Minister of Rural Development (Malaysia)

Minister of Rural Development
Incumbent Rina Harun since 21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
Ministry of Rural Development
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	1957
First holder	Abdul Razak Hussein as Minister of National and Rural Development
Website	www.rurallink.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Rural Development is Rina Harun, since May 21, 2018.

The minister is supported by two Deputy Minister of Rural Development.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Rural Development.

List of ministers of rural development

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Rural Development, or any of its precedent titles:

Political Party:   Alliance   BN   Pakatan Harapan

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of National and Rural Development	31 August 1957	22 September 1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV)
		Abdul Ghafar Baba (1925–2006) MP for Malacca Utara (1969-1974) MP for Alor Gajah (1974-1978) MP for Jasin (1978-1999) MP for Batu Berendam (1999-2004)			1970	1973	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
			BN (UMNO)	Minister of Rural Economy Development	1973	1974
			BN (UMNO)	Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
		Ali Ahmad	BN (UMNO)		1976	1977	Hussein Onn (I)
		Sanusi Junid (b. 1943) MP for Jerlun-Langkawi	BN (UMNO)	Minister of National and Rural Development	1981	1986	Mahathir Mohamed (II)
		Abdul Ghafar Baba (1925–2006) MP for Malacca Utara (1969-1974) MP for Alor Gajah (1974-1978) MP for Jasin (1978-1999) MP for Batu Berendam (1999-2004)	BN (UMNO)		1986	26 October 1990	Mahathir Mohamed (III)
			BN (UMNO)	Minister of Rural Development	27 October 1990	15 October 1993	Mahathir Mohamed (IV)
		Annuar Musa (b. 1956) Senator (1990-1995) MP for Peringat (1995-1999) MP for Ketereh (2013-)	BN (UMNO)		1 December 1993	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamed (IV • V)
		Azmi Khalid (b. 1940) MP for Padang Besar	BN (UMNO)		15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamed (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (b. 1938) MP for Shah Alam	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Rural and Regional Development	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Muhammad Muhammad Taib (b. 1945) Senator	BN (UMNO)		19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Shafie Apdal (b. 1957) MP for Semporna	BN (UMNO)		10 April 2009	29 July 2015	Najib Razak (I • II)
		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) MP for Bera	BN (UMNO)		29 July 2015	12 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
		Rina Harun (b. 1973) MP for Titiwangsa	PH (PPBM)	Minister of Rural Development	21 May 2018	Incumbent	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)

List of ministers of regional development

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Regional Development, or any of its precedent titles:

Political Party:   Alliance   BN   Pakatan Harapan

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Asri Muda (1923–1992) MP for Nilam Puri	BN (PAS)	Minister of Land and Regional Development	1976	1977	Hussein Onn (I)
		Abdul Kadir Yusuf (1917–1992) MP for Tenggaroh	BN (UMNO)		1977	1980	Hussein Onn (I • II)
		Shariff Ahmad (1915–2003) MP for Jerantut	BN (UMNO)		1980	1982	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamed (I)
		Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (b. 1938) MP for Shah Alam	BN (UMNO)	Minister of Rural and Regional Development	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Muhammad Muhammad Taib (b. 1945) Senator	BN (UMNO)		19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Shafie Apdal (b. 1957) MP for Semporna	BN (UMNO)		10 April 2009	29 July 2015	Najib Razak (I • II)
		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) MP for Bera	BN (UMNO)		29 July 2015	12 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)

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