Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca

The Governor of Malacca, officially Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka), is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (English: His Excellency).

Governor of Malacca
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka
Standard of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Incumbent Haji. Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam since 4 June 2020
Style	Tuan Yang Terutama (His Excellency)
Residence	Pejabat TYT Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka, Jalan Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, 75500 Melaka
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holder	Leong Yew Koh
Formation	31 August 1957
Website	www.tytmelaka.gov.my

The current office bearer, Mohd Ali Rustam, was sworn in on 4 June 2020.

Appointment

The office of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governor) is established by the Constitution of Malacca. According to Article 1 (1) of the Constitution, the office must exist and be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) after consultation with the chief minister. Every governor is appointed for a term of four years. However the king reserves the power to extend his term of appointment.

The governor has neither a deputy nor assistant. However, in event of his inability to govern the state due to illness, absence or any other cause, the king reserves the power to appoint a person to exercise the function of the governor.

Functions, powers and privileges

Many functions and powers of the king – at the federal level – are delegated to the governor at the state level – like the other rulers of states. The governor, however, has no power and function towards the judiciary.

As he is the head of state, he is a member of the Conference of Rulers. He share the same power with the other members of the conference. However, he cannot be appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Article 10 of the Constitution describes that the governor has to act according to the Constitution and makes decisions based on the advice from the Executive Council. However, he may also act on his own discretion in certain matters.

The Constitution provides the power to the governor to appoint key officers of the state. Most of them are appointed after consultation with the chief minister, except in appointing the chief minister.^[1] The same process occurred during dismissal of an officeholder.

The Constitution also describes powers of the governor in the state legislative assembly. All bills must be assented by the governor in 30 days after a bill passed. The governor also has to address the assembly annually.

List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri

The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca:^[2][3]

№	Portrait	Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Birth–Death)	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Tun Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963)	31 August 1957	30 August 1959	2 years, 0 days
2		Tun Abdul Malek Yusuf (1899–1977)	31 August 1959	30 August 1971	12 years, 0 days
3		Tun Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid (1908–1975)	31 August 1971	9 May 1975	3 years, 252 days
4		Tun Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan (1918–2013)	23 May 1975	30 November 1984	9 years, 192 days
5		Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (1925–2008)	4 December 1984	3 June 2004	19 years, 183 days
6		Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Yaakob (born 1937)	4 June 2004	4 June 2020	16 years, 0 days
7		Tun Seri Setia Haji Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam (born 1949)	4 June 2020	Incumbent	5 years, 75 days

Living former Yang di-Pertua Negeri

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Mohd Khalil Yaakob	2004–2020	29 December 1937 (age 87)

See also

• Yang di-Pertua Negeri