Deputy Minister of Health (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Health (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan; Chinese: 卫生部副部长; Tamil: சுகாதார பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Health.

Deputy Minister of Health
Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan
Incumbent
Lukanisman Awang Sauni
since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Health
StyleYang Berhormat
Member ofCabinet of Malaysia
Reports toPrime Minister
Minister of Health
SeatPutrajaya
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong
on advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderAbdul Rahman Talib (as Assistant Minister of Health)

List of deputy ministers of health

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Health, or any of its precedent titles:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

CoalitionComponent partyTimeline
  Alliance Party  United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)1955–1973
  Barisan Nasional (BN)1973–present
  Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)1973–2018
  Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)1974–1977
  Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)1973–present
  Pakatan Harapan (PH)  People's Justice Party (PKR)2015–present
  Perikatan Nasional (PN)  Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)2020–present
  Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)  Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)2018–present
  Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)2018–present

Assistant Minister of Health

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Abdul Rahman Talib
(1916–1968)
MP for Pahang Timor
AllianceUMNO195531 August 1957Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I)
post was renamed to Deputy Minister of Health

Deputy Minister of Health

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political coalitionPolitical partyTook officeLeft officePrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Abu Bakar Umar
(?–?)
MP for Kota Setar
BNPAS197431 December 1977Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Hussein Onn
(I)
Sulaiman Daud
(1933–2010)
MP for Santubong
BNPBB1 January 197816 July 1981Hussein Onn
(I · II)
K. Pathmanaban
(?–2001)
MP for Telok Kemang
BNMIC17 July 198120 May 1987Mahathir Mohamad
(I · II · III)
Mohamed Farid Ariffin
(?–?)
Senator
MP for Balik Pulau
BNUMNO20 May 19873 May 1995Mahathir Mohamad
(III · IIII)
Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
(b.1949)
MP for Paya Besar
BNUMNO8 May 199512 November 1996Mahathir Mohamad
(V)
Mohd Ali Rustam
(b.1949)
MP for Batu Berendam
BNUMNO12 November 199614 December 1999
Suleiman Mohamed
(b.?–?)
MP for Titiwangsa
BNUMNO15 December 199926 March 2004Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Abdul Latiff Ahmad
(b.1958)
MP for Mersing
BNUMNO27 March 20049 April 2009Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II · III)
Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
(b.1972)
MP for Papar
BNUMNO10 April 200915 May 2013Najib Razak
(I)
Hilmi Yahaya
(b.1948)
MP for Balik Pulau
BNUMNO16 May 20139 May 2018Najib Razak
(II)
Lee Boon Chye
(b.1959)
MP for Gopeng
PHPKR2 July 201824 February 2020Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Noor Azmi Ghazali
(b.1960)
MP for Bagan Serai
PNBERSATU10 March 202024 November 2022Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Aaron Ago Dagang
(b.1958)
MP for Kanowit
GPSPRS
Lukanisman Awang Sauni
(b.1982)
MP for Sibuti
GPSPBB10 December 2022IncumbentAnwar Ibrahim
(I)

See also

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