Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia

ڤڠروسي سوروهنجاي ڤيليهن راي مليسيا‎Election Commission of MalaysiaStyleYang BerbahagiaReports toParliament of MalaysiaSeatPutrajayaAppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on the advice of Prime Minister and after consultation with the Council of RulersConstituting instrumentArticle 114 Federal ConstitutionFormation4 September 1957; 67 years ago (1957-09-04)First holderMustafa Albakri HassanSalaryRM18,891.29^[1]Websitewww.spr.gov.my

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The chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia (Malay: Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia; Jawi: ڤڠروسي سوروهنجاي ڤيليهن راي مليسيا‎) heads the Election Commission of Malaysia.

Since 1957, the Election Commission has been led by 10 Chairman, as shown below :^[2][3]

No.	Portrait	Chairmen	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1.		Mustapha Albakri Hassan	4 September 1957	15 October 1967	10 years, 41 days
2.		Tan Sri Ahmad Perang	16 October 1967	9 August 1977	9 years, 297 days
3.		Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Talib	10 August 1977	11 October 1990	13 years, 62 days
4.		Datuk Harun Din	12 October 1990	20 June 1999	8 years, 251 days
5.		Dato' Omar Mohd Hashim	21 June 1999	11 November 2000	1 year, 143 days
6.		Dato' Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman	12 November 2000	30 December 2008	8 years, 48 days
7.		Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof	31 December 2008	24 January 2016	7 years, 24 days
8.		Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah	24 January 2016	30 June 2018	2 years, 157 days
9.		Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun (b.1962)	21 September 2018	29 June 2020	1 year, 282 days
10.		Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh (b.1958)	21 August 2020	9 May 2024	3 years, 262 days
11.		Dato' Sri Ramlan Harun (b.19?)	26 June 2024	Incumbent	71 days