Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

Minister of Home Affairs
Incumbent Hamzah Zainuddin since 30 August 2021 (2021-08-30)
Ministry of Home Affairs
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	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy	Ismail Mohamed Said Jonathan Yasin
Website	www.moha.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs is Hamzah Zainuddin, who has served since 30 August 2021. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs, Ismail Mohamed Said and Jonathan Yasin . The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Home Affairs.

List of ministers of home affairs[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Home Affairs, 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)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Sungei Muda	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Home Affairs	9 August 1955	30 August 1957	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor		Minister of Home Affairs and Justice	1965	1 June 1967	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan		Minister of Home Affairs	1 June 1967	20 May 1969
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Johore Timor			20 May 1969	2 August 1973	Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis	BN (UMNO)		13 August 1973	16 July 1981	Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) Hussein Onn (I • II)
		Musa Hitam (b. 1934) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Labis (1981) MP for Panti (1981-1986)			17 July 1981	16 March 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister) (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu			17 March 1986	10 January 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (II · III ·• IV · V)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Deputy Prime Minister) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas			14 January 1999	27 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II)
		Azmi Khalid (b. 1940) MP for Padang Besar			27 March 2004	13 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b. 1942) MP for Kangar			14 February 2006	17 March 2008
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi			18 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong			10 April 2009	20 April 2013	Najib Razak (I)
		Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Bagan Datok			16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
		Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh	PH (PPBM)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Hamzah Zainudin (b. 1957) MP for Larut	PN (BERSATU)		10 March 2020	Incumbent	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)

List of ministers of interior[]

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

Political Party:   Alliance/BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Suleiman Abdul Rahman (1912–1963) MP for Muar Selatan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior and Justice	31 August 1957	1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator	Alliance (MCA)		1959	12 January 1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior	1 August 1962	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III)

List of ministers of justice[]

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

Political Party:   Alliance/BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Suleiman Abdul Rahman (1912–1963) MP for Muar Selatan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior and Justice	31 August 1957	1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator	Alliance (MCA)		1959	12 January 1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Justice	1964	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
				Minister of Home Affairs and Justice	1965	1 June 1967
		(1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Justice	1968	1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Ghani Gilong (1932–2021) MP for Kinabalu	USNO		1969	1970	National Operations Council
		Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1917–1992) Senator (1970-1974) MP for Tenggaroh (1974-1976)	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Law and Justice	1970	1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
			BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
		Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Temerloh	BN (UMNO)		1976	1980	Hussein Onn (I • II)
		(1939–2006) MP for Tuaran	BN (BERJAYA)	Minister of Justice	1982	1986	Mahathir Mohamad (I)
		Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister) (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)		1986	1988	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong	BN (PBB)		1988	1990
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi	BN (UMNO)		1990	1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)

List of ministers of law[]

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

Political Party:   Alliance/BN

List of ministers of internal security[]

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

Political Party:   Alliance/BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Internal Security	1959	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Prime Minister) (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Internal Security	27 March 2004	27 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)

List of Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department (Law Affairs)[]

Political Party:   BN   WARISAN   PN   GPS

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Responsible for	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abang Abu Bakar Datu Bandar Hj. Mustaffa (b. 1941) MP for Kuala Rajang	BN (PBB)	Parliament Legal Affairs Department	8 May 1995	7 January 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu	BN (UMNO)		14 December 1999	4 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI)
		Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b. 1942) MP for Kangar			27 March 2004	14 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I•II)
		Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas			14 February 2006	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Zaid Ibrahim (b. 1951) Senator			19 March 2008	16 September 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas			17 September 2008	15 May 2013	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
		Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP for Batang Sadong	BN (PBB)		16 May 2013	27 June 2016	Najib Razak (II)
		Azalina Othman Said (b. 1963) MP for Pengerang	BN (UMNO)		28 June 2016	9 May 2018
		Liew Vui Keong (1960–2020) MP for Batu Sapi	WARISAN		2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Takiyuddin Hassan (b. 1961) MP for Kota Bharu	PN (PAS)		10 March 2020	16 August 2021	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
		Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (b. 1946) MP for Santubong	GPS (PBB)		30 August 2021	Incumbent	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)

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