Amar Pritpal Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amar Pritpal. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr. Amar Pritpal Abdullah DSPN
ਅਮਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ / عمار ڤريتڤل عبد الله
Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office 2 August 2018 – 28 June 2023
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023)
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Speaker	Law Choo Kiang
Preceded by	Maktar Shapee
Succeeded by	Azrul Mahathir Aziz
Constituency	Sungai Bakap
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Bakap
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Maktar Shapee (PR–PKR)
Succeeded by	Nor Zamri Latiff (PN–PAS)
Majority	2,348 (2018)
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–2023	Pakatan 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)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma mater	Mangalore University
Occupation	Politician

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.

Election results

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

•  Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2020)

References

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.