Minister of Defence (Malaysia): Difference between revisions

Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence
Menteri Pertahanan
	Incumbent; Mohamed Khaled Nordin; since 12 December 2023
	Ministry of Defence
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri; (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	KEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Kuala Lumpur
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	31 August 1957
First holder	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy	Adly Zahari
Website	www.mod.gov.my

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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

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

Political party: Alliance/BN PH

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	Alliance (UMNO)		13 August 1973	14 September 1974	Vacant	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	BN (UMNO)		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		Mahathir Mohamad (III)
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		Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
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		Minister of Defence	12 December 2023	Incumbent	Adly Zahari	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

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 | 15 September 1974
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-| [[File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg|100px]]
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 | rowspan=10 | [[Barisan Nasional|BN]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
 | 1979
 | 16 July 1981
+|[[Abu Hassan Omar]]
 | [[Hussein Onn]]<br/><small>(II)</small>
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 ! 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>(b. 1925)<br>(Prime Minister)<br>MP for [[Kubang Pasu (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu]]</small>
 | 17 July 1981
 | 6 May 1986
+| rowspan="3" |[[Abang Abu Bakar]]
 | [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br/><small>(I • II)</small>
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 | 11 August 1986
 | 7 May 1987
-| [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(III)</small>
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 |-
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 | 20 May 1987
 | 26 October 1990
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 | 27 October 1990
 | 7 May 1995
+|Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed
 | [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(IV)</small>
 |-
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 | 8 May 1995
 | 14 December 1999
+|Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan
 | [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(V)</small>
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 | 15 December 1999
 | 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>
 |-
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 | 19 March 2008
 | 9 April 2009
+|[[Abu Seman Yusop]]
 | [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(III)</small>
 |-
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 | 10 April 2009
 | 15 May 2013
+|[[Abdul Latiff Ahmad]]
 | [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(I)</small>
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 | 16 May 2013
 | 9 May 2018
+|[[Abdul Rahim Bakri]] {{Break}}{{Small|(2013–2015)}} {{Break}}[[Mohd Johari Baharum]]{{Break}}{{Small|(2015–2018)}}
 | [[Najib Razak]]<br><small>(II)</small>
 |-
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 | 21 May 2018
 | 24 February 2020
+|[[Liew Chin Tong]]
 | [[Mahathir Mohamad]]<br><small>(VII)</small>
 |-
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 | 10 March 2020
 | 7 July 2021
+| rowspan="3" |[[Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz]]
 | rowspan="2" | [[Muhyiddin Yassin]]<br><small>(I)</small>
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 | [[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
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 | 3 December 2022
 | 12 December 2023
+| rowspan="2" |[[Adly Zahari]]
 | rowspan=2|[[Anwar Ibrahim]]<br><small>(I)</small>
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 | [[Mohamed Khaled Nordin]]<br><small>(b. 1958)<br>MP for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]]</small>
 | 12 December 2023
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 [[Category:Lists of government ministers of Malaysia]]