| Minister of Defence | |
|---|---|
| Menteri Pertahanan | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | KEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Kuala Lumpur |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of thePrime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 (1957-08-31) |
| First holder | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Deputy | Adly Zahari |
| Website | www |
The current MalaysianMinister of Defence isMohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which isAdly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through theMinistry of Defence.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN PH
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP forPekan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Defence | 31 August 1957 | 22 September 1970 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) | ||
| Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP forRaub | 13 August 1973 | 14 September 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||||
 | Mustapha Harun (1918–1995) MP forMarudu | BN (USNO) | 15 September 1974 | 1974 | Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | ||
| Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Prime Minister) MP forPekan | BN (UMNO) | 1974 | 1976 | Mokhtar Hashim | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | |||
| Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP forSri Gading | 1976 | 1978 | Hussein Onn (I) | |||||
 | Abdul Taib Mahmud (1936–2024) MP forSamarahan | BN (PBB) | 1978 | 1979 | Hussein Onn (II) | |||
| Hussein Onn (1922–1990) (Prime Minister) MP forSri Gading | BN (UMNO) | 1979 | 16 July 1981 | Abu Hassan Omar | Hussein Onn (II) | |||
.png) | Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP forKubang Pasu | 17 July 1981 | 6 May 1986 | Abang Abu Bakar | Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | |||
 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939–2025) MP forKepala Batas | 11 August 1986 | 7 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | ||||
| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1932–2022) MP forKota Bharu | 20 May 1987 | 26 October 1990 | ||||||
 | Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP forPekan | 27 October 1990 | 7 May 1995 | Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) | |||
 | Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP forKota Tinggi | 8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | |||
| Najib Razak (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP forPekan | 15 December 1999 | 18 March 2008 | Shafie Apdal (1999–2004) Zainal Abidin Zin (2004–2008) | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II) | |||
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939–2025) (Prime Minister) MP forKepala Batas | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abu Seman Yusop | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||||
 | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) MP forBagan Datok | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | Najib Razak (I) | |||
 | Hishammuddin Hussein (b.1961) MP forSembrong | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Abdul Rahim Bakri (2013–2015) Mohd Johari Baharum (2015–2018) | Najib Razak (II) | |||
.jpg) | Mohamad Sabu (b.1954) MP forKota Raja | PH (AMANAH) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Liew Chin Tong | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
.jpg) | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) (Senior Minister) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP forBera | BN (UMNO) | Senior Minister of Defence | 10 March 2020 | 7 July 2021 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | |
| Minister of Defence | 7 July 2021 | 16 August 2021 | ||||||
 | Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) (Senior Minister) MP forSembrong | Senior Minister of Defence | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |||
 | Mohamad Hasan (b. 1956) MP forRembau | Minister of Defence | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Adly Zahari | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
.jpg) | Mohamed Khaled Nordin (b. 1958) MP forKota Tinggi | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
