Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia) explained

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri; ; Tamil: வெளியுறவுத்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of External Affairs was created in 1956 with the Independence of Malaya looming. It was not until 1965 when the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relocated from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur to Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. Nevertheless, the position of deputy minister was only created in 1979 with only a full minister at the helm of the ministry previously.

List of deputy ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
		align=center	1973–present
		align=center	1973–2018
		align=center	1983–2004
		align=center	2002–2018
		align=center	1973–2018
		align=center	1973–present
		align=center	2017–2020
		align=center	2020–present

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979–present)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Mokhtar Hashim		BN		UMNO	1979	1983	Hussein Onn Mahathir Mohamad
	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir		BN		UMNO	1983	1987	Mahathir Mohamad
	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan		BN		UMNO	1987	1995	Mahathir Mohamad
	Leo Michael Toyad		BN		PBB	1995	2004	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
	Joseph Salang Gandum		BN		PBDS	2004	2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
	Abdul Rahim Bakri		BN		UMNO	2008	2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
	Lee Chee Leong		BN		MCA	2009	2010	Najib Razak
	Kohilan Pillay Appu		BN		Gerakan		2013
	Richard Riot Jaem		BN		SUPP	2010
	Hamzah Zainudin		BN		UMNO	2013	2015	Najib Razak
	Reezal Merican Naina Merican		BN		UMNO	2015	2018
	Marzuki Yahya		PH		BERSATU	2018	2020	Mahathir Mohamad
	Kamarudin Jaffar		PN		BERSATU	2020	2022	Muhyiddin Yassin Ismail Sabri Yaakob
	Mohamad Alamin		BN		UMNO	2022	Incumbent	Anwar Ibrahim

See also

• Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Channel News Asia. Salaries of Malaysian ministers to be cut by 10%: PM Mahathir. 2 November 2019. 23 May 2018. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219113726/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysian-ministers-salaries-cut-mahathir-hsr-10260126. dead.
2. https://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/former-minister FORMER DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS
3. Web site: 9 April 2009. Najib names his new cabinet. 3 November 2019.
4. Web site: Malay Mail. 1MDB probe temporarily frozen as PAC chief, members made deputy ministers. 3 November 2019. 28 July 2015. Shazwan. Mustafa Kamal.
5. Web site: 3 November 2019. The Star (Malaysia). Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out. 28 July 2015.
6. Web site: The Star (Malaysia). Five senators appointed as one minister and four deputy ministers. 3 November 2019. 17 July 2018.
7. Web site: 3 November 2019. New Straits Times. Waytha Moorthy appointed minister, four other senators made deputy ministers. Bernama.
8. Web site: Free Malaysia Today. It's karma, MCA says after Senator Liew made deputy minister. 3 November 2019. 17 July 2018. Sean. Augustin.
9. Web site: Malay Mail. Hindraf's Waytha Moorthy unity minister, Chin Tong deputy defence minister. 3 November 2019. 17 July 2018. Boo. Su-Lyn.