First Mahathir cabinet
First Mahathir cabinet | |
|---|---|
 9th Cabinet of Malaysia | |
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| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Tuanku Ahmad Shah |
| Head of government | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy head of government | Musa Hitam |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | 5th Malaysian Parliament |
| Budget(s) | 1982 |
| Predecessor | Second Hussein cabinet |
| Successor | Second Mahathir cabinet |
Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Hussein Onn. Hussein had presided over the second Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 9th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.[1][2]
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:[1][2][3][4]
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Dato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982[4] | |
| Minister of Defence | ||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Dato' Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | 18 July 1981 | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 17 July 1981 | |||||
| Minister of Transport | Dato' Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 16 July 1981 | ||
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
|
Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching
| |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | 17 July 1981 | ||
Minister of General Welfare
|
Datin Paduka Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | 16 July 1981 | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Dato' Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP
|
UMNO | Kota Bharu | 17 July 1981 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan
|
16 July 1981 | ||
| Minister of Health | Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | |||
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
|
Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut | |||
Minister of Information
|
Dato' Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | |||
Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Dato' Richard Ho Ung Hun MP
|
MCA | Lumut | |||
Minister of Primary Industries
|
Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | |||
Minister of Agriculture
|
Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu | |||
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
|
Dato' Leo Moggie Irok MP
|
SNAP | Kanowit | |||
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Dato' Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | |||
Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Dato' Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | |||
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin | |||
Minister of Public Enterprises
|
Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang | |||
| Minister of Education | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | 17 July 1981 | ||
| Minister of Federal Territories | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA[5] | Kimanis | |||
Minister of National and Rural Development
|
Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi
| |||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department[2] | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | Senator | 16 July 1981 | ||
Minister without Portfolio[2]
|
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas | 17 July 1981 | ||
Deputy ministers
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
|
Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982[4] | |
| Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | Ulu Nerus | |||||
| Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | 17 July 1981 | |||
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Dato' Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang | 17 July 1981 | |||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Health | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang | 17 July 1981 | ||
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Dato' Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johore Bahru | 17 July 1981 | |||
Deputy Minister of Information
|
Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching
|
16 July 1981 | ||
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut | 17 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan | 17 July 1981 | |||
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai | |||
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
|
Clarence E. Mansul MP
|
BERJAYA | Penampang | |||
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam | 16 July 1981 | ||
Deputy Minister of Information
|
Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang | |||
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Dato' Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor | 17 July 1981 | ||
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP | UMNO | Batu Pahat | 17 July 1981 | ||
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
|
Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Idris Abdul Rauf MP | UMNO | Parit Buntar | 17 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP | UMNO | Alor Gajah | 17 July 1981 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP
|
PBB | Paloh | |||
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | |
| Minister of Defence | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | ||||
| Minister of Transport | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat
| |
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
|
Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis
| |
Minister of General Welfare
|
Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat
| |
Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP
|
UMNO | Kota Bharu | |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | |
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
|
Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut
| |
Minister of Information
|
Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | |
Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Richard Ho Ung Hun MP
|
MCA | Lumut
| |
Minister of Primary Industries
|
Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | |
Minister of Agriculture
|
Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu
| |
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
|
Leo Moggie Irok MP
|
SNAP | Kanowit | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | |
Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput
| |
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin
| |
Minister of Public Enterprises
|
Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang | |
| Minister of Education | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA[5] | Kimanis | |
Minister of National and Rural Development
|
Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi
| |
Minister without Portfolio
|
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas
| |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | ||
Deputy ministers
| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
|
Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut
|
| Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus | |
| Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
|
Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok |
| Deputy Minister of Health | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang
|
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
|
Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam |
| Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johor Bahru | |
Deputy Minister of Information
|
Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching |
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut
|
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim |
| Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan | |
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities
|
Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai
|
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
|
Clarence E. Mansul MP
|
BERJAYA | Penampang |
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
|
Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam |
Deputy Minister of Information
|
Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang
|
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor |
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower
|
William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya
|
| Deputy Minister of Education | Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang
|
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP | UMNO | Batu Pahat
|
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
|
Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan |
| Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Idris Abdul Rauf MP | UMNO | Parit Buntar |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP | UMNO | Alor Gajah |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP
|
PBB | Paloh |
See also
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament
- List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § First Mahathir cabinet
References
- ^ a b "Ahli-Ahli Dewan Rakyat" (PDF). Penyataan Rasmi Parlimen (in Malay). Vol. 24. Malaysia: Dewan Rakyat. 12 June 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Ahli-Ahli Dewan Rakyat" (PDF). Penyataan Rasmi Parlimen (in Malay). Vol. 25. Malaysia: Dewan Rakyat. 12 October 1981. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Ahli-Ahli Dewan Rakyat" (PDF). Penyataan Rasmi Parlimen (in Malay). Vol. 1. Malaysia: Dewan Rakyat. 9 March 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2023.
- ^ BERNAMA. 29 April 1982. Archived(PDF) from the original on 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Berjaya pecat Othman Rauf" (PDF). Berita Harian. 14 June 1983. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2023.
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Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad | ||
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