| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. |
| Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|عبدالحميد ڤاونتيه |
| Order: | 14th |
| Office: | President of the Dewan Negara |
| Term Start: | 7 July 2003 |
| Term End: | 6 July 2009 |
| Predecessor: | Michael Chen Wing Sum |
| Successor: | Wong Foon Meng |
| Order2: | 6th |
| Office2: | Menteri Besar of Perlis |
| Monarch2: | Syed Putra |
| Term Start2: | 14 August 1986 |
| Term End2: | 5 May 1995 |
| Predecessor2: | Ali Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor2: | Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO) |
| Constituency Mp3: | Kangar |
| Parliament3: | Malaysian |
| Term Start3: | 29 November 1999 |
| Term End3: | 7 July 2003 |
| Predecessor3: | Md Isa Sabu (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor3: | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Constituency Mp4: | Arau |
| Parliament4: | Malaysian |
| Term Start4: | 1982 |
| Term End4: | 1986 |
| Predecessor4: | Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor4: | Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO) |
| Birth Name: | Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Penang, Japanese-occupied Malaya |
| Death Place: | Arau, Perlis, Malaysia |
| Spouse: | Elham Hamid Abdullah (née Elsie Sarstedt McCarthy) |
| Children: | 5 |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma Mater: | Dow Medical College |
| Profession: | Physician |
| Deputy: | Gapar Gurrohu Wong Foon Meng |
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]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | P002 Arau | (UMNO) | 17,464 | 63.60% | Mahamood Mohamad Noor (PAS) | 9,994 | 36.40% | 28,462 | 7,470 | 76.85% | |||||
| 1999 | P002 Kangar | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 16,529 | 56.98% | Zainul Abidin Yahaya (PAS) | 12,480 | 43.02% | 29,564 | 4,049 | 79.42% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N11 Kota Raja | (UMNO) | 3,176 | 68.71% | Bahari Ali (PAS) | 1,195 | 25.85% | 4,823 | 1,981 | 71.05% | ||||
| Chong Teik Tee (IND) | 251 | 5.43% | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 3,794 | 67.16% | Syed Darus Syed Hashim (S46) | 1,855 | 32.84% | 5,853 | 1,939 | 75.79% | |||||