Minister of Higher Education (Malaysia)
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Minister of Higher Education | |
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Menteri Pengajian Tinggi | |
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Ministry of Higher 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 | 2004 |
First holder | Shafie Salleh |
Deputy | Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad |
Website | www |
The current Malaysian Minister of Higher Education is Noraini Ahmad since 30 August 2021. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad since 30 August 2021. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Higher Education.[1]
List of ministers of higher education[]
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Higher Education, or any of its precedent titles:
Political Party: BN
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political Party | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Shafie Salleh (1946–2019) MP for Kuala Langat |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Higher Education | 27 March 2004 | 14 February 2006 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |
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Mustapa Mohamed (b. 1950) MP for Jeli |
14 February 2006 | 18 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
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Mohamed Khaled Nordin (b. 1958) MP for Pasir Gudang |
19 March 2008 | 15 May 2013 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I) | |||
Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut |
29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) | ||||
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Dr. Noraini Ahmad (b. 1967) MP for Parit Sulong |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Higher Education | 10 March 2020 | 6 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | |
30 August 2021 | Incumbent | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
References[]
Categories:
- Education ministers of Malaysia
- Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
- Lists of government ministers of Malaysia