Minister of Health (Malaysia)

The Minister of Health (Malay: Menteri Kesihatan; Jawi: منتري كصيحتن‎) of Malaysia has been Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023.^[1] The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Health Lukanisman Awang Sauni. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Health.

Minister of Health
Menteri Kesihatan منتري كصيحتن‎
Incumbent Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Health
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	MOH/KKM
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 (1955)
First holder	Leong Yew Koh
Deputy	Lukanisman Awang Sauni
Website	www.moh.gov.my

List of ministers of health

The following individuals have held office as Minister of Health, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Health	1955	1956	Vacant	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
				Minister of Health and Social Welfare	1956	31 August 1957
		V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Kinta Utara	Alliance (MIC)	Minister of Health	1957	1959		Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Omar Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Ulu Selangor	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Health and Social Welfare	1959	1960		Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
		Abdul Aziz Ishak (1914–1999) MP for Kuala Langat	Alliance (UMNO)		1960	1962
		Lim Swee Aun (1915–1977) MP for Larut Selatan	Alliance (MCA)		1 August 1962	10 October 1962
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Health	1962	1964
		Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah			1964	1968		Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
		Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–?) MP for Batang Padang			1968	1969
		Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara	Alliance (UMNO)		4 June 1969	1 January 1972		Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Lee Siok Yew (1923–2001) MP for Ulu Langat	BN (MCA)		1972	1978	Vacant (1972–1974) Abu Bakar Umar (1974–1978)	Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II) Hussein Onn (I)
		Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP for Batu Berendam			1978	1983	Sulaiman Daud (1978–1981) Vacant (1981) K. Pathmanaban (1981–1982)	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II)
		Chin Hon Ngian (b. unknown) MP for Renggam			1983	1986	K. Pathmanaban	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
		Mak Hon Kam (1939–2015) MP for Tanjong Malim			1986	1986
		Chan Siang Sun (b. unknown) MP for Bentong			1987	1989		Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Ng Cheng Kiat (b. unknown) MP for Klang			1989	1990	Mohamed Farid Ariffin
		Lee Kim Sai (1937–2019) MP for Hulu Langat			1990	1995		Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
		Chua Jui Meng (1943–2023) MP for Bakri			8 May 1995	26 March 2004	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004)	Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Chua Soi Lek (b. 1947) MP for Labis			2004	2008	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
		Ong Ka Ting (b. 1956) MP for Tanjong Piai Acting			2008	2008
		Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP for Bentong			2008	2013	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Shirlin (2009–2013)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
		Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP for Segamat	BN (MIC)		16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Hilmi Yahaya	Najib Razak (II)
		Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor	PH (AMANAH)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Lee Boon Chye	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Adham Baba (b.1962) MP for Tenggara	BN (UMNO)		10 March 2020	16 August 2021	Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
		Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP for Rembau			30 August 2021	24 November 2022		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP for Sekijang	PH (PKR)		3 December 2022	12 December 2023	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
		Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor	PH (AMANAH)		12 December 2023	Incumbent