Abdul Halim Hussain

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hussain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Halim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Halim bin Hussain is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Maung from May 2018 to August 2023 as well as 8th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from March 2008 to June 2013. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Abdul Halim Hussain DGPN DMPN
عبدالحليم بن حسين
Member of the Penang State Executive Council (Domestic and International Trade, Consumer Affairs & Entrepreneurship Development)
In office 16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023)
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Preceded by	Mohd Rashid Hasnon (Deputy Chief Minister I, International Trade & Entrepreneurship Development) Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs)
Succeeded by	Rashidi Zinol (Trade & Entrepreneurship Development) Portfolio abolished (Consumer Affairs)
Constituency	Batu Maung
8th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office 8 March 2008 – 27 June 2013
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Deputy	Tan Hock Leong
Preceded by	Yahaya Abdul Hamid
Succeeded by	Law Choo Kiang
Constituency	Non-MLA
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Maung
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (PR–PKR)
Succeeded by	Mohamad Abdul Hamid (PH–PKR)
Majority	8,317 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Abdul Halim bin Hussain (1960-11-29) 29 November 1960 (age 64)[1] Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout%
2008	N40 Telok Bahang		Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR)	3,969	47.23%		Hilmi Yahaya (UMNO)	4,434	52.77%	8,565	465	78.82%
2013			Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR)	5,233	46.45%		Shah Haedan Ayoob Hussain Shah (UMNO)	6,034	53.55%	11,453	801	87.63%
2018	N37 Batu Maung		Abdul Halim Hussain (PKR)	17,380	58.73%		Liakat Ali Mohamed Ali (UMNO)	9,063	30.62%	30,046	8,317	85.30%
							Saiful Lizan Md Yusoff (PAS)	3,153	10.65%

Honours

• Penang :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2023)^[4]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (2009)