Abdul Hamid Pawanteh | |
|---|---|
| عبدالحميد ڤاونتيه | |
| 14th President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 7 July 2003 – 6 July 2009 | |
| Monarchs | Syed Sirajuddin (2003–2006) Mizan Zainal Abidin (2006–2009) |
| Deputy | Gapar Gurrohu (2003) Wong Foon Meng (2004–2009) |
| 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 | Syed Putra |
| Preceded by | Ali Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Shahidan Kassim (BN–UMNO) |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKangar | |
| 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 theMalaysian Parliament forArau | |
| 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 |
| Died | 1 December 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 78) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | United Malay National Organisation (UMNO)(–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN)(–2022) |
| Spouse(s) | Elham Hamid Abdullah (née Elsie Sarstedt McCarthy) (died 2024) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Dow Medical College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (27 July 1944 – 1 December 2022) was aMalaysianpolitician.[1] He was thePresident of theDewan Negara from 2003 to 2009,[2] DeputySpeaker of theDewan Rakyat from 1984 to 1986,[3] and was theMenteri Besar ofPerlis from 1986 to 1995.[4] He held these offices as a member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's rulingBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition during those periods.
Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 inPenang[1] and received secondary education atPenang Free School. He received hisBachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1973 fromDow Medical College. He was elected to theMalaysian House of Representatives in the1982 election for the seat ofArau in Perlis. In 1986, he moved to thePerlis State Assembly and became the State's Menteri Besar.[1] In 1995, he was replaced as Menteri Besar by fellow UMNO memberShahidan Kassim,[5] and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat ofKangar in Perlis.[1] In July 2003, Abdul Hamid stepped down as the Member of Parliament for Kangar to be appointed as the President of the Senate,[6] where he served until 2009.[1]
Abdul Hamid died inArau on 1 December 2022, at the age of 78.[7]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | P002Arau | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 17,464 | 63.60% | Mahamood Mohamad Noor (PAS) | 9,994 | 36.40% | 28,462 | 7,470 | 76.85% | ||
| 1999 | P002Kangar | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 16,529 | 56.98% | Zainul Abidin Yahaya (PAS) | 12,480 | 43.02% | 29,564 | 4,049 | 79.42% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N11Kota Raja | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 3,176 | 68.71% | Bahari Ali (PAS) | 1,195 | 25.85% | 4,823 | 1,981 | 71.05% | ||
| Chong Teik Tee (IND) | 251 | 5.43% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (UMNO) | 3,794 | 67.16% | Syed Darus Syed Hashim (S46) | 1,855 | 32.84% | 5,853 | 1,939 | 75.79% | |||
Malaysia
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (1994)[9]
Perlis
Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) –Dato' Seri (1994)[9]