Abdul Halim bin Hussain is a Malaysian

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

who served as Member of the

Penang State Executive Council The Penang State Executive Council is the executive branch of the Penang state government. It is headed by the chief minister, who is appointed by the governor, Penang's head of state. The council also comprises between four and ten other member ...

(EXCO) in the

Pakatan Harapan Pakatan Harapan (PH; stylised as HARAPAN; ) is a Malaysian Parliamentary group, political coalition consisting of Centre-left politics, centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has led ...

(PH) state administration under Chief Minister

Chow Kon Yeow Chow Kon Yeow ( zh, s=曹观友, t=曹觀友, p=Cáo Guānyǒu, c=, poj=Chô Kuan-iú; born 14 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and journalist who has served as the 5th Chief Minister of Penang since May 2018, Member of the P ...

and Member of the

Penang State Legislative Assembly The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 40 elected lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout Penang. The state legis ...

(MLA) for

Batu Maung Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is located south of the Central George Town, Penang, city centre, adjacent to Bayan Lepas and the Penang International Airp ...

from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as 8th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from March 2008 to June 2013. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly

Pakatan Rakyat Pakatan Rakyat (PR; ) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP), and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Par ...

(PR) coalitions.

Election results

Honours

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MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Commander - DGPN

Commander of the

Order of the Defender of State The Order of the Defender of State () is the sole order of chivalry of the state of Penang which was constituted in 1967 by then Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dato' Seri Utama Raja Uda Raja Muhammad to recognize eminent contributions of individuals t ...

(DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2023) ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Companion - DMPN

Companion of the

(DMPN) – Dato' (2009)

References

Living people Malaysian politicians of Malay descent People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians 21st-century Malaysian politicians 1960 births Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly Penang state executive councillors Speakers of the Penang State Legislative Assembly {{Malaysia-politician-stub