| Minister of Health | |
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| Menteri Kesihatan منتري كصيحتن | |
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| Ministry of Health | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | MOH/KKM |
| 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 | Leong Yew Koh |
| Deputy | Lukanisman Awang Sauni |
| Website | www |
TheMinister of Health (Malay:Menteri Kesihatan;Jawi:منتري كصيحتن) of Malaysia has beenDzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023.[1] The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of HealthLukanisman Awang Sauni. The Minister administers the portfolio through theMinistry of Health.
The following individuals have held office as Minister of Health, 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1955 | 1956 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1956 | 31 August 1957 | ||||||
| V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Kinta Utara | Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Health | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) | |||
 | Omar Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP forUlu Selangor | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1959 | 1960 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) | ||
| Abdul Aziz Ishak (1914–1999) MP forKuala Langat | Alliance (UMNO) | 1960 | 1962 | |||||
.jpg) | Lim Swee Aun (1915–1977) MP forLarut Selatan | Alliance (MCA) | 1 August 1962 | 10 October 1962 | ||||
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP forKuantan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 1962 | 1964 | ||||
| Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP forKuala Pilah | 1964 | 1968 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) | |||||
| Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–?) MP forBatang Padang | 1968 | 1969 | ||||||
 | Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP forPontian Utara | Alliance (UMNO) | 4 June 1969 | 1 January 1972 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
| Lee Siok Yew (1923–2001) MP forUlu Langat | BN (MCA) | 1972 | 1978 | Vacant (1972–1974) Abu Bakar Umar (1974–1978) | Abdul Razak Hussein (I ·II) Hussein Onn (I) | |||
| Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP forBatu Berendam | 1978 | 1983 | Sulaiman Daud (1978–1981) Vacant (1981) K. Pathmanaban (1981–1982) | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) | ||||
| Chin Hon Ngian (b. unknown) MP forRenggam | 1983 | 1986 | K. Pathmanaban | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | ||||
| Mak Hon Kam (1939–2015) MP forTanjong Malim | 1986 | 1986 | ||||||
| Chan Siang Sun (b. unknown) MP forBentong | 1987 | 1989 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | |||||
| Ng Cheng Kiat (b. unknown) MP forKlang | 1989 | 1990 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin | |||||
| Lee Kim Sai (1937–2019) MP forHulu Langat | 1990 | 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) | |||||
| Chua Jui Meng (1943–2023) MP forBakri | 8 May 1995 | 26 March 2004 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
.jpg) | Chua Soi Lek (b. 1947) MP forLabis | 2004 | 2008 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
| Ong Ka Ting (b. 1956) MP forTanjong Piai Acting | 2008 | 2008 | ||||||
_(cropped).jpg) | Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP forBentong | 2008 | 2013 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Shirlin (2009–2013) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I) | |||
| Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP forSegamat | BN (MIC) | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Hilmi Yahaya | Najib Razak (II) | |||
 | Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP forKuala Selangor | PH (AMANAH) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Lee Boon Chye | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
_(cropped).jpg) | Adham Baba (b.1962) MP forTenggara | BN (UMNO) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
.jpg) | Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP forRembau | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||||
.jpg) | Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP forSekijang | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
| Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP forKuala Selangor | PH (AMANAH) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
