Minister of Education (Malaysia)

Minister of Education
Incumbent Maszlee Malik since 21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
Ministry of Education
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	1955 (1955)
First holder	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy	Teo Nie Ching
Website	www.moe.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Education (Malay: Menteri Pendidikan) is Dr Maszlee Malik, since 21 May 2018. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Education.

List of ministers of education

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Education, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Political Party:   Alliance Party/Barisan Nasional   Pakatan Harapan

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976)	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Education	1955	1957	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
		Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah	Alliance (UMNO)		1957	1960	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II)
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)		1960	1962	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–1974) MP for Batang Padang	Alliance (UMNO)		1962	1964	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)		1964	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah	Alliance (UMNO)		1965	1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015) MP for Payang	Alliance (BUMIPUTERA)		1969	1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV)
		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Johore Bahru Timor	Alliance (UMNO)		1970	1973	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP for Tanah Merah	Alliance (UMNO)		1973	1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)		1974	1978	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
		Musa Hitam (b. 1934) MP for Labis	BN (UMNO)		1978	1981	Hussein Onn (II)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong	BN (PBB)		1981	1984	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)		1984	1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
		Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh	BN (UMNO)		1986	1991	Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Petra Jaya	BN (PBB)		1991	1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
		Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan	BN (UMNO)		1995	1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Musa Mohamad (b. unknown) Senator	BN (UMNO)		1999	2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong	BN (UMNO)		2004	2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
		Shafie Salleh (b. 1946) MP for Kuala Langat	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Higher Education	27 March 2004	14 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Mustapa Mohamed (b. 1950) MP for Jeli	BN (UMNO)		14 February 2006	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Mohamed Khaled Nordin (b. 1958) MP for Pasir Gudang	BN (UMNO)		19 March 2008	15 May 2013	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
		Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Education	2009	2015	Najib Razak (I • II)
		Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut	BN (UMNO)	Second Minister of Education	2013	2015	Najib Razak (II)
		Mahdzir Khalid (b. 1960) MP for Padang Terap	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Education	29 July 2015	12 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
		Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Higher Education	29 July 2015	10 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
		Maszlee Malik (b. 1974) MP for Simpang Renggam	Pakatan Harapan (PPBM)	Minister of Education	21 May 2018	Incumbent	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)

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