The Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat) is the presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He is responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Rakyat, organising debates, and examining the admissibility of petitions, bills and amendments.
In the absence of the Speaker, one of his deputies will take his place. As of 2008, the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat is Pandikar Amin Mulia, and his deputies are Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Ronald Kiandee. All of them are from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
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