Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

Minister of Home Affairs
Incumbent Muhyiddin Yassin since 12 May 2018 (2018-05-12)
Ministry of Home 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	1955 (1955)
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Website	www.moha.gov.my

The incoming Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs is Muhyiddin Yassin, announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on 12 May 2018. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Home Affairs.

List of ministers of home affairs

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

Political Party:   Alliance   BN   Pakatan Harapan

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990)	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Home Affairs	9 August 1955	30 August 1957	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Home Affairs and Justice	1965	1 June 1967	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Home Affairs	1 June 1967	20 May 1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)		20 May 1969	2 August 1973	Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis	BN (UMNO)		13 August 1973	16 July 1981	Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) Hussein Onn (I • II)
		Musa Hitam (b. 1934) MP for Labis MP for Panti	BN (UMNO)		17 July 1981	16 March 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)		17 March 1986	10 January 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (II · III ·• IV · V)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)		14 January 1999	27 March 2008	Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II)
		Azmi Khalid (b. 1940) MP for Padang Besar	BN (UMNO)		27 March 2004	13 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b. 1942) MP for Kangar	BN (UMNO)		14 February 2006	17 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi	BN (UMNO)		18 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong	BN (UMNO)		10 April 2009	20 April 2013	Najib Razak (I)
		Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) MP for Bagan Datok	BN (UMNO)		16 May 2013	12 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
		Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh	PH (PPBM)		21 May 2018	Incumbent	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)

List of ministers of interior

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

Political Party:   Alliance   BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (d. 1963) MP for Muar Selatan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior and Justice	31 August 1957	1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator	Alliance (MCA)		1959	12 January 1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior	1 August 1962	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III)

List of ministers of justice

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

Political Party:   Alliance   BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (d. 1963) MP for Muar Selatan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Interior and Justice	31 August 1957	1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator	Alliance (MCA)		1959	12 January 1963	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Justice	1964	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Home Affairs and Justice	1965	1 June 1967	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Justice	1968	1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Ghani Gilong (b. 1932) MP for Kinabalu	USNO		1969	1970	National Operations Council
		Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1917–1992) Senator	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Law and Justice	1970	1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1917–1992) MP for Tenggaroh	BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
		Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Temerloh	BN (UMNO)		1976	1980	Hussein Onn (I • II)
		James Peter Ongkili (1939–2006) MP for Tuaran	BN (BERJAYA)	Minister of Justice	1982	1986	Mahathir Mohamad (I)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)		1986	1988	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong	BN (PBB)		1988	1990	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi	BN (UMNO)		1990	1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)

List of ministers of law

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

Political Party:   Alliance   BN

List of ministers of internal security

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

Political Party:   Alliance   BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Internal Security	1959	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Internal Security	27 March 2004	27 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)

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