Minister of Education (Malaysia)

Minister of Education
Menteri Pendidikan
Incumbent Fadhlina Sidek since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)
Ministry of Education
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	KPM/MOE
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	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy	Wong Kah Woh
Website	www.moe.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Education (Malay: Menteri Pendidikan; Jawi: منتري ڤنديديقن‎) is Fadhlina Sidek since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Education, Wong Kah Woh since 12 December 2023. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Education.

Political significance

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first and ninth prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

List of ministers of education

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

Political party:   Alliance/BN    PH    PN

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party		Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Semantan		Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Education	1952	1957	Vacant (1952–1955) Too Joon Hing (1955–1957)	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
	Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah				1957	1960	Vacant	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II)
	Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan				1960	1962		Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
	Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–1974) MP for Batang Padang				1962	1964
	Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan				1964	1965		Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
	Mohamed Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah				1965	1969
	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015) MP for Payang		Alliance (BUMIPUTERA)		1969	1970		Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV)
	Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Johore Bahru Timor		Alliance (UMNO)		1970	1973		Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
	Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP for Tanah Merah				13 August 1973	4 September 1974
	Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu		BN (UMNO)		5 September 1974	1 January 1978	Chan Siang Sun	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
	Musa Hitam (b.1934) MP for Labis				1 January 1978	16 July 1981	Salleh Jaffarudin	Hussein Onn (II)
	Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong		BN (PBB)		17 July 1981	17 July 1984	Chan Siang Sun (1981–1982) Suhaimi Kamaruddin (1981–1982) Tan Tiong Hong (1982–1984) Mohd Khalil Yaakob (1982–1984)	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939–2025) MP for Kepala Batas		BN (UMNO)		17 July 1984	10 August 1986	Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (1984–1985) Bujang Ulis (1984–1986) Ling Liong Sik (1985–1986) Ng Cheng Kiat (1986)	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
	Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh				11 August 1986	15 March 1991	Woon See Chin (1986–1990) Bujang Ulis (1986–1987) Leo Michael Toyad (1987–1991) Ng Cheng Kiat (1986) Fong Chan Onn (1990–1991)	Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV)
	Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Petra Jaya		BN (PBB)		15 March 1991	7 May 1995	Leo Michael Toyad Fong Chan Onn	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan		BN (UMNO)		8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos Fong Chan Onn	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Musa Mohamad (1943–2024) Senator				15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin Han Choon Kim	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong				27 March 2004	9 April 2009	Mahadzir Mohd Khir (2004–2006) Han Choon Kim (2004–2008) Noh Omar (2006–2008) Razali Ibrahim (2008–2009) Wee Ka Siong (2008–2009)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
	Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh				10 April 2009	28 July 2015	Mohd Puad Zarkashi (2009–2013) Wee Ka Siong (2009–2013) Kamalanathan Panchanathan (2013–2015) Mary Yap (2013–2015)	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak (I • II)
	Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut			Second Minister of Education	16 May 2013	29 July 2015	Kamalanathan Panchanathan Mary Yap	Najib Razak (II)
	Mahdzir Khalid (b. 1960) MP for Padang Terap			Minister of Education	29 July 2015	9 May 2018	Kamalanathan Panchanathan Chong Sin Woon
	Dr. Maszlee Malik (b. 1974) MP for Simpang Renggam		PH (BERSATU)		21 May 2018	3 January 2020	Teo Nie Ching	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Langkawi Acting			Acting Minister of Education	3 January 2020	24 February 2020
	Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (b.1977) (Senior Minister) Senator		PN (BERSATU)	Senior Minister of Education	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Muslimin Yahaya (2020–2021) Mah Hang Soon (2020–2022) Mohamad Alamin (2021–2022)	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Fadhlina Sidek (b. 1977) MP for Nibong Tebal		PH (PKR)	Minister of Education	3 December 2022	Incumbent	Lim Hui Ying (2022–2023) Wong Kah Woh (2023–current)	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

References

1. "Former Minister of Education". Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Retrieved 14 March 2017.