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 |
| Member of | Cabinet House of Representatives Senate |
| 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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Senior Minister of Malaysia (Malay: Menteri Kanan Malaysia) is a 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.[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.[a] 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 of the:
1. Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) – Economics and Financial Cluster
2. Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA/WISMA PUTRA/KLN) – Security and Unity Cluster[b][c]
3. Minister of Works (KKR) – Infrastructure Development Cluster
4. Minister of Education (MOE/KPM) – Education and Society Cluster
List of senior ministers of Malaysia
Colour key (for political parties):
Perikatan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Gabungan Parti Sarawak
| Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Cluster | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohamed Azmin Ali (b. 1964) |
Economy | 10 March 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 145 days | bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" | | PN (BERSATU) | Muhyiddin Yassin | |
| File:DSIS Cropped.jpg | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) |
Security and Unity | 10 March 2020 | 7 July 2021[4] | 4 years, 145 days | bgcolor="Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color" | | BN (UMNO) | ||
|
Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) |
7 July 2021[4] | Incumbent | 3 years, 26 days | bgcolor="Template:Barisan Nasional/meta/color" | | ||||
|
Fadillah Yusof (b. 1962) |
Infrastructure Development | 10 March 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 145 days | bgcolor="Template:Sarawak Parties Alliance/meta/color" | | GPS (PBB) | ||
|
Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin (b. 1977) |
Education and Society | bgcolor="Template:Perikatan Nasional/meta/color" | | PN (BERSATU) | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
