| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
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| Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya | |
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since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) | |
| Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | MOTAC |
| 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 | 1973 |
| First holder | Ali Ahmad (Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports) |
| Deputy | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan |
| Website | www |
TheMinister of Tourism, Arts and Culture has beenTiong King Sing since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The minister administers the portfolio through theMinistry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Tourism, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP forTemerloh | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV • V) | ||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP forKulim-Bandar Baharu | 7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
| Leo Michael Toyad (b. 1950) MP forMukah | BN (PBB) | Minister of Tourism | 27 March 2004 | 14 February 2006 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
 | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (b. 1950) MP forPutrajaya | BN (UMNO) | 14 February 2006 | 18 March 2008 | ||||
| Azalina Othman Said (b. 1963) MP forPengerang | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||||
| Ng Yen Yen (b. 1946) MP forRaub | BN (MCA) | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (2009) James Dawos Mamit (2009–2013) | Najib Razak (I) | |||
 | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP forPadang Rengas | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Tourism and Culture | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Vacant (2013–2015) Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (2015–2018) | Najib Razak (II) | |
.jpg) | Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP forLahad Datu | WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
 | Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP forBatang Sadong | GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
 | Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP forBintulu | GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Arts, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN (allied withPakatan Harapan) GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP forTemerloh | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV • V) | ||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP forKulim-Bandar Baharu | 7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
 | Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP forJelebu | Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
 | Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP forSemporna | Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||
 | Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP forJelebu | Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Heng Sai Kie (2009–2010) Joseph Salang Gandum (2009–2013) Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (2010–2013) | Najib Razak (I) | ||
| Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP forLahad Datu | WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
| Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP forBatang Sadong | GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
| Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP forBintulu | GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Culture, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN (allied withPakatan Harapan) GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Ahmad (1930–1977) MP forPontian Selatan (1973-1974) MP forPontian (1974-1976) | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | 1973 | 1976 | Vacant (1973–1976) Neo Yee Pan (1976) Vacant (1976) | Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
| Abdul Samad Idris (1923–2003) MP forJelebu | 1976 | 1980 | Mak Hon Kam (1976–1978) Chin Hon Ngian (1978–1980) | Hussein Onn (I • II) | ||||
| Mokhtar Hashim (1942–2020) MP forTampin | 1980 | 1983 | Chin Hon Ngian (1981–1982) Rosemary Chow Poh Keng (1982–1983) | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | ||||
 | Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP forPermatang Pauh | 1983 | 1984 | Rosemary Chow Poh Keng | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | |||
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP forSantubong | BN (PBB) | 1984 | 1986 | Vacant (1984–1986) Rosemary Chow Poh Keng (1985–1986) | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | |||
 | Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP forPekan | BN (UMNO) | 1986 | 1987 | Wang Choon Wing | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | ||
| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP forTemerloh | Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV • V) | |||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP forKulim-Bandar Baharu | 7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
| Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP forJelebu | Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
| Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP forSemporna | Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||
 | Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP forJelebu | Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture Minister of Information, Communications and Culture | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Heng Sai Kie (2009–2010) Joseph Salang Gandum (2009–2013) Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (2010–2013) | Najib Razak (I) | ||
| Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP forPadang Rengas | Minister of Tourism and Culture | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Vacant (2013–2015) Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (2015–2018) | Najib Razak (II) | ||
| Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP forLahad Datu | WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
| Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP forBatang Sadong | GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
| Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP forBintulu | GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Heritage, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: BN
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP forJelebu | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |
| Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP forSemporna | BN (UMNO) | Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |
