Malaysia has a federal constitutional monarchy with a two-house legislature. The head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who is selected from nine hereditary sultans and serves a five-year term. Executive power lies with the prime minister, who is the leader of the majority party. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. The judiciary is headed by the Federal Court, with lower courts including Sessions Courts and Magistrates' Courts. Malaysia is divided into states and federal territories at the local level, each with their own constitution and legislative assembly.

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Reported by:
Christina E. Sarmen
(BSEd 3-A, Group 3)

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• Malaysia is a federal
constitutional monarchy with a
two-house legislature. The
government is based on the 1957
constitution of the Federation of
Malaya, which was an
independent nation from 1957

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to 1963 that occupied present-
day West Malaysia. The
Federation of Malaya joined with
Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah
to form the Federation of
Malaysia in 1963, although

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Singapore became an
independent republic in 1965. All
citizens of Malaysia who are at
least 21 years old may vote.

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A. Executive
The head of state is the Yang di-
Pertuan Agong (Paramount
Ruler), who is selected by and
from nine hereditary sultans, or
rulers, and serves a five-year
term. Executive power is
exercised by the prime minister,

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who is the leader of the majority
party or coalition in the House of
Representatives (the lower
house of the legislature) and is
appointed by the head of state.

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B. Legislature
The parliament consists of a
House of Representatives
(Dewan Rakyat) with 219
members and a Senate (Dewan
Negara) with up to 70 members.
Representatives are popularly
elected for five-year terms.

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Senators serve three-year terms,
and may serve no more than two
terms. Two senators are elected
by each of the 13 state
legislatures, and the head of
state appoints the rest, including
senators for the federal
territories.

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Legislative power is divided
between the federal and local
state legislatures.

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C. Judiciary
The Federal Court (formerly the
Supreme Court) is the highest
court. Below this are two High
Courts, one serving West
Malaysia and the other serving
East Malaysia. A Court of Appeal
hears appeals from the Federal

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Court, and the Federal Court
hears appeals from the High
Courts. Each High Court has a
chief judge and several other
judges; the Federal Court
consists of the chief justice, the
president of the Court of Appeal,

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the two chief judges from the
High Courts, and five other
judges. The chief justice, chief
judges, and other judges from
the Federal Court and High
Courts are appointed by the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong on the advice

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of the prime minister and the
Conference of Rulers, which
consists of the nine hereditary
rulers and the heads of the other
states. Lower courts include the
Sessions Courts and the
Magistrates’ Courts. Islamic laws

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apply to Muslims and Muslims
may be prosecuted in Islamic
courts at the state level.

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D. Local Government
West Malaysia is divided into the
federal territories of Kuala
Lumpur and Putrajaya and 11
states: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan,
Melaka, Negeri Sembilan,
Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pinang,
Selangor, and Terengganu. East

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Malaysia consists of the states of
Sabah and Sarawak, and the
Federal Territory of Labuan. Each
of the 13 states has a titular ruler
whose title varies in different
states. Effective executive power
in the states rests with the

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chief minister, who heads an
executive council, or cabinet.
Each state has its own written
constitution and a unicameral
legislative assembly empowered
to legislate on matters not
reserved for the federal
parliament.

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