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{{short description|Committee appointed by the Malaysian House of Representatives}}
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The '''Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee''' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Pertahanan dan Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri; {{zh|t=馬來西亞國防與內政專責委員會}}; [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் உள்நாட்டு விவகாரங்களுக்கான சிறப்புக் குழு மலேசியா) is a [[Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia|select committee]] of the [[Dewan Rakyat|Malaysian House of Representatives]], which scrutinises the [[Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)|Ministry of Defence]] and [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], [[Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof]], on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=http://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1720246#.XMGKOJ9mqHg.twitter|accessdate=25 April 2019|date=25 April 2019|work=[[Bernama]]|title=11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up}}</ref>

== Membership ==
=== 14th Parliament ===
As of December 2019, the committee's current members are as follows:<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/454684|publisher=[[Malaysiakini]]|accessdate=26 April 2019|title=Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus|date=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/therealmariachin/photos/pcb.3533478726669927/3533443496673450/?type=3&theater|accessdate=8 December 2019|date=4 December 2019|website=facebook.com|last=Abdullah|first=Maria Chin|title=Maria Chin Abdullah}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
! colspan="2" valign="top" | Member
! valign="top" | Party
! valign="top" | Constituency
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
| {{sortname|Nik Nazmi|Nik Ahmad|Nik Nazmi}} MP (Chairman)
| [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]]
| [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
| {{sortname|Abdul Rahim|Bakri}} MP
| [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|BERSATU]]<ref group="nb">Abdul Rahim was initially a member of the [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO) at date of appointment before later becoming an [[independent politician]] and eventually joining the [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] (BERSATU).</ref>
| [[Kudat (federal constituency)|Kudat]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
| {{sortname|Lih Kang|Chang|Chang Lih Kang}} MP
| [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]]
| [[Tanjong Malim (federal constituency)|Tanjong Malim]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Sabah Heritage Party}}" |
| {{sortname|Ahmad|Hassan|Ahmad Hassan (Malaysian politician)}} MP
| [[Sabah Heritage Party|WARISAN]]
| [[Papar (federal constituency)|Papar]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}" |
| {{sortname|Shahidan|Kassim}} MP
| [[UMNO]]
| [[Arau (federal constituency)|Arau]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
| {{sortname|Lip Eng|Lim|Lim Lip Eng}} MP
| [[Democratic Action Party|DAP]]
| [[Kepong (federal constituency)|Kepong]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
| {{sortname|Hok Liong|Pang|Pang Hok Liong}} MP
| [[Democratic Action Party|DAP]]
| [[Labis (federal constituency)|Labis]]
|}

Former members of the committee are as follows:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! colspan="2" valign="top" | Member
! valign="top" | Party
! valign="top" | Constituency
! class="unsortable" valign="top" | Successor
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Malaysian Islamic Party}}" | 
| {{sortname|Takiyuddin|Hassan}} MP
| [[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]
| [[Kota Bharu (federal constituency)|Kota Bharu]]
| Shahidan Kassim
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" | 
| {{sortname|Mansor|Othman}} MP
| [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]]
| [[Nibong Tebal (federal constituency)|Nibong Tebal]]
| Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
|}

== Chair of the Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Chair
!Party
!Constituency
!First elected
!Method
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
|[[Mansor Othman]]
|PKR
|[[Nibong Tebal (federal constituency)|Nibong Tebal]]
|4 December 2018
|Elected by the [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}" |
|[[Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad]]
|PKR
|[[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]]
|4 December 2019
|Elected by the [[Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat|Speaker of the House of Representatives]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Parliamentary Committees of Malaysia]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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