Senior Minister of Malaysia

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Senior Minister of Malaysia
Menteri Kanan Malaysia
منتري کانن مليسيا‎
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StyleYang Berhormat
(The Honourable)
unless otherwise specified
Member ofCabinet
Parliament[note 1]
Reports toParliament
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
Term length5 years, renewable. Depended on the Prime Minister
Formation10 March 2020; 22 months ago (2020-03-10)
First holderMohamed Azmin Ali
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Fadillah Yusof
Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
Websitewww.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/index.php/anggota-pentadbiran/menteri
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Senior Minister of Malaysia (Malay: Menteri Kanan Malaysia; Jawi: منتري کانن مليسيا) is the second highest level of political office[note 2] in Malaysia. There have been 5 officeholders since the office was created in 2020. The 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin, started the convention of appointing senior ministers into his cabinet. It has been maintained in the Ismail Sabri cabinet.[1]

Appointment and power[]

The cabinet formed under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin in 2020, following the 2020-2021 Malaysian political crisis, was unique as there were no Members of Parliament (MPs) appointed to the post of the Deputy Prime Minister in his current cabinet.[note 3] Instead, he appointed four senior ministers.[2][3]

These senior ministers will assist the prime minister in carrying out his duties as prime minister including chairing cabinet meetings during his absence. Although the four senior ministers were of equal standings, Azmin Ali was designated by the prime minister to preside over the cabinet's meeting in his absence.[4]

These positions were dissolved following the resignation of the cabinet after they had handed in their resignation to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on the 16th of August 2021.[2][3]

Composition[]

The current four Senior Ministers are:
1. Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) – International Trade and Industry Sector
2. Minister of Defence (MINDEF) – Defence Sector
3. Minister of Works (KKR) – Works Sector
4. Minister of Education (MOE) – Education Sector[5]

List of Senior Ministers of Malaysia[]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Perikatan Nasional   Barisan Nasional   Gabungan Parti Sarawak

Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Political Party Cluster Term of office Prime Minister
Azmin Ali 2019 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Azmin Ali
محمد عزمين علي‎
(b. 1964)
MP of Gombak 		Perikatan Nasional
(PPBM) 		Economics and Financial 10 March 2020 16 August 2021 1 year, 159 days Muhyiddin Yassin
DSISY in November 2021.png Ismail Sabri Yaakob
إسماعيل صبري يعقوب‎
(b. 1960)
MP of Bera 		Barisan Nasional
(UMNO) 		Security and Unity 7 July 2021[6] 1 year, 119 days
Potrait of Hishammuddin Hussein.jpg Hishammuddin Hussein
هشام الدين حسين‎
(b. 1961)
MP of Sembrong 		7 July 2021[6] 16 August 2021 40 days
Fadillah Yusof 2020.jpg Fadillah Yusof
فضيلة يوسف‎
(b. 1962)
MP of Petra Jaya 		Gabungan Parti Sarawak
(PBB) 		Infrastructure Development 10 March 2020 1 year, 159 days
Dr Radzi Jidin 2020.jpg Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
محمد ردزي مد جيدين‎
(b. 1977)
Senator 		Perikatan Nasional
(PPBM) 		Education and Society
Azmin Ali 2019 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Azmin Ali
محمد عزمين علي‎
(b. 1964)
MP of Gombak 		International Trade and Industry 30 August 2021 Incumbent 148 days Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Potrait of Hishammuddin Hussein.jpg Hishammuddin Hussein
هشام الدين حسين‎
(b. 1961)
MP of Sembrong 		Barisan Nasional
(UMNO) 		Defence
Fadillah Yusof 2020.jpg Fadillah Yusof
فضيلة يوسف‎
(b. 1962)
MP of Petra Jaya 		Gabungan Parti Sarawak
(PBB) 		Works
Dr Radzi Jidin 2020.jpg Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
محمد ردزي مد جيدين‎
(b. 1977)
Senator 		Perikatan Nasional
(PPBM) 		Education

Living former senior ministers[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Either the Member of House of Representatives or Senate.
  2. ^ It was the second highest political office from 10 March 2020 until 7 July 2021. Then, it become the third highest political office from 7 July 2021 until 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ As of 7 July 2021, a Deputy Prime Minister has been appointed to his cabinet.

References[]

  1. ^ "Malaysia PM Ismail Sabri names 4 senior ministers in new Cabinet; no DPM appointed". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin unveils Cabinet line-up, four senior ministers named". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "PM Muhyiddin announces Cabinet without Deputy Prime Minister". Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Muhyiddin: Kedudukan menteri kanan sama". Bernama (in Malay). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ismail unveils cabinet, no DPM". Malaysiakini. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. ^ a b "Muhyiddin reshuffles Malaysian Cabinet, promoting Ismail Sabri to deputy prime minister". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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