Minister of Education (Malaysia)

Minister of Education
Incumbent Mohd Radzi Md Jidin since 16 August 2021 (2021-08-16)
Ministry of Education
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	1955 (1955)
First holder	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy	Mah Hang Soon Mohamad Alamin
Website	www.moe.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Education is Mohd Radzi Md Jidin since 30 August 2021. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Education, who were Senator Dato' Dr. Mah Hang Soon and Datuk Mohamad Alamin. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Education.

Political significance[]

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first and ninth prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

List of ministers of education[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Education, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Political Party:   Alliance/BN   PH   PN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Semantan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Education	1952	1957	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
		Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah			1957	1960	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II)
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan			1960	1962	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		(1900–1974) MP for Batang Padang			1962	1964
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan			1964	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah			1965	1969
		Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015) MP for Payang	Alliance (BUMIPUTERA)		1969	1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV)
		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Johore Bahru Timor	Alliance (UMNO)		1970	1973	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP for Tanah Merah			13 August 1973	4 September 1974
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)		5 September 1974	1 January 1978	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
		Musa Hitam (b. 1934) MP for Labis			1 January 1978	16 July 1981	Hussein Onn (II)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong	BN (PBB)		17 July 1981	17 July 1984	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)		17 July 1984	10 August 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
		Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh			11 August 1986	15 March 1991	Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Petra Jaya	BN (PBB)		15 March 1991	7 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
		Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan	BN (UMNO)		8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Musa Mohamad (b. 1943) Senator			15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong			27 March 2004	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
		Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh			10 April 2009	28 July 2015	Najib Razak (I • II)
		Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut		Second Minister of Education	16 May 2013	29 July 2015	Najib Razak (II)
		Mahdzir Khalid (b. 1960) MP for Padang Terap		Minister of Education	29 July 2015	9 May 2018
		Dr. Maszlee Malik (b. 1974) MP for Simpang Renggam	PH (BERSATU)		21 May 2018	3 January 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) MP for Langkawi Acting			3 January 2020	24 February 2020
		Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (b.1977) (Senior Minister) Senator	PN (BERSATU)	Senior Minister of Education	10 March 2020	Incumbent	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)

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