In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Pawanteh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Hamid. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr.
Abdul Hamid Pawanteh
PSM SPMP
عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه
17th President of the Dewan Negara
In office 7 July 2003 – 6 July 2009
Preceded by
Michael Chen Wing Sum
Succeeded by
Wong Foon Meng
6th Menteri Besar of Perlis
In office 14 August 1986 – 5 May 1995
Monarch
Putra
Preceded by
Ali Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by
Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kangar
In office 29 November 1999 – 7 July 2003
Preceded by
Md Isa Sabu (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by
Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Arau
In office 1982–1986
Preceded by
Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by
Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO)
Personal details
Born
Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh
(1944-07-27)27 July 1944 Penang, Japanese-occupied Malaya
Died
1 December 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 78) Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) (–2022)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2022)
Spouse
Elham Hamid Abdullah
Children
5
Alma mater
Dow Medical College
Occupation
Politician
Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (27 July 1944 – 1 December 2022) was a Malaysian politician.[1] 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 President of the Senate,[6] where he served as president until 2009.[1]
Abdul Hamid died in Arau on 1 December 2022, at the age of 78.[7]
^ abcde"Abdul Hamid Pawanteh Reappointed Dewan Negara President". Bernama. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
^"President". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
^"Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives". Parlimen Malaysia. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^"Mantan Menteri Besar". Government of Perlis. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
^Tan, Joceline (6 January 2008). "Too many Umno 'tigers' on a hillock". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 March 2010.
^"Be fair, impartial and responsible, says new Senate President". Bernama. 7 July 2003.
^"Former Perlis MB Abdul Hamid Pawanteh dies aged 78". Malay Mail. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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