointing body; president per the Senate list and Wikipedia (since 2024-07-22). Senators' start dates are not on the list. For: Abdul Halim bin Suleiman as Senator (elected by a state assembly), Johor (senators elected by the state assembly), Ng Keng Heng as Senator (elected by a state assembly), Johor (senators elected by the state assembly), Abdul Nasir bin Idris as Senator (elected by a state assembly), Kedah (senators elected by the state assembly), Musoddak bin Ahmad as Senator (elected by a state assembly), Kedah (senators elected by the state assembly), Nik Mohamad Abduh bin Nik Abdul Aziz as Senator (elected by a state assembly), Kelantan (senators elected by the state assembly) and 52 more

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