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Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence
	Incumbent; Hishammuddin Hussein; since 30 August 2021
	Ministry of Defence
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri; (The Honourable Minister)
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	Ikmal Hisham
Website	www.mod.gov.my

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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 Abdul Aziz. 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	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	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV)
	Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Raub	Alliance (UMNO)		13 August 1973	14 September 1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
	Mustapha Harun (1918–1995) MP for Marudu	BN (USNO)		15 September 1974	1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
	Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Prime Minister) MP for Pekan	BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg	Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Sri Gading	BN (UMNO)		1976	1978	Hussein Onn (I)
	Abdul Taib Mahmud (b. 1936) MP for Samarahan	BN (PBB)		1978	1979	Hussein Onn (II)
File:Tun Hussein Onn (MY 3rd PM).jpg	Hussein Onn (1922–1990) (Prime Minister) MP for Sri Gading	BN (UMNO)		1979	16 July 1981	Hussein Onn (II)
	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu			17 July 1981	6 May 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas			11 August 1986	7 May 1987	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
	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	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
	Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi			8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Najib Razak (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Pekan			15 December 1999	18 March 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	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) MP for Bagan Datok			10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
	Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong			16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
	Mohamad Sabu (b. 1954) MP for Kota Raja	PH (AMANAH)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	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	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
			Minister of Defence	7 July 2021	16 August 2021	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
File:Potrait of Hishammuddin Hussein.jpg	Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) (Senior Minister) MP for Sembrong		Senior Minister of Defence	30 August 2021	Incumbent	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)

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+| [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br><small>(b. 1939)<br>(Prime Minister) <br>MP for [[Kepala Batas (federal constituency)|Kepala Batas]]</small>
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