Minister of Works (Malaysia)
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Incumbent
Alexander Nanta Linggi
since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)Alexander Nanta Linggi
(The Honourable Minister)
The current Minister of Works (Malay: Menteri Kerja Raya; Jawi: منتري كرجا راي) has been Alexander Nanta Linggi since 3 December 2022. The Minister has been assisted by Deputy Minister Ahmad Maslan since 12 December 2023. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Works.
List of ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Works, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
Political party: Alliance Party/BN PH GPS
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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![]() | Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Segamat | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Works | 9 August 1955 | 1 April 1956 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
![]() | V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput | Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 2 April 1956 | 31 December 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||
Abdul Ghani Gilong (1932–2021) MP for Kinabalu | Alliance (USNO) | Minister of Works and Energy | 1 January 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
![]() | V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Pelabuhan Kelang | BN (MIC) | Minister of Works and Transport | 5 September 1974 | 4 March 1976 | Richard Ho Ung Hun | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | |
Abdul Ghani Gilong (1932–2021) MP for Kinabalu | BN (USNO) | Minister of Works and Public Amenities | 5 March 1976 | 27 July 1978 | Goh Cheng Teik | Hussein Onn (I) | ||
![]() | Lee San Choon (1935–2023) MP for Segamat | BN (MCA) | 28 July 1978 | 15 September 1980 | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman | Hussein Onn (II) | ||
![]() | Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput | BN (MIC) | 16 September 1980 | 7 June 1983 | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman (1980–1981) Clarence Elong Mansul (1981) Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman (1981–1983) | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | ||
Minister of Works | 8 June 1983 | 14 June 1989 | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman (1983–1984) Zainal Abidin Zin (1984–1986) Mustaffa Mohammad (1986–1987) Osu Sukam (1986–1989) Luhat Wan (1987–1989) | Mahathir Mohamad (II • III) | ||||
Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit | BN (PBDS) | 15 June 1989 | 8 May 1995 | Luhat Wan (1989–1990) Alexander Lee Yu Lung (1989–1990) Kerk Choo Ting (1990–1995) Peter Tinggom Kamarau (1990–1995) | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV) | |||
![]() | Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput | BN (MIC) | 9 May 1995 | 15 March 2008 | Railey Jeffrey (1995–1999) Mohamed Khaled Nordin (1999–2004) Mohd Zin Mohamed (2004–2008) | Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II) | ||
Mohd Zin Mohamed (b. 1954) MP for Sepang | BN (UMNO) | 20 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Yong Khoon Seng | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
Shaziman Abu Mansor (b. 1964) MP for Tampin | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) | |||||
![]() | Fadillah Yusof (b. 1962) MP for Petra Jaya | BN (PBB) | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Rosnah Shirlin | Najib Razak (II) | ||
Baru Bian (b. 1958) MP for Selangau | PH (PKR) | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |||
![]() | Fadillah Yusof (b. 1962) (Senior Minister) MP for Petra Jaya | GPS (PBB) | Senior Minister of Works | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Shahruddin Md Salleh (2020) Eddin Syazlee Shith (2020–2021) Arthur Joseph Kurup (2021–2022) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |
![]() | Alexander Nanta Linggi (b. 1958) MP for Kapit | Minister of Works | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (2022–2023) Ahmad Maslan (2023–current) | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |
References
- ^ "Former Minister of Works". Ministry of Works, Malaysia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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