Government of Perak
Executive and legislative authorities governing the Malaysian state of Perak
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The Government of Perak, officially the State Government of Perak, refers to the government authority of the Malaysian state of Perak. The state government adheres to and is created by both the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Laws of the Constitution of Perak, the supreme law in Perak. The government of Perak is based in Ipoh, the state's capital city.
| State Government of Perak | |
|---|---|
| Kerajaan Negeri Perak | |
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| Overview | |
| Established | 31 August 1957 as a Malaysian state |
| State |  Perak |
| Leader | Menteri Besar |
| Appointed by | Sultan |
| Main organ | Perak State Executive Council |
| Responsible to | Perak State Legislative Assembly |
| Annual budget | RM 1.61 Billion (2026)[1] |
| Headquarters | Perak Darul Ridzuan Building, Ipoh |
| Website | www |
The state government consists of only two branches – executive and legislative. The Perak State Executive Council forms the executive branch, whilst the Perak State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the state government. Perak's head of government is the Menteri Besar. The state government does not have a judiciary branch, as Malaysia's judicial system is a federalised system operating uniformly throughout the country.[2][3]
Executive
Head of government
The Menteri Besar is the head of government in Perak. He is officially appointed by the Sultan, Perak's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[4] The Menteri Besar and his Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to Legislative Assembly. The Office of the Menteri Besar is situated inside Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in Ipoh.
The Menteri Besar of Perak is Saarani Mohammad of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition that formed a coalition government with Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in the state assembly. Saarani assumed office on 10 December 2020, having been elected as a Member of the State Legislative Assembly since the 1999 Perak state election.[5]
Cabinet
The Perak State Executive Council forms the executive branch of the Perak state government and is analogous in function to the Malaysian federal Cabinet. The Executive Council is led by the Menteri Besar and made up of between four and 10 other State Assemblymen from the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[4] Aside from these, three other ex officio members of the Executive Council are the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.
Following the 2022 Perak state election, Saarani Mohamad was reappointed as the Menteri Besar after Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were elected to power and formed a coalition state government.[6][7]
| PH (7) | BN (4) |
| |
| Name | Portfolio[8] | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saarani Mohamad (Menteri Besar) |
|
BN (UMNO) | Kota Tampan | 21 November 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Senior Exco Mohd Zolkafly Harun |
|
Lintang | 22 November 2022 | |||
| Salbiah Mohamed |
|
Temengor | ||||
| Khairudin Abu Hanipah |
|
Belanja | ||||
| Teh Kok Lim |
|
PH (DAP) | Aulong | |||
| Loh Sze Yee |
|
Jalong | ||||
| Sivanesan Achalingam |
|
Sungkai | ||||
| Woo Kah Leong |
|
Pasir Bedamar | ||||
| Sandrea Ng Shy Ching |
|
PH (PKR) | Teja | |||
| Mohd Azlan Helmi |
|
Tualang Sekah | ||||
| Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin |
|
PH (AMANAH) | Sungai Rapat | |||
Ex-officio members
| Portfolio | Name |
|---|---|
| State secretary | Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim |
| State legal advisor | Azmir Shah Zainal Abidin |
| State financial officer | Mohd Zaki Mahyudin |
Legislature
The Perak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the Perak state government. The unicameral legislature consists of 59 seats that represent the 59 state constituencies within Perak, with each constituency being represented by an elected State Assemblyman. The Legislative Assembly convenes at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building in Ipoh.
The legislature has a maximum mandate of five years by law and follows a multi-party system; the ruling party (or coalition) is elected through a first-past-the-post system.[4] The Sultan may dissolve the legislature at any time and usually does so upon the advice of the Menteri Besar.
A Speaker is elected by the Legislative Assembly to preside over the proceedings and debates of the legislature. The Speaker may or may not be an elected State Assemblyman; in the case of the latter, the elected Speaker shall become a member of the Legislative Assembly additional to the elected State Assemblymen already in the legislature.[4]
Perak State Government Secretariat Office
- Internal Audit Division
- Corporate Division
- Integrity Unit
Development Cluster
- Local Government Unit
- State Economic Planning Unit[9]
Management Cluster
- Digital Division
- Human Resources Management Division
- Management Service Division
- Perak State Executive Council and Legislative Assembly
- Office of Private Secretary for Menteri Besar
- Perak State Sports Council[10]
Departments, statutory bodies and subsidiaries
Departments
- Perak State Finance Office[11]
- Perak Syariah Judiciary Department[12]
- Perak State Islamic Religious Affairs Department[13]
- Perak Public Service Commission[14]
- Office of Lands and Mines Perak[15]
- Perak State Mufti Office[16]
- Perak Irrigation and Drainage Department[17]
- Perak State Forestry Department[18]
- Perak Social Welfare Department[19]
- Perak Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia@Perak)[20]
- Department of Veterinary Services of Perak[21]
- Perak Public Works Department[22]
- Perak State Agriculture Department[23]
Statutory bodies
- Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council[24]
- Perak State Public Library Corporation[25]
- Perak State Museum Board[26]
- Perak State Agriculture Development Corporation[27]
- Perak State Development Corporation[28]
- Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah[29]
- Perak Water Board[30]
- Menteri Besar Incorporated[31]
- Institut Darul Ridzuan[32]
- State Secretariat Incorporated
- Digital Perak Corporation Holdings[33]
- InvestPerak[34]
- Perak State Parks Corporation[35]
- Perak Foundation[36]
- Darul Ridzuan Capacity Building Foundation
- Pusat Aspirasi Anak Perak[37]
- Perak Water Resources Management Board
Subsidiaries
- Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council
- Perak Islamic Economy Corporation[38]
- Menteri Besar Incorporated
- Amanjaya Natural Resources
- Amanjaya Property Venture
- Pengurusan Pasir Perak Sdn Bhd
- Tourism Perak Management Berhad[39]
- Perak State Development Corporation
- Perak Industrial Resources[40]
- Star Career
- Destination Perak
- Perak Halal Corporation
- Perak Teamwork
- Perak E-Organization
- Perak Hi-Tech Park
- Perak Equity
- Perak Bio Corporation
- Brand Equity
- Niche Phoenix
- Terra Projects Sdn Bhd (51%)
- MajuPerak Holdings Berhad (52.9%)[41]
- Perak Corporation Berhad (55.12%)[42]
District and Land Offices
- Bagan Datuk District
- Batang Padang District
- Hulu Perak District
- Lenggong Subdistrict
- Pengkalan Hulu Subdistrict
- Hilir Perak District
- Kampar District
- Kerian District
- Kinta District
- Ipoh Subdistrict
- Kuala Kangsar District
- Sungai Siput Subdistrict
- Larut, Matang and Selama District
- Selama Subdistrict
- Manjung District
- Muallim District
- Perak Tengah District
- Kampong Gajah Subdistrict