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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri
since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleForeign Affairs Deputy Minister
(informal)
Yang Berhormat
The Honourable
(within Malaysia)
Reports toPrime Minister of Malaysia
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
SeatPutrajaya, Malaysia
NominatorPrime Minister of Malaysia
AppointerThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation9 July 1979
First holderMokhtar Hashim
SalaryRM9,763.20 per month[1]
Websitewww.kln.gov.my

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri; Chinese: 外交部副部长; Tamil: வெளியுறவுத்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of External Affairs was created in 1956 with the Independence of Malaya looming. It was not until 1965 when the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relocated from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur to Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. Nevertheless, the position of deputy minister was only created in 1979 with only a full minister at the helm of the ministry previously.

List of deputy ministers

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The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition Component party Timeline
  Barisan Nasional (BN)   Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) 1973–present
  Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) 1973–2018
  Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) 1983–2004
  Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) 2002–2018
  Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) 1973–2018
  United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) 1973–present
  Pakatan Harapan (PH)   Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) 2017–2020
  Perikatan Nasional (PN) 2020–present

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979–present)

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Mokhtar Hashim
(1942–2020)
MP for Tampin
BN UMNO 9 July
1979
1 June
1983
Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I)
Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
(b.1939)
MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu
BN UMNO 2 June
1983
20 May
1987
Mahathir Mohamad
(II · III)
Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan
(b.1945)
MP for Bukit Gantang
BN UMNO 20 May
1987
8 May
1995
Mahathir Mohamad
(III · IV · V)
Leo Michael Toyad
(b.1950)
MP for Mukah
BN PBB 8 May
1995
30 March
2004
Mahathir Mohamad
(V · VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Joseph Salang Gandum
(b.1951)
MP for Julau
BN PBDS 23 March
2004
19 March
2008
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Abdul Rahim Bakri
(b.1961)
MP for Kudat
BN UMNO 19 April
2008
10 April
2009
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Lee Chee Leong
(b.1957)
MP for Kampar
BN MCA 10 April
2009
4 June
2010
Najib Razak
(I)
Kohilan Pillay Appu
(b. 1967)
Senator
BN Gerakan 6 May
2013
Richard Riot Jaem
(b.1951)
MP for Serian
BN SUPP 4 June
2010
Hamzah Zainudin
(b. 1957)
MP for Larut
BN UMNO 6 May
2013
28 July
2015
Najib Razak
(II)
Reezal Merican Naina Merican
(b.1972)
MP for Kepala Batas
BN UMNO 29 July
2015
9 May
2018
Marzuki Yahya
(b.1970)
Senator
PH BERSATU 17 July
2018
24 February
2020
Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Kamarudin Jaffar
(b.1951)
MP for Bandar Tun Razak
PN BERSATU 10 March
2020
24 November
2022
Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Mohamad Alamin
(b. 1972)
MP for Kimanis
BN UMNO 10 December
2022
Incumbent Anwar Ibrahim
(I)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Salaries of Malaysian ministers to be cut by 10%: PM Mahathir". Channel News Asia. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ FORMER DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS
  3. ^ "Najib names his new cabinet". 9 April 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ Mustafa Kamal, Shazwan (28 July 2015). "1MDB probe temporarily frozen as PAC chief, members made deputy ministers". Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out". The Star (Malaysia). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Five senators appointed as one minister and four deputy ministers". The Star (Malaysia). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Waytha Moorthy appointed minister, four other senators made deputy ministers". Bernama. New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ Augustin, Sean (17 July 2018). "It's karma, MCA says after Senator Liew made deputy minister". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. ^ Boo, Su-Lyn (17 July 2018). "Hindraf's Waytha Moorthy unity minister, Chin Tong deputy defence minister". Malay Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2019.