The Deputy Minister of Health (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan; Chinese: 卫生部副部长; Tamil: சுகாதார பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Health.
| Deputy Minister of Health | |
|---|---|
| Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan | |
 | |
since 10 December 2022 | |
| Ministry of Health | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Prime Minister Minister of Health |
| Seat | Putrajaya |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Abdul Rahman Talib (as Assistant Minister of Health) |
List of deputy ministers of health
editThe following individuals have been appointed Deputy Minister of Health, or any of its precedent titles:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1955–1973 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | 1973–present | |
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 1973–2018 | |
| Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | 1974–1977 | |
| Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 1973–present | |
| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | People's Justice Party (PKR) | 2015–present |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2020–present |
| Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 2018–present |
| Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) | 2018–present |
Assistant Minister of Healthedit | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Pahang Timor |
Alliance | UMNO | 1955 | 31 August 1957 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |||
| post was renamed to Deputy Minister of Health | ||||||||
Deputy Minister of Healthedit | ||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Abu Bakar Umar (?–?) MP for Kota Setar |
BN | PAS | 1974 | 31 December 1977 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) | |||
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong |
BN | PBB | 1 January 1978 | 16 July 1981 | Hussein Onn (I · II) | |||
| K. Pathmanaban (?–2001) MP for Telok Kemang |
BN | MIC | 17 July 1981 | 20 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) | |||
| Mohamed Farid Ariffin (?–?) Senator MP for Balik Pulau |
BN | UMNO | 20 May 1987 | 3 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IIII) | |||
| Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1949–2024) MP for Paya Besar |
BN | UMNO | 8 May 1995 | 12 November 1996 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | |||
| Mohd Ali Rustam (b.1949) MP for Batu Berendam |
BN | UMNO | 12 November 1996 | 14 December 1999 | ||||
| Suleiman Mohamed (b.?–?) MP for Titiwangsa |
BN | UMNO | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | |||
| Abdul Latiff Ahmad (b.1958) MP for Mersing |
BN | UMNO | 27 March 2004 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II · III) | |||
|
Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (b.1972) MP for Papar |
BN | UMNO | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) | ||
| Hilmi Yahaya (b.1948) MP for Balik Pulau |
BN | UMNO | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) | |||
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|
Lee Boon Chye (b.1959) MP for Gopeng |
PH | PKR | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
| Noor Azmi Ghazali (b.1960) MP for Bagan Serai |
PN | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |||
| Aaron Ago Dagang (b.1958) MP for Kanowit |
GPS | PRS | ||||||
| Lukanisman Awang Sauni (b.1982) MP for Sibuti |
GPS | PBB | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ministers, deputies sworn in". Bernama. The Star (Malaysia). 18 February 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "New ministers and deputy ministers". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Najib names his new cabinet". Malaysiakini. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Najib chairs first cabinet meeting after appointment of new ministers". Bernama. New Straits Times. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out". The Star (Malaysia). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Murad, Dina; Kanyakumari, D.; Tan, Yi Liang (27 June 2016). "Husni resigns, Noh Omar made minister". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Full list of deputy ministers announced by PM Anwar". New Straits Times.