Minister of Health (Malaysia)
| Minister of Health | |
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| Menteri Kesihatan منتري كصيحتن | |
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| Ministry of Health | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | MOH/KKM |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 1955 |
| First holder | Leong Yew Koh |
| Deputy | Lukanisman Awang Sauni |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Health (Malay: Menteri Kesihatan; Jawi: منتري كصيحتن) of Malaysia has been Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023.[1] The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Health Lukanisman Awang Sauni. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Health.
List of ministers of health
[edit]The following individuals have held office as Minister of Health, 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) | |
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Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1955 | 1956 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1956 | 31 August 1957 | ||||||
| V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Kinta Utara |
Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Health | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |||
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Omar Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Ulu Selangor |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1959 | 1960 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) | ||
| Abdul Aziz Ishak (1914–1999) MP for Kuala Langat |
Alliance (UMNO) | 1960 | 1962 | |||||
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Lim Swee Aun (1915–1977) MP for Larut Selatan |
Alliance (MCA) | 1 August 1962 | 10 October 1962 | ||||
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 1962 | 1964 | ||||
| Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah |
1964 | 1968 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) | |||||
| Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–?) MP for Batang Padang |
1968 | 1969 | ||||||
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara |
Alliance (UMNO) | 4 June 1969 | 1 January 1972 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
| Lee Siok Yew (1923–2001) MP for Ulu Langat |
BN (MCA) | 1972 | 1978 | Vacant (1972–1974) Abu Bakar Umar (1974–1978) |
Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II) Hussein Onn (I) | |||
| Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP for Batu Berendam |
1978 | 1983 | Sulaiman Daud (1978–1981) Vacant (1981) K. Pathmanaban (1981–1982) |
Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) | ||||
| Chin Hon Ngian (b. unknown) MP for Renggam |
1983 | 1986 | K. Pathmanaban | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | ||||
| Mak Hon Kam (1939–2015) MP for Tanjong Malim |
1986 | 1986 | ||||||
| Chan Siang Sun (b. unknown) MP for Bentong |
1987 | 1989 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | |||||
| Ng Cheng Kiat (b. unknown) MP for Klang |
1989 | 1990 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin | |||||
| Lee Kim Sai (1937–2019) MP for Hulu Langat |
1990 | 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) | |||||
| Chua Jui Meng (1943–2023) MP for Bakri |
8 May 1995 | 26 March 2004 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004) |
Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
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Chua Soi Lek (b. 1947) MP for Labis |
2004 | 2008 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
| Ong Ka Ting (b. 1956) MP for Tanjong Piai Acting |
2008 | 2008 | ||||||
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Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP for Bentong |
2008 | 2013 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Shirlin (2009–2013) |
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I) | |||
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Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP for Segamat |
BN (MIC) | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Hilmi Yahaya | Najib Razak (II) | ||
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Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor |
PH (AMANAH) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Lee Boon Chye | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
| Adham Baba (b.1962) MP for Tenggara |
BN (UMNO) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang |
Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | |||
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Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP for Rembau |
30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||||
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Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP for Sekijang |
PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
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Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor |
PH (AMANAH) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Term MP Dr Zaliha Mustafa Appointed Health Minister". codeblue.galencentre.org/. December 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
