Administration Perak

1 administration

1.1 constitutional monarchy
1.2 state government
1.3 administrative divisions
1.4 perak constitutional crisis

administration
constitutional monarchy

royal throne of perak

under laws of constitution of perak, perak constitutional monarchy, constitutional hereditary ruler. current sultan of perak sultan nazrin muizzuddin shah, 35th sultan of perak. appointed new sultan on 29 may 2014. preceding sultan sultan azlan muhibbuddin shah, ninth yang di-pertuan agong of malaysia , formerly lord president of supreme court of malaysia died on 28 may 2014.

state government

the perak state legislative assembly (malay: dewan undangan negeri perak) unicameral state legislature of state of perak. composed of 59 members representing single-member districts throughout state. elections held no more 5 years apart.

the current menteri besar (chief minister) dato seri dr zambry abdul kadir representative of barisan nasional, governing political party commands support of majority of members of state legislative assembly.

following opposition coalition winning perak in 2008 general election, mohammad nizar jamaluddin of pan-malaysian islamic party (pas) appointed new menteri besar (chief minister) of state eventually, although democratic action party (dap) won seats compared other opposition parties. menteri besar did not come chinese-dominant party state constitution states chief minister must muslim, unless sultan specially appoints non-muslim chief minister. dap not have muslim assemblymen, if sultan insists chief minister must muslim, assemblymen have come either parti keadilan rakyat (pkr) or pas, formed coalition state government dap. on 3 february 2009, barisan nasional, national ruling party, gained control on state government, after defections of 3 pakatan rakyat assemblymen. however, several cases have been filed in kuala lumpur high court challenging validity of new barisan nasional government, causing constitutional crisis. adding crisis fact pakatan rakyat menteri besar has refused resign , states still legal menteri besar until removed through vote of no confidence or snap election.

administrative divisions

districts of perak. borders of muallim district based on borders of mukims slim, west hulu bernam , east hulu bernam make new district. border between selama , larut , matang shown.

perak divided 12 administrative districts further divided local administrative municipal councils. following list of 12 administrative districts in terms of population.

it has been announced on 26 november 2015 perak have eleventh district, called muallim, includes sub-district of tanjung malim has split current batang padang district. has been officiated sultan nazrin, current sultan on 11 january 2016.

on 9 january 2017, sultan of perak sultan nazrin muizzuddin shah graced proclamation of bagan datuk 12th district of state. proclamation marked start of transformation district, 1 of biggest coconut producers in malaysia.

perak constitutional crisis

in february 2009, barisan nasional retook perak state assembly pakatan rakyat government, after defections of hee yit foong (jelapang), jamaluddin mohd. radzi (behrang) , mohd. osman jailu (changkat jering) barisan nasional independent assemblymen. sultan of perak dismissed pakatan rakyat government refused dissolve state assembly , trigger new elections. amid multiple protests, lawsuits , arrests, new barisan nasional-led state assembly sworn in on 7 may, takeover ruled illegal high court in kuala lumpur on 11 may 2009, restoring power pakatan rakyat. on next day, court of appeal suspended judgement of high court in kuala lumpur pending new judgement court of appeal, , followed 22 may 2009, court of appeal overturned high court s decision , returned power barisan nasional. many supporters of opposition party, dap, claim crisis power grab .