Menteri Besar of Pahang

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Menteri Besar of Pahang
Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail 2023.jpg
since 15 May 2018
Government of Pahang
Style Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Member ofPahang State Executive Council
Reports to Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Residence Jalan Telok Sisek, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang
Seat Wisma Sri Pahang, 25502 Kuantan, Pahang
Appointer Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah
Pemangku Raja (Regent) of Pahang
Term length 5 years or lesser, renewable once (while commanding the confidence of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
With State Elections held no more than five years apart)
Inaugural holder Mahmud Mat
Formation1 February 1948;76 years ago (1948-02-01)
DeputyVacant
Website www.pahang.gov.my/yab-menteri-besar-pahang

The Menteri Besar Pahang or First Minister of Pahang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Pahang. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.

Contents

The 14th and current Menteri Besar of Pahang is Wan Rosdy, who took office on 15 May 2018.

Appointment

According to the state constitution, the Sultan of Pahang shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly, must be an ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and must not a Malaysian citizen by naturalisation or by registration. The Sultan on the Menteri Besar's advice shall appoint not more than ten nor less than four members from among the members of the Legislative Assembly.

The member of the Executive Council must take and subscribe in the presence of the Sultan the oath of office and allegiance as well as the oath of secrecy before they can exercise the functions of office. The Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall not hold any office of profit and engage in any trade, business or profession that will cause conflict of interest.

If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, or the Legislative Assembly passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Menteri Besar is bound by convention to resign immediately. The Sultan's choice of replacement Menteri Besar will be dictated by the circumstances. A member of the Executive Council other than the Menteri Besar shall hold office during the pleasure of the Sultan, unless the appointment of any member of the Executive Council shall have been revoked by the Sultan on the advice of the Menteri Besar but may at any time resign his office.

Following a resignation in other circumstances, defeated in an election or the death of the Menteri Besar, the Sultan will generally appoint as Menteri Besar the person voted by the governing party as their new leader.

Powers

The power of the Menteri Besar is subject to a number of limitations. Menteri Besar removed as leader of his or her party, or whose government loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly, must advise a state election or resign the office or be dismissed by the Sultan. The defeat of a supply bill (one that concerns the spending of money) or unable to pass important policy-related legislation is seen to require the resignation of the government or dissolution of Legislative Assembly, much like a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply.

The Menteri Besar's party will normally have a majority in the Legislative Assembly and party discipline is exceptionally strong in Pahang politics, so passage of the government's legislation through the Legislative Assembly is mostly a formality.

Caretaker Menteri Besar

The legislative assembly unless sooner dissolved by the Sultan with His Majesty's own discretion on the advice of the Menteri Besar shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting. The state constitution permits a delay of 60 days of general election to be held from the date of dissolution and the legislative assembly shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than 120 days from the date of dissolution. Conventionally, between the dissolution of one legislative assembly and the convening of the next, the Menteri Besar and the executive council remain in office in a caretaker capacity.

List of Menteris Besar of Pahang

The following is the list of Menteris Besar of Pahang since 1948: [1] [2]

Colour key (for political parties):
   UMNO    Alliance /   Barisan Nasional

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeParty [lower-alpha 1] ElectionAssembly
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Haji Sir Mahmud Haji Sir Mat1 February
1948
1 February
1951
3 years, 1 day UMNO
2 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Tengku Haji Sir Sulaiman Sultan Haji Sir Ahmad
(1901–1957)
1 February
1951
1 February
1955
4 years, 1 day UMNO
Alliance
(UMNO)
3 Tun Abdul Razak Universiti (4to3).jpg Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
1 February
1955
15 June
1955
135 days Alliance
(UMNO)
4 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Tengku Muhammad Sultan Haji Sir Ahmad
(1901–1957)
15 June
1955
8 January
1957
1 year, 208 days Alliance
(UMNO)
4 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Raja Abdullah Tok Muda Ibrahim9 January
1957
18 July
1959
2 years, 191 days Alliance
(UMNO)
5 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Wan Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdullah
MLA for Chenor
18 July
1959
5 May
1964
4 years, 293 days Alliance
(UMNO)
1959 1st
6 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Yahya Mohd Seth
MLA for Sanggang
5 May
1964
1 September
1972
8 years, 120 days Alliance
(UMNO)
1964 2nd
1969 3rd
7 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Abdul Aziz Ahmad
MLA for Beserah
1 September
1972
18 July
1974
1 year, 321 days Alliance
(UMNO)
BN
(UMNO)
8 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Muhammad Jusoh
MLA for Kuala Pahang
(1912–1985)
19 July
1974
18 July
1978
4 years, 0 days BN
(UMNO)
1974 4th
9 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar
MLA for Beserah
(1943–2009)
19 July
1978
7 November
1981
3 years, 112 days BN
(UMNO)
1978 5th
10 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman
MLA for Paya Besar
(1938–2018)
7 November
1981
4 May
1982
179 days BN
(UMNO)
11 Najib crop.jpg Dato' Sri
Najib Razak
MLA for Bandar Pekan
(born 1953)
4 May
1982
14 August
1986
4 years, 103 days BN
(UMNO)
1982 6th
12 Mohd Khalil Yaakob.jpg Dato' Sri
Mohd Khalil Yaakob
MLA for Bukit Tajau (until 1995)
MLA for Lepar (from 1995)

(born 1937)
14 August
1986
20 May
1999
12 years, 280 days BN
(UMNO)
1986 7th
1990 8th
1995 9th
13 Coat of arms of Pahang (Sultan).svg Dato' Sri Diraja
Adnan Yaakob
MLA for Pelangai
(born 1950)
20 May
1999
15 May
2018
18 years, 361 days BN
(UMNO)
1999 10th
2004 11th
2008 12th
2013 13th
14 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail 2023.jpg Dato' Sri Diraja
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
MLA for Jelai
(born 1958)
15 May
2018
Incumbent6 years, 90 days BN
(UMNO)
2018 14th
2022 15th
  1. This column names only the Menteri Besar's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

Living former Menteris Besar

NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Mohd Najib Abdul Razak 1982–198623 July 1953 (age 71)
Mohd Khalil Yaakob 1986–199929 December 1937 (age 86)
Adnan Yaakob 1999–201818 April 1950 (age 74)

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References

  1. "Senarai YAB Menteri Besar Terdahulu" (in Malay). Pahang State Government. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. "Pahang". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 April 2011.