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The Perlis State Executive Council is the executive authority of the Government of Perlis, Malaysia.The Council comprises the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Raja on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly, a number of members made up of members of the Assembly, the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.
According to the state constitution, the Raja of Perlis shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly, must be an ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and must not a Malaysian ...
The state of Perlis, like all Malaysian states, is governed by a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature—the Perlis State Legislative Assembly, which operates in the Westminster system of government. The political party or coalition that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally ...
Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in the state capital, Kangar. [2] It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia. Out of the 15 seats, 14 are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2022 state election.
Sultan Sirajuddin of Perlis (as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, 12/2001–12/2006) : Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (7.3.2005) Grand Cordon (or First class) of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (22.2.1970) Tuanku Fauziah (Sultan Sirajuddin of Perlis's wife) : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (7.3.2005)
In the 2022 Perlis state election, Abu Bakar made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Kuala Perlis state seat.He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Kuala Perlis MLA after narrowly defeating defending MLA Nor Azam Karap of Pakatan Harapan (PH), independent candidate Azahar Ahmad, Kamarudin Malek of Barisan Nasional (BN ...
The Raja of Perlis took part in the first Conference of Rulers and the first election of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his deputy in 1948 and 1957 respectively, both of which were also participated by the eight other Malayan states with hereditary rulers. In 1960, Syed Putra became the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and served a five ...
Kuala Perlis is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Abu Bakar Hamzah of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2022. The state constituency was created in 1958.