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The Opposition in Malaysia fulfils the same function as the official opposition in other Commonwealth of Nations monarchies. It is seen as the alternative government and the existing administration's main opponent at a general election.

Federal Parliament

Main articles: Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia) and Shadow Cabinet of Malaysia

This is the list of current Leaders of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia:

House Opposition Leader Political party[a] Term Government Leader
Dewan Negara Vacant N/A 18 July 2018
6 years, 167 days		 Vacant
Dewan Rakyat Hamzah Zainuddin
(b. 1957)
MP for Larut		 PN (BERSATU) 10 December 2022
2 years, 22 days		 Anwar Ibrahim
(b.)
MP for Tambun
  1. ^ This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

State Legislative Assemblies

The Leader of the Opposition in Malaysian State Politics is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly).

In each state, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the State Assembly that is not in government.

When in state legislative assembly, the Leader of the Opposition sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the Opposition and opposite the Menteri Besar/Chief Minister. The State Opposition Leader is elected by the minority party of the Assembly according to its rules. A new Opposition Leader may be elected when the incumbent dies, resigns, or is challenged for the leadership.

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system and is based on the Westminster model. The Opposition is an important component of the Westminster system, with the Opposition directing criticism at the Government's policies and programs, 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.

This is the list of current Leaders of Opposition in the Legislative Assemblies of the Malaysian states:

Current State Opposition Leaders
as of 1 January 2025
State (and Assembly) Opposition Leader Political party[a] Term Government Leader Refs
Johor Johor (15th) Andrew Chen Kah Eng
(b. 1975)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PH-DAP 11 December 2022
2 years, 21 days		 Onn Hafiz Ghazi
(b. 1979)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [1]
Kedah Kedah (14th) Johari Abdul
(b. 1955)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PH-PKR 31 October 2022
2 years, 62 days		 Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
(b. 1974)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [2]
Kelantan Kelantan (14th) Md Alwi Che Ahmad
(b. unknown)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 BN-UMNO 28 June 2018
6 years, 187 days		 Ahmad Yaakob
(b. 1950)
MLA for Template:Nseat
Malacca Malacca (15th) Mohd Yadzil Yaakub
(b. 1978)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PN-BERSATU 12 December 2022
2 years, 20 days		 Sulaiman Md Ali
(b. 1965)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [3]
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (14th) Mohamad Hasan
(b. 1956)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 BN-UMNO 2 July 2018
6 years, 183 days		 Aminuddin Harun
(b. 1967)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [4]
Pahang Pahang (15th) Tuan Ibrahim
(b.1960)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PN-PAS 6 December 2022
2 years, 26 days		 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
(b. 1958)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [5]
Penang Penang (14th) Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor
(b. 1963)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 BN-UMNO 2 August 2018
6 years, 152 days		 Chow Kon Yeow
(b. 1957)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [6]
Perak Perak (15th) Razman Zakaria
(b. 1960)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PN-PAS 21 November 2022
2 years, 42 days		 Saarani Mohammad
(b.1961)
MLA for Template:Nseat
Perlis Perlis (15th) Gan Ay Ling

(unofficial)
(b. unknown)
MLA for Template:Nseat

PH-PKR 20 November 2022
2 years, 42 days		 Mohd Shukri Ramli
(b. 1961)
MLA for Template:Nseat
Sabah Sabah (15th) Shafie Apdal
(b. 1956)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 WARISAN 29 September 2020
4 years, 94 days		 Hajiji Mohd. Noor
(b. 1956)
MLA for Template:Nseat
Sarawak Sarawak (19th) Wong Soon Koh
(b. 1942)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 PSB 9 November 2020
4 years, 53 days		 Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
(b. 1949)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [7]
Selangor Selangor (14th) Rizam Ismail
(b. 1982)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 BN-UMNO 27 June 2018
6 years, 188 days		 Amirudin Shari
(b. 1980)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 [8]
Terengganu Terengganu (14th) Ahmad Said
(b. 1957)
MLA for Template:Nseat		 BN-UMNO 21 March 2019
5 years, 286 days		 Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
(b. 1970)
MLA for Template:Nseat
  1. ^ This column names only the opposition leader's party. The opposition bloc he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

References

  1. ^ "Liew Chin Tong ketua pembangkang baru Johor". Malaysiakini. 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  2. ^ "PRU15: Johari Abdul Ketua Pembangkang DUN Kedah baharu". Astro Awani. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ^ "Melaka Opposition bench left with two assemblymen, says Chief Minister". The Star. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "BN wins Rantau with 4,510-vote majority". Malaysiakini. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. ^ "PN lantik Tuan Ibrahim Ketua Pembangkang DUN Pahang". Berita Bersatu (in Malay). 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  6. ^ "BN's Yusoff Noor made Penang opposition leader". Free Malaysia Today. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ^ Victoria, Emma (9 November 2020). "Wong Soon Koh now the opposition leader in Sarawak". The New Sarawak. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Sg Air Tawar rep named S'gor opposition leader". Malaysiakini. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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