First Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Hussein Onn. Hussein had presided over the second Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

First Mahathir cabinet

9th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of stateTuanku Ahmad Shah
Head of governmentMahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of governmentMusa Hitam
Member parties
Status in legislatureUMNO led coalition majority government
Opposition partiesDemocratic Action Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Sarawak People's Organization
Opposition leaderLim Kit Siang
History
Election(s)Malaysian general election, 1978
Outgoing electionMalaysian general election, 1982
Legislature term(s)5th Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)1982
Incoming formationMahathir I Cabinet formation, 1981
Outgoing formationMahathir II Cabinet formation, 1982
PredecessorSecond Hussein cabinet
SuccessorSecond Mahathir cabinet

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad MP UMNO Kubang Pasu
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam MP UMNO Labis
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Transport Lee San Choon MP MCA Segamat
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Ong Kee Hui MP SUPP Bandar Kuching
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghazali Shafie MP UMNO Lipis
Minister of General Welfare Aishah Ghani MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Commerce and Industry Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP UMNO Kota Bharu
Minister of Finance Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP UMNO Ulu Kelantan
Minister of Health Chong Hon Nyan MP MCA Batu Berendam
Minister of Lands and Regional Development Shariff Ahmad MP UMNO Jerantut
Minister of Information Mohamed Rahmat MP UMNO Pulai
Minister of Labour and Manpower Richard Ho Ung Hun MP MCA Lumut
Minister of Primary Industries Paul Leong Khee Seong MP GERAKAN Taiping
Minister of Agriculture Abdul Manan Othman MP UMNO Kuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Leo Moggie Irok MP SNAP Kanowit
Minister of Housing and Local Government Neo Yee Pan MP MCA Muar
Minister of Works and Public Amenities Samy Vellu MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Mokhtar Hashim MP UMNO Tampin
Minister of Public Enterprises Rafidah Aziz MP UMNO Selayang
Minister of Education Sulaiman Daud MP PBB Santubong
Minister of Federal Territories Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP USNO Kimanis
Minister of National and Rural Development Sanusi Junid MP UMNO Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister without Portfolio Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP UMNO Kepala Batas
Minister without Portfolio Senator Mohamed Nasir BERJASA

Deputy ministers

Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP UMNO Larut
Deputy Minister of Education Chan Siang Sun MP MCA Bentong
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Goh Cheng Teik MP GERAKAN Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Edmund Langgu Saga MP SNAP Saratok
Deputy Minister of Health K. Pathmanaban MP MIC Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Lew Sip Hon MP MCA Shah Alam
Deputy Minister of Information Ling Liong Sik MP MCA Mata Kuching
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Besut
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Ulu Nerus
Deputy Minister of Finance Mak Hon Kam MP MCA Tanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Finance Najib Razak MP UMNO Pekan
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Clarence E. Mansul MP BERJAYA Penampang
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Chin Hon Ngian MP MCA Renggam
Deputy Minister of Information Embong Yahya MP UMNO Ledang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Shahrir Abdul Samad MP UMNO Johor Bahru
Deputy Minister of Transport Abu Hassan Omar MP UMNO Kuala Selangor
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower William Lye Chee Hien MP BERJAYA Gaya
Deputy Minister of Education Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP UMNO Sepang
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP UMNO Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Bujang Ulis MP PBB Simunjan
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories Idris Abdul Rauf MP UMNO Parit Buntar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP UMNO Alor Gajah
Deputy Minister of Defence Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP PBB Paloh

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad MP UMNO Kubang Pasu
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister Musa Hitam MP UMNO Labis
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Transport Lee San Choon MP MCA Segamat
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Ong Kee Hui MP SUPP Bandar Kuching
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghazali Shafie MP UMNO Lipis
Minister of General Welfare Aishah Ghani MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Commerce and Industry Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP UMNO Kota Bharu
Minister of Finance Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP UMNO Ulu Kelantan
Minister of Health Chong Hon Nyan MP MCA Batu Berendam
Minister of Lands and Regional Development Shariff Ahmad MP UMNO Jerantut
Minister of Information Mohamed Rahmat MP UMNO Pulai
Minister of Labour and Manpower Richard Ho Ung Hun MP MCA Lumut
Minister of Primary Industries Paul Leong Khee Seong MP GERAKAN Taiping
Minister of Agriculture Abdul Manan Othman MP UMNO Kuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Leo Moggie Irok MP SNAP Kanowit
Minister of Housing and Local Government Neo Yee Pan MP MCA Muar
Minister of Works and Public Amenities Samy Vellu MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Mokhtar Hashim MP UMNO Tampin
Minister of Public Enterprises Rafidah Aziz MP UMNO Selayang
Minister of Education Sulaiman Daud MP PBB Santubong
Minister of Federal Territories Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP USNO Kimanis
Minister of National and Rural Development Sanusi Junid MP UMNO Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister without Portfolio Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP UMNO Kepala Batas
Minister without Portfolio Senator Mohamed Nasir BERJASA

Deputy ministers

Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP UMNO Larut
Deputy Minister of Education Chan Siang Sun MP MCA Bentong
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Goh Cheng Teik MP GERAKAN Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Edmund Langgu Saga MP SNAP Saratok
Deputy Minister of Health K. Pathmanaban MP MIC Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Lew Sip Hon MP MCA Shah Alam
Deputy Minister of Information Ling Liong Sik MP MCA Mata Kuching
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Besut
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Ulu Nerus
Deputy Minister of Finance Mak Hon Kam MP MCA Tanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Finance Najib Razak MP UMNO Pekan
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Clarence E. Mansul MP BERJAYA Penampang
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Chin Hon Ngian MP MCA Renggam
Deputy Minister of Information Embong Yahya MP UMNO Ledang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Shahrir Abdul Samad MP UMNO Johor Bahru
Deputy Minister of Transport Abu Hassan Omar MP UMNO Kuala Selangor
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower William Lye Chee Hien MP BERJAYA Gaya
Deputy Minister of Education Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP UMNO Sepang
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP UMNO Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Bujang Ulis MP PBB Simunjan
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories Idris Abdul Rauf MP UMNO Parit Buntar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP UMNO Alor Gajah
Deputy Minister of Defence Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP PBB Paloh

See also

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