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Minister of Defence (Malaysia)

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Minister of Defence
Menteri Pertahanan
since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Defence
StyleYang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
AbbreviationKEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD
Member ofCabinet of Malaysia
Reports toParliament of Malaysia
SeatKuala Lumpur
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holderAbdul Razak Hussein
DeputyAdly Zahari
Websitewww.mod.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Defence is Mohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is Adly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Defence.

List of ministers of defence

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The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, 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)
Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan
Alliance (UMNO) Minister of Defence 31 August 1957 22 September 1970 Vacant Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I • II • III • IV)
Hamzah Abu Samah
(1924–2012)
MP for Raub
13 August 1973 14 September 1974 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
Mustapha Harun
(1918–1995)
MP for Marudu
BN (USNO) 15 September 1974 1974 Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan
BN (UMNO) 1974 1976 Mokhtar Hashim Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
MP for Sri Gading
1976 1978 Hussein Onn
(I)
Abdul Taib Mahmud
(1936–2024)
MP for Samarahan
BN (PBB) 1978 1979 Hussein Onn
(II)
Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Sri Gading
BN (UMNO) 1979 16 July 1981 Abu Hassan Omar Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(b. 1925)
(Prime Minister)
MP for Kubang Pasu
17 July 1981 6 May 1986 Abang Abu Bakar Mahathir Mohamad
(I • II)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(b. 1939)
MP for Kepala Batas
11 August 1986 7 May 1987 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail
(1932–2022)
MP for Kota Bharu
20 May 1987 26 October 1990
Najib Razak
(b. 1953)
MP for Pekan
27 October 1990 7 May 1995 Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed Mahathir Mohamad
(IV)
Syed Hamid Albar
(b. 1944)
MP for Kota Tinggi
8 May 1995 14 December 1999 Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan Mahathir Mohamad
(V)
Najib Razak
(b. 1953)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Pekan
15 December 1999 18 March 2008 Shafie Apdal
(1999–2004)
Zainal Abidin Zin
(2004–2008)
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 Abu Seman Yusop Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
(b. 1953)
MP for Bagan Datok
10 April 2009 15 May 2013 Abdul Latiff Ahmad Najib Razak
(I)
Hishammuddin Hussein
(b.1961)
MP for Sembrong
16 May 2013 9 May 2018 Abdul Rahim Bakri
(2013–2015)
Mohd Johari Baharum
(2015–2018)
Najib Razak
(II)
Mohamad Sabu
(b.1954)
MP for Kota Raja
PH (AMANAH) 21 May 2018 24 February 2020 Liew Chin Tong 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 Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Minister of Defence 7 July 2021 16 August 2021
Hishammuddin Hussein
(b. 1961)
(Senior Minister)
MP for Sembrong
Senior Minister of Defence 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Mohamad Hasan
(b. 1956)
MP for Rembau
Minister of Defence 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Adly Zahari Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(b. 1958)
MP for Kota Tinggi
12 December 2023 Incumbent

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