Parliament
Parliament is bicameral and is located in Kuala Lumpur.
The Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) has 192 members. 144 members are from Peninsular Malaysia. 27 members are from Sarawak. 20 members are from Sabah. 1 member is from Labuan. They are elected to five-year terms by popular vote. The Dewan Negara (Senate) has 69 members. 2 members are elected by each of 13 provincial legislatures. 43 members are appointed by the king on the advice of the prime minister. They serve three-year terms.
Chiefs of State
1957-1960 Tuanku Abdul Rahman
1960-1960 Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah (Acting)
1960-1965 Tuanku Syed Putra
1965-1970 Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
1970-1975 Sultan Abdul Halim
1975-1979 Sultan Yahya Petra
1979-1984 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
1984-1989 Sultan Mahmood Iskandar
1989-1994 Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah
1994-1999 Tuanku Jaafar
1999-2001 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
2001-2001 Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
2001-2006 Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
2006-2011 Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
2011 now Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam
Prime Ministers
1957-1970 YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman
1970-1976 Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
1976-1981 Tun Hussein Onn
1981-2003 Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
2003-2009 Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
2009 now Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
