Dewan Negara

The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally State Assembly) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies.

Senate Dewan Negara
14th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia
Term limits	3 years (up to 2 terms)
Leadership
President	Dr. Rais Yatim, PN-BERSATU since 2 September 2020
Vice President	Abdul Halim Abdul Samad, BN-UMNO since 18 April 2016
Secretary	Sujairi Abdullah since 25 February 2020
Structure
Seats	70
Political groups	As of 14 September 2020 Government (44)   Barisan Nasional (19)      UMNO (12)      MCA (5)      MIC (2)   Perikatan Nasional (17)      BERSATU (10)      PAS (7)   Gabungan Parti Sarawak (6)      PBB (3)      PDP (1)      PRS (1)      SUPP (1)   Independent (2) Confidence and supply (2)   GERAKAN (1)   Independent (1) Opposition (20)   Pakatan Harapan (16)      DAP (7)      PKR (6)      AMANAH (3)   WARISAN (1)   UPKO (1)   MAP (1)   PEJUANG (1) Vacant (4)
Committees	4 Committee of Selection House Committee Committee of Privileges Standing Orders Committee
Elections
Voting system	Indirect election and appointments
Meeting place
Dewan Negara chamber Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
Official website

Two senators are elected for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories.