Abdul Halim Abdul Samad

Datuk Seri Abdul Halim bin Abdul Samad (Jawi: عبد الحليم بن عبد الصمد) is a Malaysian politician and businessman. He was the former Deputy President of the Dewan Negara from April 2016 to 2 November 2020 when his second 3-year membership term expired. He is also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a party which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]


Abdul Halim bin Abdul Samad
عبد الحليم بن عبد الصمد
Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
In office
18 April 2016  2 November 2020
MonarchAbdul Halim
(2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
(2016–2018)
Mahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020)
PresidentVigneswaran Sanasee
(2016–2020)
Rais Yatim
(2020)
Preceded byDoris Sophia Brodi
Succeeded byMohamad Ali Mohamad
Personal details
Born
Abdul Halim bin Abdul Samad

1940 (age 8081)
Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
ProfessionBusinessman

References

  1. Md. Yusof, Mohd. Azraie (18 April 2016). "Senator Abd Halim Appointed Senate Deputy President". BERNAMA. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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