Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia
تيمبلن ڤردان منتري مليسيا
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Term lengthAt the Prime Minister's pleasure
Inaugural holderAbdul Razak Hussein
Formation31 August 1957; 66 years ago (1957-08-31)
SalaryRM18,168.15 monthly[1]

The deputy prime minister of Malaysia (

prime minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman
, started the convention of appointing a deputy prime minister, but some cabinets have opted not to appoint a deputy prime minister.

Appointment

Malaysia has always had a deputy prime minister for most of the time since independence. A prime minister may choose not to appoint a deputy prime minister. The office of deputy prime minister is not provided for in the constitution of Malaysia. At the same time, a prime minister could appoint more than one deputy prime minister, as has occurred before in Singapore.

From August 1957 to May 2018, when the coalition government Barisan Nasional (BN), of which the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) was the main component party, was the only ruling coalition, and by practice, the UMNO deputy president was usually appointed the deputy prime minister by the prime minister, who was the UMNO president. In the organisational structure of BN, the president and deputy president of UMNO were automatically made the chairman and deputy chairman of BN.

From May 2018 to February 2020, when Pakatan Harapan (PH), a political coalition of four parties, was the only ruling coalition, the holder of the position of deputy prime minister was decided upon by the presidential council of PH. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who was the first female holder of office, was the post holder. 

The position has vacant for 16 months since Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as prime minister in March 2020 after Perikatan Nasional (PN) was leading ruling coalition until July 2021 after Ismail Sabri Yaakob was appointed to the position. However, he briefly served for 40 days before taking over as prime minister is the shortest-serving officeholder in history.[2]

Since August 2021, when BN is again the leading ruling coalition, there have again been no holders of the office of the deputy prime minister for 13 months before replacing by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Fadillah Yusof, first duo deputy prime minister in Malaysian history.

Deaths, resignations and removals from office

Of the thirteen previous officeholders, eight have stepped up to become Prime Ministers. Of the remaining, one died in office, two resigned, two were removed from office (both who later became Prime Ministers) by the sitting Prime Minister, and two disqualified from office due to defeat in the

2020 political crisis
.

Ghafar Baba resigned from his portfolio following UMNO grassroots lost confidence in his leadership and his position as Deputy President of UMNO was challenged by Anwar Ibrahim in the UMNO's top leadership election. Anwar Ibrahim was the first deputy prime minister to be sacked after being accused and subsequently charged with corruption and sodomy in 1998. Muhyiddin Yassin was the second DPM to be removed from office after being dropped from the Cabinet by former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a reshuffle in 2015.[4] He later was sacked from his party.[5] Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's role as deputy prime minister ended when the seventh Mahathir cabinet
was dissolved following Prime Minister Mahathir's resignation in 2020.

List of deputy prime ministers of Malaysia

Colour key (for political parties):
  
Alliance Party   Barisan Nasional   Pakatan Harapan   Gabungan Parti Sarawak

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of office Ministerial offices held as Deputy Prime Minister Political party Prime Minister
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Tun
Abdul Razak Hussein
عبدالرزاق حسين
(1922–1976)
MP for Pekan
31 August 1957 22 September 1970 13 years, 23 days
  • Minister of National and Rural Development (1957–1970)
  • Minister of Defence (1957–1970)
  • Minister of Home Affairs (1967–1969)
  • Minister of Finance (1969–1970)
Alliance
(UMNO)
Tunku Abdul Rahman
2 Tun Dr.
Ismail Abdul Rahman
إسماعيل عبدالرحمن
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor (1959–1973)

(Died in office)
22 September 1970 2 August 1973 2 years, 315 days
  • Minister of Home Affairs (1969–1973)
  • Minister of Trade and Industry (1973–1973)
Abdul Razak Hussein
3 Dato'
Johore Bahru Timor (1971–1974)
MP for Sri Gading
(1974–1981)
13 August 1973 15 January 1976 2 years, 156 days
  • Minister of Education (1970–1973)
  • Minister of Trade and Industry (1973–1974)
  • Minister of Finance (1974–1976)
BN
(UMNO)
4 Dato' Seri
Mahathir Mohamad
محاضير محمد
(b.1925)
MP for Kubang Pasu
5 March 1976 16 July 1981 5 years, 134 days
  • Minister of Education (1976–1978)
  • Minister of Trade and Industry (1978–1981)
Hussein Onn
5 Dato'
Musa Hitam
موسى هيتم
(b. 1934)
MP for Labis (1978–1982)
MP for Panti (1982–1986)
18 July 1981 16 March 1986 4 years, 242 days
  • Minister of Home Affairs (1981–1986)
Mahathir Mohamad
6 Abdul Ghafar Baba
عبدالغفار باب
(1925–2006)
MP for Jasin
10 May 1986 15 October 1993 7 years, 159 days
  • Minister of National and Rural Development 1986–1990)
  • Minister of Rural Development 1990–1993)
7 Dato' Seri
Anwar Ibrahim
أنور إبراهيم
(b. 1947)
MP for Permatang Pauh
1 December 1993 2 September 1998 4 years, 276 days
  • Minister of Finance (1993–1998)
8 Dato' Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
عبدﷲ أحمد بدوي
(b. 1939)
MP for Kepala Batas
8 January 1999 31 October 2003 4 years, 297 days
  • Minister of Home Affairs (1999–2003)
9 Dato' Sri Haji
Najib Razak
محمد نجيب عبدالرزاق
(b. 1953)
MP for Pekan
7 January 2004 3 April 2009 5 years, 87 days
  • Minister of Defence (2003–2008)
  • Minister of Finance (2008–2009)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
10 Tan Sri Dato' Haji
Muhyiddin Yassin
محيي الدين ياسين
(b. 1947)
MP for Pagoh
10 April 2009 29 July 2015 6 years, 111 days
  • Minister of Education (2009–2015)
Najib Razak
11 Dato' Seri Dr.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
أحمد زاهد حميدي
(b. 1953)
MP for Bagan Datok
29 July 2015 9 May 2018 2 years, 285 days
  • Minister of Home Affairs (2013–2018)
12 Dato' Seri
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
وان عزيزة وان إسماعيل
(b. 1952)
MP for Pandan
21 May 2018 24 February 2020 1 year, 280 days
  • Minister of Women, Family and Community Development (2018–2020)
PH
(PKR)
Mahathir Mohamad
13 Dato' Sri
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
إسماعيل صبري يعقوب
(b. 1960)
MP for Bera
7 July 2021 16 August 2021 41 days
  • Minister of Defence (2020-2021)
BN
(UMNO)
Muhyiddin Yassin
14 Dato' Seri Dr.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
أحمد زاهد حميدي
(b. 1953)
MP for Bagan Datuk
3 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 117 days
  • Minister of Rural and Regional Development (since 2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
Dato Sri Haji
Fadillah Yusof
فضيلة يوسف
(b. 1962)
MP for Petra Jaya
3 December 2022 Incumbent
  • Minister of Plantation and Commodities (2022–2023)
  • Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities (since 2023)
GPS
(PBB)

Timeline

Fadillah YusofAhmad Zahid HamidiIsmail Sabri YaakobWan Azizah Wan IsmailMuhyiddin YassinNajib RazakAbdullah Ahmad BadawiAnwar IbrahimAbdul Ghafar BabaMusa HitamMahathir MohamadHussein OnnIsmail Abdul RahmanAbdul Razak Hussein

See also

References

  1. ^ "CPPS Policy Factsheet: Remuneration of Elected Officials in Malaysia" (PDF). Centre for Public Policy Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Ismail Sabri appointed DPM, Hishammuddin now senior minister". 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tun Ismail bin Datoʿ Abdul Rahman | Malay politician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Muhyiddin terima penggugurannya dengan hati terbuka". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ "UMNO sacks former Malaysian DPM Muhyiddin Yassin and Mukhriz Mahathir". Channel NewsAsia. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.