Opposition (Malaysia)

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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.

The current Opposition Leader at a Federal level is Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Current State Opposition Leaders

Current State Opposition Leaders
as of 27 October 2015

State Legislative Assembly	Name Constituency Birth	Party		Term
Perlis State Legislative Assembly	Chan Ming Kai MLA for Indera Kayangan (born 1980)		PKR	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007803088000000000♠2 years, 199 days
Kedah State Legislative Assembly	Amiruddin Hamzah MLA for Anak Bukit (born 1962)		PAS	000000002013-06-23-000023 June 2013 7007807408000000000♠2 years, 204 days
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly	Nozula Mat Diah MLA for Paloh (born 1957)		BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-13-000013 June 2013 7007816048000000000♠2 years, 214 days
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly	Saiful Bahri Mamat MLA for Paka (born 1967)		PAS	000000002013-06-16-000016 June 2013 7007813456000000000♠2 years, 211 days
Penang State Legislative Assembly	Jahara Hamid MLA for Telok Ayer Tawar (born 1951) Official		BN (UMNO)	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007803088000000000♠2 years, 199 days
Perak State Legislative Assembly	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin MLA for Changkat Jering (born 1957)		PAS	000000002013-06-28-000028 June 2013 7007803088000000000♠2 years, 199 days
Pahang State Legislative Assembly	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji MLA for Mentakab (born 1966)		DAP	000000002013-07-01-00001 July 2013 7007800496000000000♠2 years, 196 days
Selangor State Legislative Assembly	Vacant Official		BN (UMNO)	000000002014-12-08-00008 December 2014 7007346680000000000♠1 year, 36 days
	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan MLA for Batang Kali (born 1971) Opposition coordinator Unrecognized position by State Assembly			000000002015-03-25-000025 March 2015 7007254016000000000♠294 days
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly	Anthony Loke Siew Fook MLA for Chennah (born 1977)		DAP	000000002013-06-17-000017 June 2013 7007812592000000000♠2 years, 210 days
Malacca State Legislative Assembly	Vacant		DAP	000000002013-10-08-00008 October 2013 7007714960000000000♠2 years, 97 days
Johor State Legislative Assembly	Gan Peck Cheng MLA for Penggaram (born 1966)		DAP	000000002015-10-27-000027 October 2015 7006673920000000000♠78 days
Sabah State Legislative Assembly	Lajim Ukin MLA for Klias (born 1955)		PKR	000000002013-06-19-000019 June 2013 7007810864000000000♠2 years, 208 days
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly	Chong Chieng Jen MLA for Kota Sentosa (born 1971)		DAP	000000002013-06-10-000010 June 2013 7007818640000000000♠2 years, 217 days

See also

• Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)
• Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia
• Frontbench Committees of Anwar Ibrahim