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Senior Minister of Malaysia

Former political office of Malaysia

Senior Minister of Malaysia
Menteri Kanan Malaysia منتري کانن مليسيا‎
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister ) unless otherwise specified
Member of	Cabinet Parliament[note 1]
Reports to	Parliament
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Term length	5 years, renewable. Depended on the Prime Minister
Formation	10 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-10)
First holder	Azmin Ali Ismail Sabri Yaakob Fadillah Yusof Radzi Jidin
Final holder	Azmin Ali Hishammuddin Hussein Fadillah Yusof Radzi Jidin
Abolished	24 November 2022; 19 months ago (2022-11-24)
Website	www.kabinet.gov.my/bkpp/index.php/anggota-pentadbiran/menteri

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Senior Minister of Malaysia (Malay: Menteri Kanan Malaysia; Jawi: منتري کانن مليسيا) was the third highest ranking political office within the Malaysian cabinet ranking above a federal minister and below the Deputy Prime Minister^{[note 2]}inMalaysia from March 2020 to November 2022. Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, started the convention of appointing senior ministers into his cabinet. The convention was maintained in the cabinet of his successor, Ismail Sabri Yaakob. His successor Anwar Ibrahim did not follow and instead appointed two Deputy Prime Ministersinhis cabinet and abolished the office of Senior Minister. According to Muhyiddin, the office was to deputise for the Prime Minister, similar to the duties of the Deputy Prime Minister. Muhyiddin also named one of the four former Senior Minister Azmin Ali as the Acting Prime Minister during his absence during his term as the Prime Minister. However, during a brief period from 7 July 2021 to 16 August 2021 for 40 days, both offices coexisted. Muhyiddin promoted Ismail Sabri to the Deputy Prime Minister while promoting Hishammuddin Hussein to replace Ismail Sabri as the Senior Minister and retaining all three other Senior Ministers on 7 July 2021, the coexistence ended after the collapse of the Muhyiddin administration on 16 August 2021 as after Ismail Sabri became the Prime Minister, he did not appoint the Deputy Prime Minister and only appointed Senior Ministers.^[1][2]

The cabinet formed under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin in 2020, following the 2020-2021 Malaysian political crisis, was unique as there were no Members of Parliament (MPs) appointed to the post of the Deputy Prime Minister in his current cabinet.^{[note 3]} Instead, he appointed four senior ministers.^[3][4]

These senior ministers will assist the prime minister in carrying out his duties as prime minister including chairing cabinet meetings during his absence. Although the four senior ministers were of equal standings, Azmin Ali was designated by the prime minister to preside over the cabinet's meeting in his absence.^[5]

These positions were dissolved following the resignation of the cabinet after they had handed in their resignation to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong on 16 August 2021.^[3][4]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Perikatan Nasional   Barisan Nasional   Gabungan Parti Sarawak

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Political Party	Cluster	Term of office			Prime Minister
		Mohamed Azmin Ali محمد عزمين علي‎‎ (b. 1964) MP for Gombak	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)	Economics and Financial	10 March 2020	16 August 2021	1 year, 159 days	Muhyiddin Yassin
		Ismail Sabri Yaakob إسماعيل صبري يعقوب‎ (b. 1960) MP for Bera	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	Security and Unity		7 July 2021[6]	1 year, 119 days
		Hishammuddin Hussein هشام الدين حسين‎ (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong			7 July 2021[6]	16 August 2021	40 days
		Fadillah Yusof فضيلة يوسف‎ (b. 1962) MP for Petra Jaya	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB)	Infrastructure Development	10 March 2020		1 year, 159 days
		Mohd Radzi Md Jidin محمد راضي محمد جيدين‎ (b. 1977) Senator	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)	Education and Society
		Mohamed Azmin Ali محمد عزمين علي‎ (b. 1964) MP for Gombak		International Trade and Industry	30 August 2021	24 November 2022	1 year, 86 days	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
		Hishammuddin Hussein هشام الدين حسين‎‎ (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	Defence
		Fadillah Yusof فضيلة يوسف‎ (b. 1962) MP for Petra Jaya	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB)	Works
		Mohd Radzi Md Jidin محمد راضي محمد جيدين‎ (b. 1977) Senator	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)	Education

• Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia