| Post: | Speaker |
| Body: | the Dewan Rakyat |
| Native Name: | Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat Malay: {{Script|Arab|يڠ دڤرتوا ديوان رعيت |
| Insignia: | Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg |
| Incumbent: | Johari Abdul |
| Incumbentsince: | 19 December 2022 |
| Department: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Style: | Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengurusi (informal and within the House) |
| Member Of: | Committee of Selection, Standing Orders Committee, House Committee, Committee of Privileges |
| Reports To: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Appointer: | Elected by members of the Dewan Rakyat |
| Termlength: | Elected at the start of each Parliament, upon a vacancy |
| Constituting Instrument: | Federal Constitution of Malaysia |
| Inaugural: | Mohamad Noah Omar |
| Deputy: | Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat |
| Salary: | MYR 372,000 annually[1] |
| Website: | Parliament of Malaysia |
The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat, Jawi:) is the highest-ranking presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. They are responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Rakyat, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills, and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, one of their deputies will take their place.[2]
The current speaker is Johari Abdul. He was elected on 19 December 2022 for the 15th Malaysian Parliament.
The Speaker determines when a sitting of the House should open and close, and may suspend the sitting for a brief period of time if necessary. He is also in charge of ensuring the Constitution and Standing Orders of the House are given due respect; disciplining members of the House; determining who shall have the floor during a sitting; calling a vote; and checking for a quorum when the House meets. He only participates in a vote when there is a tie.[2] The Speaker also has powers some allege to be excessive, such as imposing limits on the posing of supplementary questions during Question Time - an important procedure for the legislature to examine the government's actions - the power to restrict the tabling of questions for Question Time, and the power to amend written copies of speeches made by members of the House before they are given verbally.[3]
The Speaker is elected to a term that lasts for the length of the term of the Dewan Rakyat that elected him. His term ends when the House is dissolved and a general election is called. He is elected when the House meets for the first time after a general election by the members of the House, who are called MPs. Any MP is qualified to be the Speaker of the House, but non-MPs who meet the same qualifications required to be an MP are also eligible for election as Speaker. A candidate for Speaker must be nominated and seconded by at least two MPs other than himself. This nomination process must be conducted at least 14 days before the election of the Speaker. If only one candidate meets these conditions, he is automatically elected Speaker; otherwise, voting by secret ballot is conducted, with the winner decided by a simple majority. Two deputy Speakers are elected in a similar manner.
The Secretary (Malay:Setiausaha) of the House presides over the voting.[2]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Parliament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Noah Omar | 1959 | 1964 | Alliance (UMNO) | 1st | ||||
| 2 | Syed Esa Alwee | 1964 | 1964 | Alliance (UMNO) | 2nd | ||||
| 3 | Chik Mohamad Yusuf | 1964 | 1974 | Alliance (UMNO) | – | ||||
| 3rd | |||||||||
| 4 | Nik Ahmad Kamil | 4 November 1974 | 19 December 1977 | BN (UMNO) | 4th | ||||
| 5 | Syed Nasir Ismail | 21 December 1977 | 16 March 1982 | BN (UMNO) | – | ||||
| 5th | |||||||||
| 6 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | 1982 | 2004 | BN (UMNO) | 6th | ||||
| 7th | |||||||||
| 8th | |||||||||
| 9th | |||||||||
| 10th | |||||||||
| 11th | |||||||||
| 7 | Ramli Ngah Talib | 2004 | 2008 | BN (UMNO) | – | ||||
| 8 | Pandikar Amin Mulia | 2008 | 2018 | BN (UMNO) | 12th | ||||
| 13th | |||||||||
| 9 | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof | 2018 | 2020 | PH (AMANAH) | 14th | ||||
| 10 | Azhar Azizan Harun | 2020 | 2022 | Independent | – | ||||
| 11 | Johari Abdul | 2022 | Incumbent | PH (PKR) | 15th | ||||
| Election Date | Candidates | Votes | Nominated by | Seconded by | Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1959 | Mohamad Noah Omar | Unopposed | Teoh Chze Chong | C. A. Frederick | |
| 18 May 1964 | Syed Esa Alwee | Unopposed | Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Abu Bakar | ||
| 25 November 1964 | Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman | Unopposed | Ng Kam Poh | ||
| 20 February 1971 | Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman | Unopposed | Ahmad Abdullah | ||
| 4 November 1974 | Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmood | Unopposed | Azizul Rahman Abdul Aziz | ||
| 9 January 1978 | Syed Nasir Ismail | Unopposed | |||
| 31 July 1978 | Syed Nasir Ismail | Unopposed | |||
| 14 June 1982 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | |||
| 6 October 1986 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | |||
| 3 December 1990 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | Wan Zahir Sheikh Abdul Rahman | ||
| 7 June 1995 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | Abdul Rahman Ali | ||
| 20 December 1999 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | Mohd. Salleh Hassan | ||
| 17 May 2004 | Mohamed Zahir Ismail | Unopposed | Abdullah Abdul Wahab | ||
| 22 November 2004 | Ramli Ngah Talib | 185 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | ||
| 10 | Kulasegaran Murugeson | ||||
| 28 April 2008 | Pandikar Amin Mulia | Unopposed | Roosme Hamzah | ||
| 24 June 2013 | Pandikar Amin Mulia | 133 | |||
| Abdul Kadir Sulaiman | 89 | ||||
| 16 July 2018 | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof | Unopposed | |||
| 13 July 2020 | Azhar Azizan Harun | Unopposed | Nizam Mydin | ||
| 19 December 2022 | Johari Abdul | 147 | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | ||
| 74 |