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{{Short description|Administers a portfolio through the Minister of Defence Department}}
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| incumbent = [[Hishammuddin Hussein]]
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| deputy = [[Ikmal Hisham]]
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The current Malaysian '''Minister of Defence''' is [[Hishammuddin Hussein]] since 30 August 2021. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is [[Ikmal Hisham| Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz]]. The Minister administers the portfolio through the [[Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)|Ministry of Defence]].
The current Malaysian '''Minister of Defence''' is [[Mohamed Khaled Nordin]] since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is [[Adly Zahari]]. The Minister administers the portfolio through the [[Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)|Ministry of Defence]].


==List of ministers of defence==
==List of ministers of defence==
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:


'''Political Party:'''
'''Political party:'''
{{legend2|{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}|[[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]]/[[Barisan Nasional|BN]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}|[[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]]/[[Barisan Nasional|BN]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}|[[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}|[[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Portrait
! colspan="2" |Portrait
! Name<br /><small>(Birth–Death)<br>Constituency</small>
! Name<br /><small>(Birth–Death)<br>Constituency</small>
! Political Party
!Political party
! Title
! Title
! Took Office
! Took office
! Left Office
! Left office
! Deputy Minister
! [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]]<br /><small>(Cabinet)</small>
! [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]]<br /><small>(Cabinet)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Tun Abdul Razak (MY 2nd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Tun Abdul Razak (MY 2nd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br><small>(Deputy Prime Minister) <br>(1922–1976)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br><small>(1922–1976)<br>(Deputy Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| rowspan=2 | [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| rowspan="17" | Minister of Defence
| rowspan="17" | Minister of Defence
| 31 August 1957
| 31 August 1957
| 22 September 1970
| 22 September 1970
| rowspan="2" |Vacant
| [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]<br/><small>(I • II • III • IV)</small>
| [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]<br/><small>(I • II • III • IV)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white" |
|
|
| [[Hamzah Abu Samah]]<br><small>(1924–2012)<br>MP for [[Raub (federal constituency)|Raub]]</small>
| [[Hamzah Abu Samah]]<br><small>(1924–2012)<br>MP for [[Raub (federal constituency)|Raub]]</small>
| 13 August 1973
| 13 August 1973
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| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(I)</small>
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(I)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Mustapha Harun.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Mustapha Harun.jpg|100px]]
| [[Mustapha Harun]]<br><small>(1918–1995)<br>MP for [[Marudu (federal constituency)|Marudu]]</small>
| [[Mustapha Harun]]<br><small>(1918–1995)<br>MP for [[Marudu (federal constituency)|Marudu]]</small>
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| 15 September 1974
| 15 September 1974
| 1974
| 1974
|Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Tun Abdul Razak (MY 2nd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Tun Abdul Razak (MY 2nd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br><small>(Prime Minister)<br> (1922–1976)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br><small>(1922–1976)<br>(Prime Minister)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| rowspan=2 | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| 1974
| 1974
| 1976
| 1976
| rowspan="3" |[[Mokhtar Hashim]]
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
|
⚫
| [[File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(1922–1990)<br>MP for [[Sri Gading (federal constituency)|Sri Gading]]</small>
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(1922–1990)<br>MP for [[Sri Gading (federal constituency)|Sri Gading]]</small>
| 1976
| 1976
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| [[Hussein Onn]]<br/><small>(I)</small>
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br/><small>(I)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud.jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdul Taib Mahmud]]<br><small>(b. 1936)<br>MP for [[Samarahan (federal constituency)|Samarahan]]</small>
| [[Abdul Taib Mahmud]]<br><small>(1936–2024)<br>MP for [[Samarahan (federal constituency)|Samarahan]]</small>
| [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]])
| [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]])
| 1978
| 1978
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| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(II)</small>
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
|
| [[File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg|100px]]
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(Prime Minister) <br> (1922–1990)<br>MP for [[Sri Gading (federal constituency)|Sri Gading]]</small>
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br><small>(1922–1990)<br>(Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Sri Gading (federal constituency)|Sri Gading]]</small>
| rowspan=10 | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| rowspan=10 | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| 1979
| 1979
| 16 July 1981
| 16 July 1981
|[[Abu Hassan Omar]]
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
| [[Hussein Onn]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Mahathir 1984 cropped.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Mahathir at the White House in 1984 (2).png|100px]]
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(Prime Minister)<br> (b. 1925)<br>MP for [[Kubang Pasu (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu]]</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(b. 1925)<br>(Prime Minister)<br>MP for [[Kubang Pasu (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu]]</small>
| 17 July 1981
| 17 July 1981
| 6 May 1986
| 6 May 1986
| rowspan="3" |[[Abang Abu Bakar]]
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br/><small>(I • II)</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br/><small>(I • II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Abdullah_Badawi_2004.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Abdullah Badawi 2004.jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(b. 1939)<br>MP for [[Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas]]</small>
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(b. 1939)<br>MP for [[Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas]]</small>
| 11 August 1986
| 11 August 1986
| 7 May 1987
| 7 May 1987
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(III)</small>
| rowspan="2" | [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(III)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
|
|
| [[Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail]]<br><small>(b. 1932)<br>MP for [[Kota Bharu (federal constituency)|Kota Bharu]]</small>
| [[Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail]]<br><small>(1932–2022)<br>MP for [[Kota Bharu (federal constituency)|Kota Bharu]]</small>
| 20 May 1987
| 20 May 1987
| 26 October 1990
| 26 October 1990
⚫
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(III)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Najib Tun Razak.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Najib Tun Razak.jpg|100px]]
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| 27 October 1990
| 27 October 1990
| 7 May 1995
| 7 May 1995
|Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(IV)</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(IV)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Halbar.JPG|100px]]
| [[File:Halbar.JPG|100px]]
| [[Syed Hamid Albar]]<br><small>(b. 1944)<br>MP for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]]</small>
| [[Syed Hamid Albar]]<br><small>(b. 1944)<br>MP for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]]</small>
| 8 May 1995
| 8 May 1995
| 14 December 1999
| 14 December 1999
|Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(V)</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(V)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Najib Tun Razak.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Najib Tun Razak.jpg|100px]]
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)<br>MP for [[Pekan (federal constituency)|Pekan]]</small>
| 15 December 1999
| 15 December 1999
| 18 March 2008
| 18 March 2008
|[[Shafie Apdal]] {{Break}}{{Small|(1999–2004)}} {{Break}}Zainal Abidin Zin {{Break}}{{Small|(2004–2008)}}
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(VI)</small><br>[[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(I • II)</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(VI)</small><br>[[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(I • II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Abdullah Badawi in April 2008.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Abdullah Badawi in April 2008.jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(Prime Minister) <br> (b. 1939)<br>MP for [[Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas]]</small>
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(b. 1939)<br>(Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas]]</small>
| 19 March 2008
| 19 March 2008
| 9 April 2009
| 9 April 2009
|[[Abu Seman Yusop]]
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(III)</small>
| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(III)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:AZHThai.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:AZHThai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>MP for [[Bagan Datok (federal constituency)|Bagan Datok]]</small>
| [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]]<br><small>(b. 1953)<br>MP for [[Bagan Datok (federal constituency)|Bagan Datok]]</small>
| 10 April 2009
| 10 April 2009
| 15 May 2013
| 15 May 2013
|[[Abdul Latiff Ahmad]]
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(I)</small>
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(I)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| [[File:Hishamuddin2014.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Hishamuddin2014.jpg|100px]]
| [[Hishammuddin Hussein]]<br><small>(b. 1961)<br>MP for [[Sembrong (federal constituency)|Sembrong]]</small>
| [[Hishammuddin Hussein]]<br><small>(b.1961)<br>MP for [[Sembrong (federal constituency)|Sembrong]]</small>
| 16 May 2013
| 16 May 2013
| 9 May 2018
| 9 May 2018
|[[Abdul Rahim Bakri]] {{Break}}{{Small|(2013–2015)}} {{Break}}[[Mohd Johari Baharum]]{{Break}}{{Small|(2015–2018)}}
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(II)</small>
| [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(II)</small>
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Mohamad_Sabu_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Mohamad Sabu (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Mohamad Sabu]]<br><small>(b. 1954)<br>MP for [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]]</small>
| [[Mohamad Sabu]]<br>{{small|(b.1954)<br>MP for [[Kota Raja (federal constituency)|Kota Raja]]}}
| [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] ([[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]])
| [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] ([[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]])
| 21 May 2018
| 21 May 2018
| 24 February 2020
| 24 February 2020
|[[Liew Chin Tong]]
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(VII)</small>
| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(VII)</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| rowspan="2" | [[File:DSISY in November 2021.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ismail Sabri Fumio Kishida 2022 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]]<br><small>(b. 1960)</small><small><br>(Senior Minister) <br>(Deputy Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Bera (federal constituency)|Bera]]</small>
| rowspan="2" | [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]]<br><small>(b. 1960)</small><small><br>(Senior Minister) <br>(Deputy Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Bera (federal constituency)|Bera]]</small>
| rowspan="3" | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| rowspan="5" | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|Senior Minister of Defence
|Senior Minister of Defence
| 10 March 2020
| 10 March 2020
| 7 July 2021
| 7 July 2021
| rowspan="3" |[[Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Muhyiddin Yassin]]<br><small>(I)</small>
| rowspan="2" | [[Muhyiddin Yassin]]<br><small>(I)</small>
|-
|-
|Minister of Defence
|Minister of Defence
|7 July 2021
|7 July 2021
|16 August 2021
|16 August 2021
|-
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:Potrait of Hishammuddin Hussein.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Hishammuddin Hussein in 2018.jpg|100px]]
| [[Hishammuddin Hussein]]<br><small>(b. 1961)</small><br><small>(Senior Minister)</small><small><br>MP for [[Sembrong (federal constituency)|Sembrong]]</small>
| [[Hishammuddin Hussein]]<br><small>(b. 1961)</small><br><small>(Senior Minister)</small><small><br>MP for [[Sembrong (federal constituency)|Sembrong]]</small>
| Senior Minister of Defence
| Senior Minister of Defence
| 30 August 2021
| 30 August 2021
| 24 November 2022
⚫
| ''Incumbent''
| [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]]<br><small>(I)</small>
| [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]]<br><small>(I)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
⚫
| [[File:Tok Mat with Ambassador McFeeters.jpg|100px]]
| [[Mohamad Hasan (politician)|Mohamad Hasan]]<br><small>(b. 1956)<br>MP for [[Rembau (federal constituency)|Rembau]]</small>
| rowspan="2" | Minister of Defence
| 3 December 2022
| 12 December 2023
| rowspan="2" |[[Adly Zahari]]
⚫
| rowspan=2|[[Anwar Ibrahim]]<br><small>(I)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| [[File:MOHE Minister YB Datuk Sri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Mohamed Khaled Nordin]]<br><small>(b. 1958)<br>MP for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]]</small>
| 12 December 2023
⚫
| Incumbent
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 13 December 2024

Minister of Defence
Menteri Pertahanan
since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Defence
StyleYang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
AbbreviationKEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD
Member ofCabinet of Malaysia
Reports toParliament of Malaysia
SeatKuala Lumpur
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holderAbdul Razak Hussein
DeputyAdly Zahari
Websitewww.mod.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Defence is Mohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is Adly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Defence.

List of ministers of defence

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The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Political party Title Took office Left office Deputy Minister Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan 		Alliance (UMNO) Minister of Defence 31 August 1957 22 September 1970 Vacant Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I • II • III • IV)
Hamzah Abu Samah
(1924–2012)
MP for Raub 		13 August 1973 14 September 1974 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
Mustapha Harun
(1918–1995)
MP for Marudu 		BN (USNO) 15 September 1974 1974 Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan 		BN (UMNO) 1974 1976 Mokhtar Hashim Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
MP for Sri Gading 		1976 1978 Hussein Onn
(I)
Abdul Taib Mahmud
(1936–2024)
MP for Samarahan 		BN (PBB) 1978 1979 Hussein Onn
(II)
Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Sri Gading 		BN (UMNO) 1979 16 July 1981 Abu Hassan Omar Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(b. 1925)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Kubang Pasu 		17 July 1981 6 May 1986 Abang Abu Bakar Mahathir Mohamad
(I • II)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(b. 1939)
MP for Kepala Batas 		11 August 1986 7 May 1987 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail
(1932–2022)
MP for Kota Bharu 		20 May 1987 26 October 1990
Najib Razak
(b. 1953)
MP for Pekan 		27 October 1990 7 May 1995 Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed Mahathir Mohamad
(IV)
Syed Hamid Albar
(b. 1944)
MP for Kota Tinggi 		8 May 1995 14 December 1999 Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan Mahathir Mohamad
(V)
Najib Razak
(b. 1953)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan 		15 December 1999 18 March 2008 Shafie Apdal
(1999–2004)
Zainal Abidin Zin
(2004–2008) 		Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I • II)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(b. 1939)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Kepala Batas 		19 March 2008 9 April 2009 Abu Seman Yusop Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
(b. 1953)
MP for Bagan Datok 		10 April 2009 15 May 2013 Abdul Latiff Ahmad Najib Razak
(I)
Hishammuddin Hussein
(b.1961)
MP for Sembrong 		16 May 2013 9 May 2018 Abdul Rahim Bakri
(2013–2015)
Mohd Johari Baharum
(2015–2018) 		Najib Razak
(II)
Mohamad Sabu
(b.1954)
MP for Kota Raja 		PH (AMANAH) 21 May 2018 24 February 2020 Liew Chin Tong Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(b. 1960)
(Senior Minister)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Bera 		BN (UMNO) Senior Minister of Defence 10 March 2020 7 July 2021 Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Minister of Defence 7 July 2021 16 August 2021
Hishammuddin Hussein
(b. 1961)
(Senior Minister)
MP for Sembrong 		Senior Minister of Defence 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Mohamad Hasan
(b. 1956)
MP for Rembau 		Minister of Defence 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Adly Zahari Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(b. 1958)
MP for Kota Tinggi 		12 December 2023 Incumbent

References

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