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Minister of Communications | |
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Ministry of Communications | |
Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
Abbreviation | KOMUNIKASI |
Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
Seat | Putrajaya |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
Formation | 1955 |
First holder | Ong Yoke Lin (Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts) |
Deputy | Teo Nie Ching |
Website | www |
The Minister of Communications has been Fahmi Fadzil since 12 December 2023. The minister was supported by Deputy Minister of Communications. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Communications.
In the December 2023 Cabinet reshuffle, the Digital portfolio was split from this ministry, with a separate Minister of Digital appointed.
List of ministers
Communications
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Communications, 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) | |
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Communications | 5 January 1972 | 9 April 1974 | Wong Seng Chow | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |
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V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Pelabuhan Kelang |
BN (MIC) | 1974 | 1978 | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail (1974–1976) Mohd Ali M. Shariff (1976–1978) |
Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (PBDS) | Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia | 4 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Chan Kong Choy | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | ||
Minister of Energy, Water and Communications | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Tan Chai Ho | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
Lim Keng Yaik (1939–2012) MP for Beruas |
BN (Gerakan) | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Shaziman Abu Mansor | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
Shaziman Abu Mansor (b. 1964) MP for Tampin |
BN (UMNO) | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Joseph Salang Gandum | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture | 2009 | 2013 | Heng Sai Kie (2009–2010) Joseph Salang Gandum (2009–2013) Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (2010–2013) |
Najib Razak (I) | ||
Minister of Information, Communications and Culture | ||||||||
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (b. 1958) MP for Kemaman |
Minister of Communications and Multimedia | 2013 | 2015 | Jailani Johari | Najib Razak (II) | ||
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Salleh Said Keruak (b. 1958) Senator |
29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | |||||
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Gobind Singh Deo (b. 1973) MP for Puchong |
PH (DAP) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Eddin Syazlee Shith | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota |
PN (BERSATU) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Zahidi Zainul Abidin | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
Annuar Musa (b. 1956) MP for Ketereh |
BN (UMNO) | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||||
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Fahmi Fadzil (b. 1981) MP for Lembah Pantai |
PH (PKR) | Minister of Communications and Digital | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Teo Nie Ching | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |
Minister of Communications | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent |
Multimedia
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Multimedia, or any of its precedent titles:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (PBDS) | Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia | 4 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Tan Chai Ho | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | ||
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (b. 1958) MP for Kemaman |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Communications and Multimedia | 2013 | 2015 | Jailani Johari | Najib Razak (II) | |
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Salleh Said Keruak (b. 1958) Senator |
29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | |||||
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Gobind Singh Deo (b. 1973) MP for Puchong |
PH (DAP) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Eddin Syazlee Shith | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota |
PN (BERSATU) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Zahidi Zainul Abidin | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
Annuar Musa (b. 1956) MP for Ketereh |
BN (UMNO) | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||||
Telecommunications
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Telecommunications, or any of its precedent titles:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Segamat |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | ||
V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput |
Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 2 April 1956 | 31 December 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (SNAP) (PBDS) |
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | 1978 | 15 June 1989 | Najib Razak (1978–1979) Nik Hussein Abdul Rahman (1979–1981) Clarence E. Mansul (1981–1983) Suhaimi Kamaruddin (1983–1984) Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar (1984–1986) Zainal Abidin Zin (1986–1987) Abdul Ghani Othman (1987–1989) |
Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) | ||
Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput |
BN (MIC) | 15 June 1989 | 3 May 1995 | Abdul Ghani Othman (1989–1990) Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (1990–1995) |
Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV) | |||
Posts
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Posts, or any of its precedent titles:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Segamat |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | ||
V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput |
Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 2 April 1956 | 31 December 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (SNAP) (PBDS) |
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | 1978 | 15 June 1989 | Najib Razak (1978–1979) Nik Hussein Abdul Rahman (1979–1981) Clarence E. Mansul (1981–1983) Suhaimi Kamaruddin (1983–1984) Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar (1984–1986) Zainal Abidin Zin (1986–1987) Abdul Ghani Othman (1987–1989) |
Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) | ||
Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput |
BN (MIC) | 15 June 1989 | 3 May 1995 | Abdul Ghani Othman (1989–1990) Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (1990–1995) |
Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV) | |||
Information
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Information, or any of its precedent titles: