Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia
Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia
ڤڠروسي سوروهنجاي ڤيليهن راي مليسيا
Incumbent
Abdul Ghani Salleh
since 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21)
Election Commission of Malaysia
StyleYang Berbahagia
Reports toParliament of Malaysia
SeatPutrajaya
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on the advice of Prime Minister and after consultation with the Council of Rulers
Constituting instrumentArticle 114 Federal Constitution
Formation4 September 1957 (1957-09-04)
First holderMustafa Albakri Hassan
SalaryRM18,891.29[1]
Websitewww.spr.gov.my

The chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia 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. 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. Ahmad Perang 16 October 1967 9 August 1977 9 years, 297 days
3. Abdul Kadir Talib 10 August 1977 11 October 1990 13 years, 62 days
4. Harun Din 12 October 1990 20 June 1999 8 years, 251 days
5. Omar Mohd Hashim 21 June 1999 11 November 2000 1 year, 143 days
6. Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman 12 November 2000 30 December 2008 8 years, 48 days
7. Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof 31 December 2008 24 January 2016 7 years, 24 days
8. Mohd Hashim Abdullah 24 January 2016 30 June 2018 2 years, 157 days
9. Azhar Azizan Harun 21 September 2018 29 June 2020 1 year, 282 days
10. Abdul Ghani Salleh 21 August 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 142 days

References

  1. "Act 31 of Election Commission of Malaysia 1957 Act" (PDF).
  2. "Pengerusi-pengerusi SPR". Election Commission of Malaysia.
  3. Daud, Ridauddin (21 August 2020). "Abdul Ghani Salleh dilantik Pengerusi SPR yang baharu". Astro Awani.
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