Pandikar Amin Mulia
| Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia MP | |
|---|---|
|  Amin Mulia in meeting with Iranian parliament chairman, Ali Larijani | |
| 8th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
| Assumed office 29 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 62–63) Kota Belud, Sabah | 
| Political party | UMNO – BN | 
| Occupation | Politician | 
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin bin Haji Mulia is a Malaysian politician and the current Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He was previously a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. After the 2008 general elections, the Barisan Nasional coalition government announced that Pandikar, a member of the United Malays National Organisation, would be the new Speaker, replacing Ramli Ngah Talib.[1] The 12th Parliament will be the first to be presided over entirely by East Malaysians; Pandikar and his deputies, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Ronald Kiandee, hail from either Sabah or Sarawak.[2] Pandikar had previously served as the Speaker of the Sabah State Assembly from 1986 to 1988.[3] In mid-May, after Parliament convened, Pandikar resigned as Kota Marudu UMNO division chief, citing the need to be a neutral presiding officer. He denied his resignation was linked to possible party-switching amongst UMNO MPs from East Malaysia.[4]
References
- ↑ "MPs urged to follow the rules". The Malaysian Insider. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ↑ Vasudevan, V. (28 April 2008). "A day of firsts in parliament". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ↑ "Baptism of fire for Speaker Pandikar Amin at first sitting". The Star. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ↑ "Pandikar Amin quits as Kota Marudu Umno chief". The Malaysian Insider. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib | Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat 2008 – Present | Succeeded by Incumbent | 
