Senior Minister of Malaysia
Senior Minister of Malaysia | |
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Menteri Kanan Malaysia منتري کانن مليسيا | |
Incumbent Mohamed Azmin Ali Hishammuddin Hussein Fadillah Yusof Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin since 30 August 2021 | |
Style | Yang Berhormat (The Honourable) unless otherwise specified |
Member of | Cabinet Parliament[note 1] |
Reports to | Parliament |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Term length | 5 years, renewable. Depended on the Prime Minister |
Formation | 10 March 2020 |
First holder | Mohamed Azmin Ali Ismail Sabri Yaakob Fadillah Yusof Mohd Radzi Md Jidin |
Website | www |
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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 16 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 | |||
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Mohamed Azmin Ali محمد عزمين علي (b. 1964) MP for Gombak |
Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
Economics and Financial | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | 1 year, 159 days | Muhyiddin Yassin | ||
Ismail Sabri Yaakob إسماعيل صبري يعقوب (b. 1960) MP for Bera |
Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
Security and Unity | 7 July 2021[6] | 1 year, 119 days | ||||
Hishammuddin Hussein هشام الدين حسين (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong |
7 July 2021[6] | 16 August 2021 | 40 days | |||||
Fadillah Yusof فضيلة يوسف (b. 1962) MP for Petra Jaya |
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB) |
Infrastructure Development | 10 March 2020 | 1 year, 159 days | ||||
Mohd Radzi Md Jidin محمد ردزي مد جيدين (b. 1977) Senator |
Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
Education and Society | ||||||
Mohamed Azmin Ali محمد عزمين علي (b. 1964) MP for Gombak |
International Trade and Industry | 30 August 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 317 days | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | |||
Hishammuddin Hussein هشام الدين حسين (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong |
Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
Defence | ||||||
Fadillah Yusof فضيلة يوسف (b. 1962) MP for Petra Jaya |
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB) |
Works | ||||||
Mohd Radzi Md Jidin محمد ردزي مد جيدين (b. 1977) Senator |
Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
Education |
Living former senior ministers
See also
Notes
- ^ Either the Member of House of Representatives or Senate.
- ^ 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.
- ^ As of 7 July 2021, a Deputy Prime Minister has been appointed to his cabinet.
References
- ^ "Malaysia PM Ismail Sabri names 4 senior ministers in new Cabinet; no DPM appointed". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin unveils Cabinet line-up, four senior ministers named". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "PM Muhyiddin announces Cabinet without Deputy Prime Minister". Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Muhyiddin: Kedudukan menteri kanan sama". Bernama (in Malay). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Ismail unveils cabinet, no DPM". Malaysiakini. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b "Muhyiddin reshuffles Malaysian Cabinet, promoting Ismail Sabri to deputy prime minister". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.