Leader of the Opposition
Ketua Pembangkang کتوا ڤمبڠکڠ‎
Incumbent Hamzah Zainudin since 10 December 2022
Style	Yang Berhormat (The Honourable)
Member of	House of Representatives
Reports to	Parliament
Appointer	Dewan Rakyat
Term length	5 years or less, renewable once (while commanding theconfidence of thelower house of Parliament withGeneral Elections held no more than five years apart) By convention, is held by the leader of the largest political party in the Dewan Rakyat that is not in government
Inaugural holder	Burhanuddin al-Helmy
Formation	1959; 66 years ago (1959)

Theleader of the opposition (Malay:Ketua Pembangkang;Jawi:کتوا ڤمبڠکڠ‎) inMalaysian Federal Politics is aMember of Parliament in theDewan Rakyat (House of Representatives).^[1] Theleader of the opposition is, byconvention, the leader of the largestpolitical party in theDewan Rakyat that is not ingovernment.

When in the Dewan Rakyat, the leader of the opposition sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the opposition and opposite theprime minister. The Opposition Leader is elected by the minority party of the House according to its rules. A new Opposition Leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership.

Malaysia is aconstitutional monarchy with aparliamentary system and is based on theWestminster model. TheOpposition is an important component of the Westminster system, with the opposition directing criticism at the Government's policies and programs, proposing alternative budgets and legislations, give close attention to all proposed legislation and attempts to defeat and replace the Government. The Opposition is therefore known as the 'government in waiting' and it is a formal part of the parliamentary system.

Since November 2022,PN has been the largest Malaysian Opposition. Previously, the longest-serving Opposition Leader had beenLim Kit Siang, who served for a total of 28 years (from 1975-1999 and then from 2004-2008).

Colour key' (for political parties and coalitions):
  PMIP/PAS  LPM  DAP  SNAP  PKR  PH  BN  PN

#	Portrait	Leader of the Opposition	Political party		Term of office			Refs
					Took office	Left office	Time in office
1.		Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy (1911–1969) MP forBesut		PMIP	1959	1964	5 years
2		Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (1919–1996) MP forBatu		SF (LPM)	18 May 1964	10 January 1966	4 years, 307 days
				LPM	10 January 1966	28 May 1968
				Gerakan	28 May 1968	20 March 1969
Parliament suspended					1969	1971
3.		Mohamed Asri Muda (1923–1992) MP forPasir Puteh		PMIP	1971	1973	2 years
4.		Lim Kit Siang (b.1941) MP forBandar Malacca		DAP	30 January 1973	31 July 1974	1 year, 183 days	[2]
5.		Dato' James Wong Kim Min (1922–2011) MP forMiri-Subis		SNAP	24 August 1974	30 October 1974	68 days
6.		Edmund Langgu Anak Saga (b.1936) MP forSaratok			4 November 1974	4 November 1975	1 year, 0 days	[3]
7.		Lim Kit Siang (b.1941) MP forKota Melaka (1975-1978) MP forPetaling (1978–1982) MP forKota Melaka (1982-1986) MP forTanjong (1986–1999)		DAP	5 November 1975	12 June 1978	24 years, 6 days	[4]
					10 October 1978	29 March 1982		[5]
					12 October 1982	19 July 1986		[6]
					8 October 1986	4 October 1990		[7]
				GR (DAP)	10 December 1990	6 April 1995		[8]
				DAP	15 June 1995	10 November 1999		[9]
8.		Dato' Fadzil Noor (1937–2002) MP forPendang		BA (PAS)	20 December 1999	23 June 2002	2 years, 186 days	[10]
9.		Dato' Seri Abdul Hadi Awang (b.1947) MP forMarang			9 September 2002	4 March 2004	1 year, 178 days	[11]
10.		Lim Kit Siang (b. 1941) MP forIpoh Timor		DAP	19 May 2004	13 February 2008	3 years, 271 days	[12]
11.		Dato' Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (b. 1952) MP forPermatang Pauh		PR (PKR)	30 April 2008	28 August 2008	121 days	[13][14]
12.		Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (b.1947) MP forPermatang Pauh			28 August 2008	3 April 2013	6 years, 201 days	[15]
					26 June 2013	16 March 2015		[16][17]
13.		Dato' Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (b.1952) MP forPermatang Pauh		PH (PKR)	18 May 2015	7 April 2018	2 years, 325 days	[18]
14.		Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b.1953) MP forBagan Datuk		BN (UMNO)	18 July 2018	12 March 2019	238 days	[19]
15.		Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b.1960) MP forBera			12 March 2019	24 February 2020	350 days	[20]
16.		Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (b.1947) MP forPort Dickson		PH (PKR)	13 July 2020	24 November 2022	2 years, 135 days	[21]
17.		Dato' Seri Hamzah Zainudin (b.1957) MP forLarut		PN (BERSATU)	19 December 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 340 days	[22]

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