In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Pawanteh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Hamid.

Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (born 27 July 1944[1]) is a former Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Malaysian Senate from 2003 to 2009,[2] Deputy Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986,[3] and was the Chief Minister of the State of Perlis from 1986 to 1995.[4] He held these offices as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 in Penang.[1] and received secondary education at Penang Free School. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1973 from Dow Medical College. He was elected to the Malaysian House of Representatives in the 1982 election for the seat of Arau in Perlis. In 1986, he moved to the Perlis State Assembly and became the State's Menteri Besar.[1] In 1995, he was replaced as Menteri Besar by fellow UMNO member Shahidan Kassim,[5] and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat of Kangar in Perlis.[1] In July 2003, Abdul Hamid stepped down as the Member of Parliament for Kangar to be appointed as President of the Senate,[6] where he served as president until 2009.[1]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Abdul Hamid Pawanteh Reappointed Dewan Negara President". Bernama. Retrieved 2 March 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ "President". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives". Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Mantan Menteri Besar". Government of Perlis. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ Tan, Joceline (6 January 2008). "Too many Umno 'tigers' on a hillock". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 March 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^ "Be fair, impartial and responsible, says new Senate President". Bernama. 7 July 2003.
  7. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 December 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)