Parliament of Malaysia

Joined the Commonwealth: 19 September 1963 (31 August 1957 as the Federation of Malaya)

CPA Branch formed: 19 April 1950

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral – Dewan Negara (70); House of Representatives (222)

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of Malaysia

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: Currently 14.

House of Representative (Dewan Rakyat)

1. Public Accounts Committee
2. Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy
3. Special Select Committee on Health
4. Special Select Committee on Domestic Trade, Entrepreneurship, Cost of Living and Agriculture
5. Special Select Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Communication
6. Special Select Committee on Nation Building, Education and Human Resources Development
7. Special Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development
8. Special Select Committee on Environment, Science and Plantation
9. Special Select Committee on Security
10. Special Select Committee on International Relation and International Trade
11. Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform

Senate (Dewan Negara)

1. Special Select Committee on Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption
2. Special Select Committee on Social and Community Affairs
3. Special Select Committee on Law Review

Standing Orders: 

• Senate of Malaysia (Dewan Negara) - Standing Orders
• Malaysia House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) - Standing Orders

Malaysia Federal Constitution: click here

Recent CPA Programmatic Activities/News:

• September 2024 - The Parliament of Malaysia hosts the CPA Parliamentary Academy Residency programme for Commonwealth Parliamentarians - click here for news story
• June 2024 - CPA Secretary-General visits the Parliament of Malaysia and the State Assembly of Selangor - click here for news story

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian: 

• The Parliamentarian 2024 Issue Four - 'Parliamentarians and policy advocacy: Drawing lessons from the Malaysian experience - APPGs in Malaysia' by Hon. Ms Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, MP (APPGM-SDG Chairperson) and Professor Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria (Head of the APPGM-SDG Secretariat)
• The Parliamentarian 2024 Issue Four - 'Cultivating Intergenerational Solidarity through SDG-Oriented Youth Political Training: A case study of the Young Politicians Workshop in Malaysia' (various authors)
• The Parliamentarian 2023 Issue Three - 'The Role of Parliamentarians in Unlocking the Potential of Commonwealth Youth Via Innovation' by Ms. Mas Liza Maslan, Parliamentary Research Officer, Parliament of Malaysia
• The Parliamentarian 2022 Issue Two - 'The role of Parliament in the doctrine of the separation of powers: Enhancing transparency and accountability in Malaysia' by Hon. Shamsul Iskander, MP, CPA Treasurer and CPA Malaysia Branch Chairperson.
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Four - View from CWP Chairperson -Speech at the opening of the CWP Conference - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Three - View from the CWP Chairperson - The Commonwealth: Adding political value to global affairs in the 21st century - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Two - View from the CWP Chairperson - Women's Suffrage: A prerequisite to the gender equality agenda - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue One - View from the CWP Chairperson - Cyber Harassment Against Woman on Social Media - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four - View from the CWP Chairperson - Economic Rights for Women - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Three - View from the CWP Chairperson - Women and democracy in Malaysia - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Four - 63rd CPC workshop gender session - If we want genuine positive change in the world, we need more women leaders. How can we persuade the word that the future is dependent on gender equality? - Hon. Dr Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Four - View from the CWP Chair - Women and Disabilities - Hon. Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Three - View from the CWP Chair - Networking between Parliaments and creating alliances - Hon. Dr Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Two - View from the CWP Chair - Job creation and growth: solutions to inequality - Hon. Dr Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Two - Parliamentary Conference on the WTO - Trade and Gender - Hon. Dr Dato' Noraini Ahmad MP

Updated February 2025/CPAHQ/JH.