Negeri Sembilan state government is prepared to reintroduce a bill to limit the Menteri Besar’s tenure to two terms, aligning with a similar federal proposal.
SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan state government is ready to reintroduce a motion to limit the Menteri Besar’s tenure to two terms.
This move aligns with a proposed federal bill to cap the Prime Minister’s term, which is expected to be tabled in Parliament.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said the proposed amendment to the state constitution had been tabled before but failed to gain approval.
“It was rejected because it did not receive sufficient support from assembly members,” he told reporters after chairing the weekly State Executive Council meeting.
The amendment to Article 38 of the Negeri Sembilan State Constitution 1959 was previously tabled in early December 2021.
It failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the State Legislative Assembly at that time.
“We can bring the bill back to the next DUN sitting. I have no issue with it,” Aminuddin added.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced plans for the federal term-limit bill earlier this month.
He made the announcement during his 2026 New Year Address at the Prime Minister’s Department’s monthly assembly in Putrajaya.
