Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Menteri Luar Negeri; Jawi: منتري لوار نڬري‎) of Malaysia has been Mohamad Hasan since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Menteri Luar Negeri منتري لوار نڬري‎
Incumbent Mohamad Hasan since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	KLN/MOFA/WISMA PUTRA
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	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman as Minister of External Affairs
Deputy	Mohamad Alamin
Website	www.kln.gov.my

Cabinet Ministers

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Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party (Alliance)	Ministry
			From	To	Period
Minister of External Affairs (1957–1960)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Sungei Muda (Prime Minister)	31 August 1957	2 February 1959	1 year, 155 days	UMNO (Parti Perikatan)	Rahman I
		Dato' Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor	3 February 1959	31 August 1960	1 year, 210 days		Rahman II
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1960–present)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Kuala Kedah (Prime Minister)	1 September 1960	22 September 1970	10 years, 21 days	UMNO (Parti Perikatan)	Rahman II
							Rahman III
							Rahman IV
		Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan	23 September 1970	12 August 1975	4 years, 323 days		Razak I
						UMNO (Barisan Nasional)
							Razak II
		Dato' Seri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1928–2022) MP for Kota Bharu	13 August 1975	16 July 1981	5 years, 337 days
							Hussein I
							Hussein II
		Tan Sri Dato' Muhammad Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis	17 July 1981	16 July 1984	2 years, 365 days		Mahathir I
							Mahathir II
		Dato' Seri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1928–2022) MP for Kota Bharu	17 July 1984	10 August 1986	2 years, 24 days
		Dato' Rais Yatim (born 1942) MP for Jelebu	11 August 1986	7 May 1987	1 year, 269 days		Mahathir III
		Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MP for Kuala Selangor	20 May 1987	26 October 1990	3 years, 298 days
			27 October 1990	14 March 1991			Mahathir IV
		Dato' Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (born 1944) MP for Kepala Batas	15 March 1990	3 May 1995	8 years, 299 days
			4 May 1995	8 January 1999			Mahathir V
		Dato' Syed Hamid Albar (born 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi	9 January 1999	18 March 2008	9 years, 69 days
							Mahathir VI
							Abdullah I
							Abdullah II
		Dato' Seri Utama Rais Yatim (born 1942) MP for Jelebu	19 March 2008	8 April 2009	1 year, 20 days		Abdullah III
		Datuk Seri Panglima Anifah Aman (born 1953) MP for Kimanis	10 April 2009	9 May 2018	9 years, 29 days		Najib I
							Najib II
		Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah (born 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota	2 July 2018	24 February 2020	1 year, 237 days	PKR (Pakatan Harapan)	Mahathir VII
		Dato' Sri Hishammuddin Hussein (born 1961) MP for Sembrong	10 March 2020	16 August 2021	1 year, 159 days	UMNO (Barisan Nasional)	Muhyiddin
		Dato' Sri Saifuddin Abdullah (born 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota	30 August 2021	24 November 2022	1 year, 86 days	BERSATU (Perikatan Nasional)	Ismail Sabri
		Dato' Seri DiRaja Zambry Abdul Kadir (born 1962) Senator	3 December 2022	12 December 2023	1 year, 9 days	UMNO (Barisan Nasional)	Anwar Ibrahim
		Dato' Seri Utama Mohamad Hasan (born 1956) MP for Rembau	12 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 156 days