Opposition (Malaysia)

The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.

Federal Parliament

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia:

House	Opposition Leader	Political party^[a]		Term	Government Leader
Dewan Negara	Vacant		N/A	18 July 2018 6 years, 21 days	Vacant
Dewan Rakyat	Anwar Ibrahim (unofficial) (b.1947) MP for Port Dickson	bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH- PKR	18 May 2020 (unofficial)	Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh^[1]

^ This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

State Legislative Assemblies

The Leader of the Opposition in Malaysian State Politics is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly). By convention, the position is held by the leader of the political party not in government that has the most seats in the Assembly. When in state legislative assembly, the Leader of the Opposition sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the Opposition and opposite the Menteri Besar/Chief Minister. The State Opposition Leader is elected by the minority party of the Assembly according to its rules. A new Opposition Leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership.

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system and is based on the Westminster model. The Opposition is an important component of the Westminster system, with the Opposition directing criticism at the Government's policies and programs, give close attention to all proposed legislation and attempts to defeat and replace the Government. The Opposition is therefore known as the 'government in waiting' and it is a formal part of the parliamentary system.

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Legislative Assemblies of the Malaysian states:

Current State Opposition Leaders
as of 8 August 2024
State (and Assembly)	Opposition Leader	Political party^[a]		Term	Government Leader		Refs
Johor (14th)	Aminolhuda Hassan (b.1959) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH-AMANAH	1 April 2020 4 years, 129 days	style="background:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color"\|	Ir. Hasni Mohammad (b.1959) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[2]
Kedah (14th)	Muhkriz Mahathir (unofficial) (b. 1964) MLA for Template:Nseat		IND	18 May 2020 4 years, 82 days	style="background:Template:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/color"\|	Muhd Sanusi Md Noor (b. 1974) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[3]
Kelantan (14th)	Vacant				style="background:Template:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/color"\|	Ahmad Yaakob (b. 1950) MLA for Template:Nseat
Malacca (14th)	Adly Zahari (b. 1971) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH-AMANAH	24 April 2020 4 years, 106 days	style="background:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color"\|	Sulaiman Md Ali (b. 1965) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[4]
Negeri Sembilan (14th)	Mohamad Hasan (b. 1956) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	BN-UMNO	2 July 2018 6 years, 37 days	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	Aminuddin Harun (b. 1967) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[5]
Pahang (14th)	Chiong Yoke Kong (unofficial) (b.1983) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH-DAP	2 July 2018 6 years, 37 days	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (b. 1958) MLA for Template:Nseat
Penang (14th)	Muhamad Yusoff Mohd. Noor (b. 1963 ) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	BN-UMNO	2 August 2018 6 years, 6 days	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	Chow Kon Yeow (b. 1957) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[6]
Perak (14th)	Abdul Aziz Bari (b. 1959 ) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH-DAP	9 May 2020 4 years, 91 days	style="background:Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color"\|	Ahmad Faizal Azumu (b. 1970) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[7]
Perlis (14th)	Asrul Nizan Abd. Jalil (b. 1978 ) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH - PKR	20 June 2018 6 years, 49 days	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	Azlan Man (b. 1958) MLA for Template:Nseat
Sabah (15th)	Musa Aman (b. 1951) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	BN - UMNO	11 June 2018 6 years, 58 days	style="background:Template:Sabah Heritage Party/meta/color"\|	Mohd. Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[8]
Sarawak (19th)	Chong Chieng Jen (b. 1971) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	PH-DAP	10 June 2013 11 years, 59 days	style="background:Template:Sarawak Parties Alliance/meta/color;"\|	Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg (b. 1949) MLA for Template:Nseat
Selangor (14th)	Rizam Ismail (b. 1981) MLA for Template:Nseat	style="background:Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color"\|	BN-UMNO	27 June 2018 6 years, 42 days	style="background:Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/color"\|	Amirudin Shari (b. 1980) MLA for Template:Nseat	^[9]
Terengganu (14th)	Vacant				style="background:Template:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party/meta/color"\|	Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (b. 1970) MLA for Template:Nseat

^ This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

References

^ Hansard - 18 July 2018
^ https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/malaysia/2020/04/01/aminolhuda-hassan-appointed-johor-opposition-leader-while-state-pakatan-pro/1852400. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Kedah gets a Speaker at last". The Star Online. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
^ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/02/outgoing-melaka-cm-apologises-for-change-in-state-administration. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "BN wins Rantau with 4,510-vote majority". Malaysiakini. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
^ "BN's Yusoff Noor made Penang opposition leader". Free Malaysia Today. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
^ {{cite news|url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/524838
^ "Jeffrey Kitingan Ketua Pembangkang sementara ganti Musa Aman". Astro Awani. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
^ "Sg Air Tawar rep named S'gor opposition leader". Malaysiakini. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[1] This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

[3] This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

[2] Hansard - 18 July 2018

[4] ttps://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/malaysia/2020/04/01/aminolhuda-hassan-appointed-johor-opposition-leader-while-state-pakatan-pro/1852400. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "Kedah gets a Speaker at last". The Star Online. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[6] ttps://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/02/outgoing-melaka-cm-apologises-for-change-in-state-administration. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[7] "BN wins Rantau with 4,510-vote majority". Malaysiakini. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

[8] "BN's Yusoff Noor made Penang opposition leader". Free Malaysia Today. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[9] {{cite news|url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/524838

[10] "Jeffrey Kitingan Ketua Pembangkang sementara ganti Musa Aman". Astro Awani. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[11] "Sg Air Tawar rep named S'gor opposition leader". Malaysiakini. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

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