Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah | |
|---|---|
| أواڠ بيمي أواڠ علي باشا | |
| 21st President of the Dewan Negara | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
| Preceded by | Mutang Tagal |
| Senator (Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Nangka | |
| In office 8 September 1996 – 16 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Annuar Rapaee (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | Walkover (1996) 7,005 (2001) 4,815 (2006) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah 22 June 1959 Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah (born 22 June 1959) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the 21st President of the Dewan Negara and Senator since July 2024. He served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nangka from September 1996 to April 2011. He is a member, Member of the Supreme Council, Legal Advisor and was Youth Secretary-General of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also the Public Officer of GPS. He has been the Chairman of Kuching Port Authority since 1997 and has practised as an advocate and solicitor and legal practitioner since being admitted to the High Court of Borneo, Sarawak in 1984. He is an independent non-executive director of the Sarawak Plantation Berhad (SPB) and a partner in the legal firm Messrs. Awang Lai Sandhu and Co.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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