The Perlis State Legislative Assembly is the legislature

Dewan Undangan Negeri

A state legislative assembly is the legislature of each of the 13 Malaysian states. Members of a state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives from single-member constituencies during state elections through the first-past-the-post system....

 of the Malaysian state

States of Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation which consists of thirteen states and three federal territories . Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula while the remaining two states and one federal territory are on the island of Borneo.-The states and federal territories:Malaysia...

 of Perlis

Perlis

Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...

. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers.

Members of the state legislature are called state assemblymen. The Assembly convenes at the Perlis State Assembly Building in the capital Kangar

Kangar

Kangar is the state capital of Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located in the northern most point of Peninsular Malaysia and is situated by the Perlis River. The center of Kangar is Sena Province, which is referred to by few locals as 'Uptown Sena'...

. It has 15 seats, making it the smallest state assembly in Malaysia.

Role

The majority party or coalition in the Assembly forms the State EXCO, the executive branch of the Perlis government.

State EXCO

Perlis State EXCO

Portfolio	EXCO
Menteri Besar Administration , Finance, Home Affair, Infrastructure, Public Amenities, Education, Information and Community Development Committee Chairman	Dato' Seri Md. Isa Sabu
Investment, Industry Development, Science, Technology, Entrepreneur Development and International Relation Committee Chairman	Dato' Seri Diraja Syed Razlan Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and Co-operatives Committee Chairman	Sabry Ahmad
Tourism Development, Health, and Rural Development Committee Chairman	Ahmad Bakri @ Ahmad Zakri bin Dato' Ali
Culture, Arts, Heritage, Youth and Sports, Human Resources, Unity, and Transport Committee Committee	Jamil bin Saad
Land, Forest, Natural Resources and Environment Committee Chairman	Mat Rawi bin Kassim
Islamic Affairs, Hadhari and As-Sunnah Development Committee Chairman	Jafperi bin Othman
Women, Family and Community Development, Welfare, Consumerism, Non-Government Organisation (NGO)Committee Chairman	Mansor bin Jusoh
Housing, Local Government and New Town Development Committee Chairman	Dr. Por Choo Chor
Non-representatives
State Secretary	Dato' Azizan bin Hamid
State Legal Advisor	Abdul Rasid bin Sudin

Current composition

For complete list of members, see List of Perlis State Assemblymen.