National
Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the House from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the House of Representatives at its first sitting after each general election, from among its members or from outside it (Federal Constitution, Art. 56).
- Chosen by
- House of Representatives
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Johari Abdul since December 2022 Report Source: parlimen.gov.my, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- 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: Speaker of the House of Representatives
- 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: Speaker of the House of Representatives in Malay
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Parliament of Malaysia, List of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, read 2026-10-12: Johari bin Abdul, 19.12.2022 - present. For: Johari Abdul, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, read 2026-10-12: Johari Abdul elected Speaker on 19 December 2022 at the first sitting of the 15th Parliament, incumbent. Fallback: Wikipedia, because parlimen.gov.my failed TLS verification from the fetcher. For: Johari Abdul, current term
- wikidata.org · checked Agong and Deputy Agong sworn/elected 31 January 2024 (Conference of Rulers, 27 October 2023 vote; Wikipedia/Wikidata); Chief Justice sworn in 28 July 2025 (Bernama via Malay Mail); Speaker Johari Abdul. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata and press, because official pages were not read in detail. For: Johari Abdul, current term
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