Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia
Head of the Election Commission of Malaysia
ڤڠروسي سوروهنجاي ڤيليهن راي مليسيا![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg.png)
Incumbent
Ramlan Harun
since 26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)Ramlan Harun
on the advice of Prime Minister and after consultation with the Council of Rulers
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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.
List of chairman of the Election Commission
Since 1957, the Election Commission has been led by 10 Chairman, as shown below :[2][3]
No. | Portrait | Chairmen | Term of office | ||
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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 |
References
- ^ "Act 31 of Election Commission of Malaysia 1957 Act" (PDF).
- ^ "Pengerusi-pengerusi SPR". Election Commission of Malaysia.
- ^ Daud, Ridauddin (21 August 2020). "Abdul Ghani Salleh dilantik Pengerusi SPR yang baharu". Astro Awani.