Honours
Penang :-
Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) –Dato' (1995) [5] -
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (2007) [6]
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Yahaya Abdul Hamid | |
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| 7th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 April 1995 –12 February 2008 | |
| Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | Hamdan Sheikh Tahir (1989–2001) Abdul Rahman Abbas (2001–2021) |
| Chief Minister | Koh Tsu Koon |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Abbas (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Hussain (PR–PKR) |
| Constituency | Pinang Tunggal (1986–2004) Non-MLA (2004–2008) |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pinang Tunggal | |
| In office 1986–2004 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Roslan Saidin (BN–UMNO) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yahaya bin Abdul Hamid 13 June 1945 [1] Penang,Japanese occupation of Malaya |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Yahaya bin Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for three terms from 1995 to 2008. [2]
Yahaya Abdul Hamid made his debut by being elected as Member of State Legislative Assembly for Pinang Tunggal in 1986. After the 1990 general election,Yahaya Abdul Hamid was appointed Member of Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the state administration under Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon. [3] In 1995,he was appointed Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly until 2008.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1986 | N03 Pinang Tunggal | Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) | 3,697 | 60.63% | Ahmad Hasan Salahuddin (PAS) | 2,043 | 33.51% | 6,284 | 1,654 | 79.35% | ||
| Ahmad Othman (DAP) | 358 | 5.87% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) | 4,080 | 64.10% | Mohd Sani Abdullah (S46) | 2,285 | 35.80% | 6,643 | 1,795 | 82.96% | |||
| 1995 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) | 8,397 | 84.21% | ASyed Ibrahim Syed Abu Bakar (S46) | 1,573 | 15.79% | 10,294 | 6,824 | 80.48% | |||
| 1999 | Yahaya Abdul Hamid (UMNO) | 7,224 | 71.72% | Abdul Ghani Haroon (keADILan) | 2,848 | 28.28% | 10,416 | 4,376 | 80.78% | |||
Penang :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) –Dato' (1995) [5] 
Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (2007) [6] 
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