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The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in Governing Malaysia: Perdana Discourse Series 9
The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in Governing Malaysia: Perdana Discourse Series 9
The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in Governing Malaysia: Perdana Discourse Series 9
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The Federal Constitution of Malaysia divides the authority of the Federation into the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. These three arms of government provide the basis on which democracy is practised, which is through the separation of powers, with checks and balances. In practice, however, the lines between the branches of government may not be as clear-cut.

At the ninth Perdana Discourse Series, the fourth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, explained the history of Malaysia's Westminster-model of governance, its unique elements, and the overlaps between the different power jurisdictions. Mixing history, real-life examples, and hard opinions, Tun Dr Mahathir's keynote address shines a light on some of the grey areas of the subject, and provides insights that can only come from decades of leadership experience.

This publication presents the edited transcript of the keynote address as well as question and answer session, and is a must-have addition for bookshelves on Malaysian politics and political history.

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Release dateOct 4, 2020
The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in Governing Malaysia: Perdana Discourse Series 9
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Perdana Leadership Foundation

Perdana Leadership Foundation was chartered in January 2003 as a non-profit organisation, founded with gifts from people who supported the vision of a thriving research and learning institution dedicated to the study of Malaysian leadership and nation-building. It is unique in the sense that it began as an entirely private sector initiative, seed-funded and organised by private sector individuals and corporations. Most of the Foundation’s present trustees were the early benefactors of this Foundation. The Foundation’s physical home in Precinct 8, Putrajaya, was completed in October 2003. The stately building now houses the Perdana Library, an auditorium as well as a multi-purpose hall in addition to the offices of the Foundation’s Honorary President and Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. A tax-exempt, non-profit organisation, the Foundation intends to become the premier institution for the study of Malaysia’s Prime Ministers and the central resource centre for research into national stewardship as well as a platform for reflection, debate, and discussion with distinguished figures in Malaysian leadership. On May 10, 2005, the Foundation was officially launched by the fifth Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. who expressed the government's full support for the Foundation's objectives and programmes Perdana Leadership Foundation aims to: Highlight the contribution of Malaysia's past Prime Ministers in the social, economic and political development of the nation Create awareness of the development process of the nation and draw lessons from the nation's history to enhance future development Become the premier resource centre for the policies, strategies and initiatives adopted under Malaysia's various Prime Ministers which may be used and adapted by other developing nations The Foundation also has a broader objective i.e. to promote global understanding by providing a channel for scholars and thinkers to undertake research and idea-sharing for lasting, peaceful resolutions

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    The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in Governing Malaysia - Perdana Leadership Foundation

    The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia

    The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia

    Perdana Discourse Series 9

    A Publication of Perdana Leadership Foundation

    Sponsored by Proton Berhad

    Perdana Leadership Foundation

    The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia

    Perdana Discourse Series 9

    A Publication of Perdana Leadership Foundation

    Sponsored by Proton Berhad

    Perdana Leadership Foundation

    This digital edition has been revised, and is published by Perdana Leadership Foundation, N0.1, Jalan P8H, Precinct 8, 62250 Putrajaya, Malaysia

    www.perdana.org.my


    ©2018 Perdana Leadership Foundation


    First edition 2007

    Digital edition 2018

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior permission in writing from Perdana Leadership Foundation. The views expressed in this publication are strictly that of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher and organisers.

    Editors (First edition): Zarina Abu Bakar, Sulaiman Mohd Noor

    Editor (Revised edition): Zarina Abu Bakar

    Transcribers: Mohamad Zahid Ahmad, Suhana Mat Tehor

    Perdana Discourse Series: The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia

    Contents

    Books In The Series

    Introduction to the Perdana Discourse Series

    Preface

    Prologue

    1. Keynote Address by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

    2. Keynote Question and Answer Session

    Profile of Keynote Speaker

    Profiles of Malaysia’s Past Prime Ministers

    About Perdana Leadership Foundation

    Acknowledgements

    Books In The Series

    Perdana Discourse Series 1: National Unity*

    Perdana Discourse Series 2: Social Re-engineering*

    Perdana Discourse Series 3: The Role of Education in National Development*

    Perdana Discourse Series 4: Political Stability and Sustainability As Key Success Factors in Developing Malaysia*

    Perdana Discourse Series 5: Positioning Malaysia in the World Arena*

    Perdana Discourse Series 6: Media and National Development*

    Perdana Discourse Series 7: National Sovereignty*

    Perdana Discourse Series 8: Bangsa Malaysia*

    Perdana Discourse Series 9: The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia*

    Perdana Discourse Series 10: The Role of Women and Youth in National Development*

    Perdana Discourse Series 11: The Role of Education in Leadership Development

    Perdana Discourse Series 12: Higher Education in Malaysia: Increasing Accessibility and Quality

    Perdana Discourse Series 13:

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