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Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament

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Jurisdiction
  
Federation of Malaya

Party control
  
Alliance

Website
  
www.parlimen.gov.my

Meeting place
  
Tunku Abdul Rahman Hall

Term
  
11 September 1959 – 1 March 1964

President
  
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yasin

This is a list of the members of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the First Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (known as the Parliament of Malaysia after 2 November 1963). There were 38 senators (22 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 16 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) in this initial parliament, increasing to 50 senators (25 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state in the Federation, while the other 25 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)) after the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia.

Death in office

  • Leong Yew Koh (d. 12 January 1963)
  • Nik Mohamed Adeeb Nik Mohamed (d. 4 April 1964)
  • References

    Members of the Dewan Negara, 1st Malayan Parliament Wikipedia