Senior Minister of Malaysia
| Senior Minister of Malaysia | |
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| Menteri Kanan Malaysia | |
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| Style | Yang Berhormat (The Honourable) unless otherwise specified |
| Status | Vacant |
| 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 |
| Inaugural holder | Mohamed Azmin Ali Ismail Sabri Yaakob Fadillah Yusof Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin |
| Formation | 10 March 2020 |
| Website | www |
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The senior minister of Malaysia (Malay: Menteri Kanan Malaysia) is third highest political office 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. 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.[1][2]
Appointment and power
The cabinet formed under Prime Minister Muhyiddin in 2020, following the 2020-21 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 2] Instead, he appointed four senior ministers.[1][2]
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.[3]
Composition
The four Senior Ministers
consists:
1. Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) – Economy Cluster
2. Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA/WISMA PUTRA/KLN) – Security Cluster[note 3][note 4]
3. Minister of Works (KKR) – Infrastructure Development Cluster
4. Minister of Education (MOE/KPM) – Education and Social Cluster
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" | | 
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Mohamed Azmin Ali محمد عزمين علي (b. 1964) |
Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
Economy | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | 1 year, 159 days | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| bgcolor="Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color" | | File:Perdana Menteri Malaysia.jpg | Ismail Sabri Yaakob إسماعيل صبري يعقوب (b. 1960) |
Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
Security | 10 March 2020 | 7 July 2021[4] | 1 year, 119 days | |
| bgcolor="Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color" | | 
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Hishammuddin Hussein هشام الدين حسين (b. 1961) |
7 July 2021[4] | 16 August 2021 | 40 days | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Sarawak Parties Alliance/meta/color" | | 
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Fadillah Yusof فضيلة يوسف (b. 1962) |
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB) |
Infrastructure Development | 10 March 2020 | 1 year, 159 days | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" | | 
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Mohd Radzi Md Jidin محمد ردزي مد جيدين (b. 1977) |
Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
Education and Social | ||||
Living former senior ministers
- Living former senior ministers
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See also
Notes
- ^ Either the Member of House of Representatives or Senate.
- ^ As of 7 July 2021, a Deputy Prime Minister has been appointed to his cabinet.
- ^ Since 7 July 2021.
- ^ This position has been appointed to Minister of Defence (MOD/KEMENTAH) from 10 March 2020 until 7 July 2021.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Muhyiddin reshuffles Malaysian Cabinet, promoting Ismail Sabri to deputy prime minister". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
