Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

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.

Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu
Coat of arms of Terengganu
Incumbent Mohd Nor Hamzah since 24 September 2023
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.terengganu.gov.my

The incumbent Speaker is Mohd Nor Hamzah. He was elected since 24 September 2023.^[1][2]

Election

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly may from time to time elect a person of eligibility to become a Speaker of the assembly. A speaker may not be elected to be a Speaker unless he is a member or qualified to be a member of the legislative assembly. The speaker may resign at any time. He must vacate his office when either the legislative assembly first meet after a general election, or upon being disqualified to be a speaker, or upon the dissolution of the assembly, or on his ceasing to be a member of assembly other than because of the dissolution of the legislative assembly or ceased to be qualified of a member. A Deputy Speaker may also be chosen from any member of the legislative assembly.

List of Speakers of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

The following is the list of Speakers of the State Legislative Assembly since 1958:^[3]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Alliance /   Barisan Nasional   Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party   Barisan Alternatif   Gagasan Sejahtera   Perikatan Nasional

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) (Constituency)	Term of office			Party[a]		Election	Assembly
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1.		Dato' Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (?–?) MLA for	1 June 1958	30 April 1959	334 days		Alliance (UMNO)	–	–
2.		Haji Mohd Taib Sabri Abu Bakar (b.?) MLA for Marang	27 July 1959	31 December 1963	4 years, 158 days		PMIP	1959	1st
3.		Dato' Haji Mohd Taha Embong (b.?) MLA for Chukai	11 May 1964	27 October 1967	3 years, 170 days		Alliance (UMNO)	1964	2nd
4.		Dato' Che Wan Abd. Ghani Zainal (?–?) MLA for Kemaman Utara	28 November 1967	20 March 1969	1 year, 113 days		Alliance (UMNO)	–
5.		Dato' Abd. Rahman Long (?–?) MLA for Langkap	1 May 1971	31 July 1974	3 years, 92 days		Alliance (UMNO)	1969	3rd
6.		Dato' Abdullah Abd. Rahman (?–?) MLA for Batu Rakit	27 October 1974	12 June 1978	3 years, 229 days		BN (UMNO)	1974	4th
7.		Dato' Haji Mohd Salleh Ismail (?–?) MLA for Tanggol	30 July 1978	29 March 1982	3 years, 243 days		BN (UMNO)	1978	5th
8.		Dato' Haji Husin Abdullah (b.?) Non-MLA	14 June 1982	18 July 1986	4 years, 35 days		BN (UMNO)	1982	6th
9.		Dato' Syed Omar Mohamad (?–?) MLA for Paka Non-MLA	8 September 1986	11 November 1996	10 years, 65 days		BN (UMNO)	1986	7th
								1990	8th
								1995	9th
10.		Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman Mohd (?–?) Non-MLA	24 November 1996	19 December 1999	3 years, 26 days		BN (UMNO)	–
11.		Dato' Haji Husain Awang (?–?) Non-MLA	20 December 1999	31 March 2004	4 years, 103 days		BA (PAS)	1999	10th
12.		Dato' Haji Che Mat Jusoh (b.?) Non-MLA	11 April 2004	13 February 2008	3 years, 309 days		BN (UMNO)	2004	11th
13.		Dato' Tengku Putera Tengku Awang (b.?) Non-MLA	5 May 2008	18 April 2013	4 years, 349 days		BN (UMNO)	2008	12th
14.		Dato' Haji Mohd Zubir Embong (b.?) Non-MLA	16 June 2013	30 June 2018	5 years, 15 days		BN (UMNO)	2013	13th
15.		Dato' Haji Yahaya Ali (b.?) Non-MLA	1 July 2018	23 September 2023	5 years, 85 days		GS (PAS)	2018	14th
							PN (PAS)	–
16.		Dato' Haji Mohd Nor Hamzah (b.?) MLA for Bukit Payung	24 September 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 60 days		PN (PAS)	2023	15th

See also

• Terengganu
• Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

Notes

1. This column names only the Speaker's party. The state legislaltive assembly he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

References

1. "Mohd Nor dilantik Speaker DUN Terengganu". www.astroawani.com.
2. "Mohd Nor appointed as Terengganu state assembly speaker". www.thestar.com.my.
3. "Senarai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Undangan Negeri". dun.terengganu.gov.my.