Amar Pritpal bin Abdullah (born 13 June 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from August 2018 to June 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Bakap from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Nibong Tebal of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Amar Pritpal Abdullah
ਅਮਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ /
عمار ڤريتڤل عبد الله
Deputy Speaker of the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office
2 August 2018 – 28 June 2023
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
(2018–2021)
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
(2021–2023)
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
SpeakerLaw Choo Kiang
Preceded byMaktar Shapee
Succeeded byAzrul Mahathir Aziz
ConstituencySungai Bakap
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Sungai Bakap
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byMaktar Shapee
(PRPKR)
Succeeded byNor Zamri Latiff
(PNPAS)
Majority2,348 (2018)
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–2023Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Pritpal Singh a/l Amar Singh

(1959-06-13) 13 June 1959 (age 65)[1]
Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma materMangalore University
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2018 N20 Sungai Bakap Amar Pritpal Abdullah (PKR) 10,386 45.57% Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO) 8,038 35.26% 23,217 2,348 87.10%
Osman Jaafar (PAS) 4,316 18.93%
Tan Joon Long @ Tan Chow Kang (PRM) 55 0.24%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "PROFIL TIMBALAN SPEAKER". dun.penang.gov.my.
  2. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.