Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca

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Governor of Malacca
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka
Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca.svg
Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Ali Rustam.jpg
since 4 June 2020
Style Tuan Yang Terutama
(His Excellency)
Residence Pejabat TYT Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka, Jalan Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, 75500 Melaka
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holder Leong Yew Koh
Formation31 August 1957
Website www.tytmelaka.gov.my

The Governor of Malacca, officially Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka), is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (English: His Excellency ).

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The current office bearer, Mohd Ali Rustam, was sworn in on 4 June 2020.

Appointment

The office of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governor) is established by the Constitution of Malacca. According to Article 1 (1) of the Constitution, the office must exist and be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) after consultation with the chief minister. Every governor is appointed for a term of four years. However the king reserves the power to extend his term of appointment.

The governor has neither a deputy nor assistant. However, in event of his inability to govern the state due to illness, absence or any other cause, the king reserves the power to appoint a person to exercise the function of the governor.

Functions, powers and privileges

Many functions and powers of the king at the federal level are delegated to the governor at the state level like the other rulers of states. The governor, however, has no power and function towards the judiciary.

As he is the head of state, he is a member of the Conference of Rulers. He share the same power with the other members of the conference. However, he cannot be appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Article 10 of the Constitution describes that the governor has to act according to the Constitution and makes decisions based on the advice from the Executive Council. However, he may also act on his own discretion in certain matters.

The Constitution provides the power to the governor to appoint key officers of the state. Most of them are appointed after consultation with the chief minister, except in appointing the chief minister. [1] The same process occurred during dismissal of an officeholder.

The Constitution also describes powers of the governor in the state legislative assembly. All bills must be assented by the governor in 30 days after a bill passed. The governor also has to address the assembly annually.

List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri

The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: [2] [3]

PortraitYang di-Pertua Negeri
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Leong Yew Koh.jpg Tun
Leong Yew Koh
(1888–1963)
31 August 195730 August 19592 years, 0 days
2Tun
Abdul Malek Yusuf
(1899–1977)
31 August 195930 August 197112 years, 0 days
3 MANTAN-KSN-1.jpg Tun
Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
(1908–1975)
31 August 19719 May 19753 years, 252 days
4Tun
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
(1918–2013)
23 May 197530 November 19849 years, 192 days
5Tun Datuk Seri Utama
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
(1925–2008)
4 December 19843 June 200419 years, 183 days
6 Mohd Khalil Yaakob.jpg Tun Datuk Seri Utama
Mohd Khalil Yaakob
(born 1937)
4 June 20044 June 202016 years, 0 days
7 Ali Rustam.jpg Tun Seri Setia Haji
Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam
(born 1949)
4 June 2020Incumbent5 years, 30 days

Living former Yang di-Pertua Negeri

NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Mohd Khalil Yaakob 2004–202029 December 1937 (age 87)

See also

References

  1. Previously, the Chief Minister is appointed after consultation with the Federal Prime Minister.
  2. "TYT Yang di-Pertua Malacca State" (in Malay). Malacca State Government. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  3. "Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka Ketujuh". www.tytmelaka.gov.my.