Abdul Hamid Pawanteh

Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh (27 July 1944 – 1 December 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was the President of the Dewan Negara from 2003 to 2009, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1984 to 1986, and was the Menteri Besar of Perlis from 1986 to 1995. He held these offices as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition during those periods.

Abdul Hamid was born on 27 July 1944 in Penang and returned to the House of Representatives in 1999 for the seat of Kangar in Perlis. where he served until 2009.

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