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
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Lukanisman Awang Sauni since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Health
Style	Yang Berhormat
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Health
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Abdul Rahman Talib (as Assistant Minister of Health)

List of deputy ministers of health

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

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
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
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Pahang Timor		Alliance		UMNO	1955	31 August 1957	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
post was renamed to Deputy Minister of Health
Deputy Minister of Health
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Abu Bakar Umar (?–?) MP for Kota Setar		BN		PAS	1974	31 December 1977	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
	Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong		BN		PBB	1 January 1978	16 July 1981	Hussein Onn (I · II)
	K. Pathmanaban (?–2001) MP for Telok Kemang		BN		MIC	17 July 1981	20 May 1987	Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III)
	Mohamed Farid Ariffin (?–?) Senator MP for Balik Pulau		BN		UMNO	20 May 1987	3 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (III · IIII)
	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1949–2024) MP for Paya Besar		BN		UMNO	8 May 1995	12 November 1996	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Mohd Ali Rustam (b.1949) MP for Batu Berendam		BN		UMNO	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
	Suleiman Mohamed (b.?–?) MP for Titiwangsa		BN		UMNO	15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (b.1958) MP for Mersing		BN		UMNO	27 March 2004	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II · III)
	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (b.1972) MP for Papar		BN		UMNO	10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
	Hilmi Yahaya (b.1948) MP for Balik Pulau		BN		UMNO	16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
	Lee Boon Chye (b.1959) MP for Gopeng		PH		PKR	2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Noor Azmi Ghazali (b.1960) MP for Bagan Serai		PN		BERSATU	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Aaron Ago Dagang (b.1958) MP for Kanowit		GPS		PRS
	Lukanisman Awang Sauni (b.1982) MP for Sibuti		GPS		PBB	10 December 2022	Incumbent	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

See also

• Minister of Health (Malaysia)