Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia is Hishammuddin Hussein, since 10 March 2020. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs which is Kamarudin Jaffar. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
| First holder | Tunku Abdul Rahman as Minister of External Affairs |
| Deputy | Kamarudin Jaffar |
| Website | www |
List of ministers of foreign affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
Political Party: Alliance/BN PH Perikatan Nasional
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political Party | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of External Affairs | 31 August 1957 | 2 February 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |
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Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor |
3 February 1959 | 31 August 1960 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) | |||
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Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Kuala Kedah |
1 September 1960 | 22 September 1970 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II · III · IV) | |||
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Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan |
23 September 1970 | 12 August 1975 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II) | |||
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| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (b. 1932) MP for Kota Bharu |
13 August 1975 | 16 July 1981 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I · II) | ||||
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Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis |
17 July 1981 | 16 July 1984 | Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) | |||
| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (b. 1932) MP for Kota Bharu |
17 July 1984 | 10 August 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | ||||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
11 August 1986 | 7 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | |||
| Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MP for Kuala Selangor |
20 May 1987 | 14 March 1991 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV) | ||||
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas |
15 March 1991 | 8 January 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (IV · V) | |||
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Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi |
9 January 1999 | 18 March 2008 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I · II) | |||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
19 March 2008 | 8 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
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Anifah Aman (b. 1953) MP for Kimanis |
9 April 2009 | 10 May 2018 | Najib Razak (I · II) | |||
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Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota |
PH (PKR) | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong |
BN (UMNO) | 10 March 2020 | Incumbent | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
References
- "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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