Deputy Chief Minister of Penang

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);
Nominator	Chief Minister
Appointer	Governor of Penang
Inaugural holder	Ramasamy Palanisamy
Formation	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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