Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
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The Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly is the highest-ranking presiding officer in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. They are responsible for convening sessions of the state's legislative body, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments. In the absence of the Speaker, the deputy will take their place. The speaker is selected through ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
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Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
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Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu | |
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
Style | Yang Berhormat Tuan Yang di-Pertua (formal) Tuan Speaker/Tuan Pengerusi (informal and within the assembly) |
Member of | Committee of Rights and Freedoms, Committee of House Management Select, Committee of the Standing Rules State Assembly |
Reports to | Terengganu State Legislative Assembly |
Seat | Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
Appointer | Elected by members of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly |
Term length | Elected at the start of each Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, upon a vacancy |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Terengganu |
Inaugural holder | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir |
Formation | 1 June 1958; 66 years ago (1958-06-01) |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly |
Website | dun |
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The incumbent Speaker is Mohd Nor Hamzah. He was elected since 24 September 2023.[1][2]