Minister of Health (Malaysia)
Malaysian minister
منتري كصيحتن![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg.png)
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Incumbent
Dzulkefly Ahmad
since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)Dzulkefly Ahmad
(The Honourable Minister)
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
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) | |||
![]() | 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 | |||||
![]() | 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 | ||||||
![]() | 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) | ||||
![]() | 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 | ||||||
![]() | 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) | |||
![]() | Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP for Segamat | BN (MIC) | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Hilmi Yahaya | Najib Razak (II) | ||
![]() | 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) | |||
![]() | Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP for Rembau | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||||
![]() | Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP for Sekijang | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
![]() | Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor | PH (AMANAH) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent |
References
- ^ "First-Term MP Dr Zaliha Mustafa Appointed Health Minister". codeblue.galencentre.org/. December 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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