Minister of Digital

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Minister of Digital
Menteri Digital
Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Gobind Singh Deo - Global Conference for Media Freedom (48256794802) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Gobind Singh Deo
since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Digital
Style Yang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
AbbreviationKDM
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
Formation1955 (1955)
First holder Ong Yoke Lin
(Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts)
Deputy Wilson Ugak Kumbong
Website www.digital.gov.my

The Minister of Digital in Malaysia has been Gobind Singh Deo since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Digital. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Digital.

Before December 2023, this portfolio was placed under the responsibility of the Minister of Communications.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Digital, or any of its precedent titles: [1]

Political party:   PH

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political partyTitleTook officeLeft officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Fahmi Fadzil 2023 (cropped).jpg Fahmi Fadzil
(b.1981)
MP for Lembah Pantai
PH (PKR)Minister of Communications and Digital3 December 202212 December 2023 Teo Nie Ching Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Gobind Singh Deo - Global Conference for Media Freedom (48256794802) (cropped).jpg Gobind Singh Deo
(b. 1973)
MP for Damansara
PH (DAP)Minister of Digital12 December 2023Incumbent Wilson Ugak Kumbong

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