Pandikar Amin Mulia
Pandikar Amin Mulia | |
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ڤندكار أمين بن مليا | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
In office 15 December 1999 – 1 July 2003 | |
Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Constituency | Senator |
8th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
In office 28 April 2008 – 10 May 2018 | |
Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib |
Succeeded by | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof |
President of People's Justice Front | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Pandikar Amin bin Mulia 17 September 1955 Kota Belud, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
Political party | United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) People's Justice Front (AKAR) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Hadijah Abdullah Teng |
Alma mater | University of Wolverhampton Lincoln's Inn |
Occupation | Politician |
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Pandikar Amin bin Mulia (Jawi: ڤندكار أمين بن مليا; born 17 September 1955) is a Malaysian politician who was the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia from April 2008 to May 2018.
Early background
Pandikar Amin was born in a poor family in a remote village in Kota Belud. Prior to going to England for tertiary education, he received education at Sabah College in Kota Kinabalu. He was a graduate of Wolverhampton Polytechnic and Lincoln's Inn.
Political career
Pre-speakership
Pandikar Amin entered politics in 1982 as a member of USNO and later as a parliamentary candidate for Kota Belud but lost to the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate. At the age of 27, he became MLA for Usukan. He became the Speaker of Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1988.[1]
In 1999, he was appointed as a Senator and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department until 2002. He was president of AKAR, one of the BN component parties in Sabah, at that time.
Speakership in the Dewan Rakyat
After the 2008 general elections, the BN coalition government announced that Pandikar, a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), would be the new Speaker, replacing Ramli Ngah Talib.[2]
The 12th Parliament was the first to be presided over entirely by East Malaysians; Pandikar and his deputies, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Ronald Kiandee, hail from either Sabah or Sarawak.[3] In mid-May, after Parliament convened, Pandikar resigned as Kota Marudu UMNO division chief, citing the need to be a neutral presiding officer. He denied his resignation was linked to possible party-switching amongst UMNO MPs from East Malaysia.[4]
Ahead of the 2018 general elections, Pandikar announced his intention to contest, thus returning to active politics after serving as Parliamentary Speaker for two terms.[5]
Honours
- Malaysia :
- Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1993)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2002)[6]
- Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) - Datuk Seri Utama (2009)[7]
- Penang :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) - Datuk Seri Utama (2013)[8]
- Sabah :
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (1994)
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2010)[9]
References
- ^ "Baptism of fire for Speaker Pandikar Amin at first sitting". The Star. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
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- ^ "Pandikar Amin quits as Kota Marudu Umno chief". The Star Online. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Dol, Clarence (5 April 2017). "Pandikar returning to politics". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "Pandikar Amin heads FT Day awards, 282 conferred". Bernama. The Star. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Pandikar Amin heads honour roll". Winnie Yeoh and Derrick Vinesh. The Star. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "DPM heads Sabah TYT honours list". The Star. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Grand Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
- Bajau people
- People from Sabah
- Malaysian Muslims
- Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat
- Government ministers of Malaysia
- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat politicians
- Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
- Speakers of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
- Members of the Dewan Negara
- Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton
- Malaysian lawyers
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Companions of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia