Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee

The Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Pertahanan dan Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 馬來西亞國防與內政專責委員會; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் உள்நாட்டு விவகாரங்களுக்கான சிறப்புக் குழு மலேசியா) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which scrutinises the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.[1][2]

Membership

14th Parliament

As of December 2019, the committee's current members are as follows:[1][3]

Member Party Constituency
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad MP (Chairman) PKR Setiawangsa
Abdul Rahim Bakri MP BERSATU[nb 1] Kudat
Lih Kang Chang MP PKR Tanjong Malim
Ahmad Hassan MP WARISAN Papar
Shahidan Kassim MP UMNO Arau
Lip Eng Lim MP DAP Kepong
Hok Liong Pang MP DAP Labis

Former members of the committee are as follows:

Member Party Constituency Successor
Takiyuddin Hassan MP PAS Kota Bharu Shahidan Kassim
Mansor Othman MP PKR Nibong Tebal Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Chair of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee

Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
Mansor Othman PKR Nibong Tebal 4 December 2018 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad PKR Setiawangsa 4 December 2019 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Abdul Rahim was initially a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at date of appointment before later becoming an independent politician and eventually joining the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU).

References

  1. ^ a b "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ "11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up". Bernama. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019). "Maria Chin Abdullah". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


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