| Minister of Education | |
|---|---|
| Menteri Pendidikan | |
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| Ministry of Education | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | KPM/MOE |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of thePrime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 1955 (1955) |
| First holder | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Deputy | Wong Kah Woh |
| Website | www |
The current MalaysianMinister of Education (Malay:Menteri Pendidikan;Jawi:منتري ڤنديديقن) isFadhlina Sidek since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Education,Wong Kah Woh since 12 December 2023. The minister administers the portfolio through theMinistry of Education.
Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for futureMalaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first and ninth prime minister,Tunku Abdul Rahman andIsmail Sabri Yaakob.
The following individuals have been appointed Minister of Education, or any of its precedent titles:[1]
Political party: Alliance/BN PH PN
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Semantan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Education | 1952 | 1957 | Vacant (1952–1955) Too Joon Hing (1955–1957) | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |
 | Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP forKedah Tengah | 1957 | 1960 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I •II) | |||
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP forKuantan | 1960 | 1962 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) | |||||
| Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–1974) MP forBatang Padang | 1962 | 1964 | ||||||
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP forKuantan | 1964 | 1965 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) | |||||
| Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP forKedah Tengah | 1965 | 1969 | |||||
 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015) MP forPayang | Alliance (BUMIPUTERA) | 1969 | 1970 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) | |||
| Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP forJohore Bahru Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | 1970 | 1973 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||||
| Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP forTanah Merah | 13 August 1973 | 4 September 1974 | ||||||
_(3_to_4_ratio).png) | Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP forKubang Pasu | BN (UMNO) | 5 September 1974 | 1 January 1978 | Chan Siang Sun | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
| Musa Hitam (b.1934) MP forLabis | 1 January 1978 | 16 July 1981 | Salleh Jaffarudin | Hussein Onn (II) | ||||
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP forSantubong | BN (PBB) | 17 July 1981 | 17 July 1984 | Chan Siang Sun (1981–1982) Suhaimi Kamaruddin (1981–1982) Tan Tiong Hong (1982–1984) Mohd Khalil Yaakob (1982–1984) | Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | |||
 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939–2025) MP forKepala Batas | BN (UMNO) | 17 July 1984 | 10 August 1986 | Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (1984–1985) Bujang Ulis (1984–1986) Ling Liong Sik (1985–1986) Ng Cheng Kiat (1986) | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | ||
 | Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP forPermatang Pauh | 11 August 1986 | 15 March 1991 | Woon See Chin (1986–1990) Bujang Ulis (1986–1987) Leo Michael Toyad (1987–1991) Ng Cheng Kiat (1986) Fong Chan Onn (1990–1991) | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV) | |||
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP forPetra Jaya | BN (PBB) | 15 March 1991 | 7 May 1995 | Leo Michael Toyad Fong Chan Onn | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) | |||
 | Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak (b. 1953) MP forPekan | BN (UMNO) | 8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos Fong Chan Onn | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | ||
| Musa Mohamad (1943–2024) Senator | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin Han Choon Kim | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
 | Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP forSembrong | 27 March 2004 | 9 April 2009 | Mahadzir Mohd Khir (2004–2006) Han Choon Kim (2004–2008) Noh Omar (2006–2008) Razali Ibrahim (2008–2009) Wee Ka Siong (2008–2009) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III) | |||
 | Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP forPagoh | 10 April 2009 | 28 July 2015 | Mohd Puad Zarkashi (2009–2013) Wee Ka Siong (2009–2013) Kamalanathan Panchanathan (2013–2015) Mary Yap (2013–2015) | Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak (I • II) | |||
 | Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP forBesut | Second Minister of Education | 16 May 2013 | 29 July 2015 | Kamalanathan Panchanathan Mary Yap | Najib Razak (II) | ||
 | Mahdzir Khalid (b. 1960) MP forPadang Terap | Minister of Education | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | Kamalanathan Panchanathan Chong Sin Woon | |||
.jpg) | Dr.Maszlee Malik (b. 1974) MP forSimpang Renggam | PH (BERSATU) | 21 May 2018 | 3 January 2020 | Teo Nie Ching | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
.jpg) | Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) (Prime Minister) MP forLangkawi Acting | Acting Minister of Education | 3 January 2020 | 24 February 2020 | ||||
 | Dr.Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (b.1977) (Senior Minister) Senator | PN (BERSATU) | Senior Minister of Education | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muslimin Yahaya (2020–2021) Mah Hang Soon (2020–2022) Mohamad Alamin (2021–2022) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |
 | Fadhlina Sidek (b. 1977) MP forNibong Tebal | PH (PKR) | Minister of Education | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Lim Hui Ying (2022–2023) Wong Kah Woh (2023–current) | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |
