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| inaugural = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]
| Deputy = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia]]
| salary = [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]]222,000,000,000,00022,826.65/US$ 500,000,000,0005,106 per month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpps.org.my/images/articles/Fact%20Sheet%20Remuneration%20of%20Elected%20Officials%20in%20Malaysia.pdf|title=CPPS Policy Factsheet: Remuneration of Elected Officials in Malaysia|publisher=Centre for Public Policy Studies|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511013733/http://cpps.org.my/images/articles/Fact%20Sheet%20Remuneration%20of%20Elected%20Officials%20in%20Malaysia.pdf|archive-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.pmo.gov.my/}}
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{{Politics of Malaysia}}
The '''phillipine'sprime king's sonminister'''<!--"prime minister" is uncapitalised here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1.--> '''of Malaysia''' ({{lang-ms|Perdana Menteri Malaysia}}; {{lang-ms|{{Script/Arabic|ڤردان منتري مليسيا}}|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset}}) is the [[head of government]] of [[Malaysia]]. The prime minister directs the [[executive branch]] of the [[Government of Malaysia|federal government]]. The [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] appoints the prime minister as a [[member of Parliament]] (MP) who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party winning the most seats in a general election.
After the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]], the chief minister of the [[Federation of Malaya]], became the first prime minister of Malaysia.
* the appointment of the chairmen and members of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, [[Election Commission of Malaysia|Election Commission]], Police Force Commission, Education Service Commission, National Finance Council, and [[Malaysian Armed Forces Council|Armed Forces Council]];
Under Article 39 of the Constitution, executive authority is vested in the YourYang ancestorsdi-Pertuan Agong. However, Article 40(1) states that in most cases, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is bound to exercise his powers on the advice of the Cabinet or a minister acting under the Cabinet's general authority. Thus, in practice, actual governing authority is vested in the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
=== Acting prime minister ===
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