Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri | |
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since 10 December 2022 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister (informal) Yang Berhormat The Honourable (within Malaysia) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Malaysia Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Appointer | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 9 July 1979 |
| First holder | Mokhtar Hashim |
| Salary | RM9,763.20 per month[1] |
| Website | www |
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri; Chinese: 外交部副部长; Tamil: வெளியுறவுத்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of External Affairs was created in 1956 with the Independence of Malaya looming. It was not until 1965 when the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relocated from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur to Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. Nevertheless, the position of deputy minister was only created in 1979 with only a full minister at the helm of the ministry previously.
List of deputy ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1973–present |
| Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 1973–2018 | |
| Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) | 1983–2004 | |
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) | 2002–2018 | |
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 1973–2018 | |
| United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1973–present | |
| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2017–2020 |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | 2020–present |
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||
| Dato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (born 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu |
2 June 1983 |
10 August 1986 |
3 years, 352 days | UMNO (Barisan Nasional) |
Mahathir II | ||
| 11 August 1986 |
20 May 1987 |
Mahathir III | |||||
| Dato' Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (1945–2023) MP for Bukit Gantang |
20 May 1987 |
26 October 1990 |
7 years, 348 days | ||||
| 27 October 1990 |
3 May 1995 |
Mahathir IV | |||||
| Datuk Leo Michael Toyad (born 1950) MP for Mukah |
4 May 1995 |
26 March 2004 |
8 years, 327 days | PBB (Barisan Nasional) |
Mahathir V | ||
| Mahathir VI | |||||||
| Abdullah I | |||||||
| Dato' Joseph Salang Gandum (born 1951) MP for Julau |
27 March 2004 |
19 March 2008 |
3 years, 358 days | PBDS (Barisan Nasional) |
Abdullah II | ||
| Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri (born 1961) MP for Kudat |
19 March 2008 |
9 April 2009 |
1 year, 21 days | UMNO (Barisan Nasional) |
Abdullah III | ||
| Datuk Kohilan Pillay (born 1967) Senator |
10 April 2009 |
15 May 2013 |
4 years, 35 days | GERAKAN (Barisan Nasional) |
Najib I | ||
|
Dato' Lee Chee Leong (born 1957) MP for Malim Nawar |
4 June 2010 |
1 year, 55 days | MCA (Barisan Nasional) | |||
| Datuk Richard Riot Jaem (born 1951) MP for Serian |
4 June 2010 |
15 May 2013 |
2 years, 345 days | SUPP (Barisan Nasional) | |||
|
Dato' Hamzah Zainuddin (born 1957) MP for Larut |
16 May 2013 |
29 July 2015 |
2 years, 74 days | UMNO (Barisan Nasional) |
Najib II | |
|
Dato' Sri Reezal Merican Naina Merican (born 1972) MP for Kepala Batas |
29 July 2015 |
10 May 2018 |
2 years, 285 days | |||
| Datuk Wira Marzuki Yahya (born 1970) Senator |
17 July 2018 |
24 February 2020 |
1 year, 222 days | BERSATU (Pakatan Harapan) |
Mahathir VII | ||
|
Dato' Kamarudin Jaffar (born 1951) MP for Bandar Tun Razak |
10 March 2020 |
16 August 2021 |
1 year, 159 days | BERSATU (Perikatan Nasional) |
Muhyiddin | |
| 30 August 2021 |
24 November 2022 |
1 year, 86 days | Ismail Sabri | ||||
|
Datuk Mohamad Alamin (born 1972) MP for Kimanis |
10 December 2022 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 68 days | UMNO (Barisan Nasional) |
Anwar Ibrahim | |
See also
References
- ^ "Salaries of Malaysian ministers to be cut by 10%: PM Mahathir". Channel News Asia. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ FORMER DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS
- ^ "Najib names his new cabinet". 9 April 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Mustafa Kamal, Shazwan (28 July 2015). "1MDB probe temporarily frozen as PAC chief, members made deputy ministers". Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out". The Star (Malaysia). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Five senators appointed as one minister and four deputy ministers". The Star (Malaysia). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Waytha Moorthy appointed minister, four other senators made deputy ministers". Bernama. New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Augustin, Sean (17 July 2018). "It's karma, MCA says after Senator Liew made deputy minister". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Boo, Su-Lyn (17 July 2018). "Hindraf's Waytha Moorthy unity minister, Chin Tong deputy defence minister". Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2019.