Pandikar Amin Mulia

Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin Mulia MP
Amin Mulia in meeting with Iranian parliament chairman, Ali Larijani
8th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 April 2008
Preceded by	Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 62–63) Kota Belud, Sabah
Political party	UMNO – BN
Occupation	Politician

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Pandikar Amin bin Haji Mulia is a Malaysian politician and the current Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He was previously a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. After the 2008 general elections, the Barisan Nasional coalition government announced that Pandikar, a member of the United Malays National Organisation, would be the new Speaker, replacing Ramli Ngah Talib.^[1] The 12th Parliament will be the first to be presided over entirely by East Malaysians; Pandikar and his deputies, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Ronald Kiandee, hail from either Sabah or Sarawak.^[2] Pandikar had previously served as the Speaker of the Sabah State Assembly from 1986 to 1988.^[3] In mid-May, after Parliament convened, Pandikar resigned as Kota Marudu UMNO division chief, citing the need to be a neutral presiding officer. He denied his resignation was linked to possible party-switching amongst UMNO MPs from East Malaysia.^[4]

References

1. "MPs urged to follow the rules". The Malaysian Insider. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
2. Vasudevan, V. (28 April 2008). "A day of firsts in parliament". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
3. "Baptism of fire for Speaker Pandikar Amin at first sitting". The Star. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
4. "Pandikar Amin quits as Kota Marudu Umno chief". The Malaysian Insider. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.