Deputy Chief Minister of Penang

Deputy Chief Minister of Penang
Incumbent
Mohamad Abdul Hamid (Deputy Chief Minister I)
Jagdeep Singh Deo (Deputy Chief Minister II)
NominatorChief Minister
AppointerGovernor of Penang
Inaugural holderRamasamy Palanisamy
Formation2008 (2008) (as Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II)

The Deputy Chief Minister of Penang are the second-highest executive officials of Penang, just next to the chief minister. Penang is also the only Malaysian state which appoints two Deputy Chief Ministers - one representing the Malay community and the other an ethnic Indian. This serves to shape a top leadership consisting of various backgrounds, representing the diverse ethnicities of the state.

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