Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia explained

Post:Chairman of the Election Commission
Body:Malaysia
Native Name:Malay: Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia
Insignia:Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Incumbent:Ramlan Harun
Style:Yang Berbahagia
Reports To:Parliament of Malaysia
Department:Election Commission of Malaysia
Seat:Putrajaya
Appointer:Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of Prime Minister and after consultation with the Council of Rulers
Constituting Instrument:Article 114 Federal Constitution
First:Mustafa Albakri Hassan
Salary:RM18,891.29[1]

The chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia (Malay: Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia; Jawi:) heads the Election Commission of Malaysia.

List of chairman of the Election Commission

Since 1957, the Election Commission has been led by 10 Chairman, as shown below :[2] [3]

No.PortraitChairmenTerm of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1.Mustapha Albakri Hassan
1957

1967
2.
Ahmad Perang

1967

1977
3.
Abdul Kadir Talib

1977

1990
4.
Harun Din
12 October 199020 June 1999
5.
Omar Mohd Hashim

1999

2000
6.
Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman

2000

2008
7.
Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof

2008

2016
8.
Mohd Hashim Abdullah

2016

2018
9.
Azhar Azizan Harun

2018

2020
10.
Abdul Ghani Salleh

2020

2024
11.
Ramlan Harun

2024
Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Act 31 of Election Commission of Malaysia 1957 Act.
  2. Web site: Pengerusi-pengerusi SPR . Election Commission of Malaysia.
  3. Web site: Daud . Ridauddin . 21 August 2020 . Abdul Ghani Salleh dilantik Pengerusi SPR yang baharu . Astro Awani.