Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament

1st Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
2nd Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of the Federation of Malaya
JurisdictionFederation of Malaya
Meeting placeTunku Abdul Rahman Hall
Term11 September 1959 – 1 March 1964
ElectionIndirect election and appointments
Websitewww.parlimen.gov.my
Dewan Negara
Members38 (until 2 November 1963)
50
PresidentAbdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin
SecretaryRamli Abdul Hamid (until 1960)
Abdul Ghani Mohd Don (until 1961)
Shamsuddin Mohd Sidin (until 1962)
Ahmad Abdullah
Party controlAlliance
Sovereign
Yang di-Pertuan AgongTuanku Abdul Rahman (until 1 April 1960)
Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (until 1 September 1960)
Tuanku Syed Putra
Sessions
1st11 September 1959 – ??
2nd19 April 1960 – ??
3rd19 April 1961 – ??
4th25 April 1962 – 15 March 1963
5th22 May 1963 – 13 January 1964

This is a list of the members of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the First Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (known as the Parliament of Malaysia after 2 November 1963).[1][2] There were 38 senators (22 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 16 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) in this initial parliament, increasing to 50 senators (28 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 22 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) after the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia.

  1. ^ "Senate Archive List of Senators". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. ^ "Hansard Majlis Mengangkat Sumpah". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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