The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri; Chinese: 外交部副部长; Tamil: வெளியுறவுத்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister (informal) Yang Berhormat The Honourable (within Malaysia) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of Malaysia Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Appointer | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 9 July 1979 |
| First holder | Mokhtar Hashim |
| Salary | RM9,763.20 per month[1] |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of External Affairs was created in 1956 with the Independence of Malaya looming. It was not until 1965 when the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relocated from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur to Wisma Putra in Putrajaya. Nevertheless, the position of deputy minister was only created in 1979 with only a full minister at the helm of the ministry previously.
List of deputy ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1973–present |
| Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan) | 1973–2018 | |
| Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS) | 1983–2004 | |
| Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) | 2002–2018 | |
| Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 1973–2018 | |
| United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1973–present | |
| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2015–2020 |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | 2020–present |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1979–present) | ||||||||
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| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Mokhtar Hashim (1942–2020) MP for Tampin | BN | UMNO | 9 July 1979 | 1 June 1983 | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I) | |||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b.1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu | BN | UMNO | 2 June 1983 | 20 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (II · III) | |||
| Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (b.1945) MP for Bukit Gantang | BN | UMNO | 20 May 1987 | 8 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV · V) | |||
| Leo Michael Toyad (b.1950) MP for Mukah | BN | PBB | 8 May 1995 | 30 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | |||
| Joseph Salang Gandum (b.1951) MP for Julau | BN | PBDS | 23 March 2004 | 19 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
| Abdul Rahim Bakri (b.1961) MP for Kudat | BN | UMNO | 19 April 2008 | 10 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
 | Lee Chee Leong (b.1957) MP for Kampar | BN | MCA | 10 April 2009 | 4 June 2010 | Najib Razak (I) | ||
 | Kohilan Pillay Appu (b. 1967) Senator | BN | Gerakan | 6 May 2013 | ||||
| Richard Riot Jaem (b.1951) MP for Serian | BN | SUPP | 4 June 2010 | |||||
_(14724745072).jpg) | Hamzah Zainudin (b. 1957) MP for Larut | BN | UMNO | 6 May 2013 | 28 July 2015 | Najib Razak (II) | ||
 | Reezal Merican Naina Merican (b.1972) MP for Kepala Batas | BN | UMNO | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | |||
| Marzuki Yahya (b.1970) Senator | PH | BERSATU | 17 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |||
.jpg) | Kamarudin Jaffar (b.1951) MP for Bandar Tun Razak | PN | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
 | Mohamad Alamin (b. 1972) MP for Kimanis | BN | UMNO | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | ||