Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (Malaysia)

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Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi
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since 17 December 2025 (2025-12-17)
Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
Style Yang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
AbbreviationKUSKOP/MECD
Member of Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to Parliament of Malaysia
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation1974
First holder Hussein Onn (Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations)
Deputy Mohamad Alamin
Website www.kuskop.gov.my

The latest Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi; Jawi: كمنترين ڤمباڠونن اوسهاوان دان كوڤيراسيis currently Steven Sim Chee Keong since 17 December 2025. He has been supported by the deputy minister, Mohamad Alamin since 17 December 2025. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development.

Contents

List of ministers

Entrepreneur development/coordination of public corporations

The following individuals have held office as Minister of Entrepreneur Development/Coordination of Public Corporations:

Political party:   BN    PH    GPS

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political partyTitleTook officeLeft officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
MP for Sri Gading
BN (UMNO)Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations19741976 Mohamed Rahmat Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Mohamed Yaacob
(1926–2009)
MP for Tanah Merah
Minister of Public Enterprises19761977Vacant Hussein Onn
(I)
Photoshot of Muhamed bin Nasir.jpg Mohamed Nasir
(1916–1997)
Senator
BN (BERJASA)19771978Mustapha Abdul Jabar
Abdul Manan Othman
(d. 2017)
MP for Kuala Trengganu
BN (UMNO)19781980Vacant Hussein Onn
(II)
RAFIDAHAZIZ.JPG Rafidah Aziz
(b. 1943)
MP for Kuala Kangsar
198020 May 1987Vacant
(1980–1986)
Daud Taha
(1986–1987)
Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I · II · III)
Napsiah Omar
(1943–2018)
MP for Kuala Pilah
20 May 198726 October 1990Daud Taha Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor
(b. 1941)
MP for Besut
27 October 19903 May 1995 Siti Zaharah Sulaiman Mahathir Mohamad
(IV)
Mustapa Mohamed in CNBC-supply chains - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 crop.jpg Mustapa Mohamed
(b. 1950)
MP for Jeli
Minister of Entrepreneur Development4 May 199514 December 1999 Idris Jusoh Mahathir Mohamad
(V)
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.png Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
(b. 1954)
MP for Chenderoh
15 December 199926 March 2004Vacant
(1999–2002)
Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus
(2002–2004)
Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Khaled Nordin 20 January 2010.jpg Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(b. 1958)
MP for Pasir Gudang
Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development27 March 200418 March 2008 Khamsiyah Yeop Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Majlis pelancaran pembangunan Kompleks PAS Melaka 31 (Noh Omar).jpg Noh Omar
(b. 1958)
MP for Tanjong Karang
19 March 20089 April 2009 Saifuddin Abdullah Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.jpg Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof
(b. 1957)
MP for Alor Gajah
PH (BERSATU)Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives2 July 201824 February 2020 Mohd Hatta Ramli Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar 2023.jpg Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(b. 1946)
MP for Santubong
GPS (PBB)10 March 202016 August 2021 Mas Ermieyati Samsudin Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Majlis pelancaran pembangunan Kompleks PAS Melaka 31 (Noh Omar).jpg Noh Omar
(b. 1958)
MP for Tanjong Karang
BN (UMNO)11 September 202124 November 2022 Muslimin Yahaya Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Datuk Ewon Benedick, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (2023) (cropped).png Ewon Benedick
(b. 1983)
MP for Penampang
PH (UPKO)3 December 20228 November 2025 Saraswathy Kandasami
(2022–2023)
Ramanan Ramakrishnan
(2023–2025)
Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
YB Datuk Alex Linggi Nanta di UNIMAS (cropped).jpg Alexander Nanta Linggi
(b. 1958)
MP for Kapit

Acting
GPS (PBB)Acting Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives3 December 202517 December 2025 Ramanan Ramakrishnan Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Steven Sim.jpg Steven Sim Chee Keong
(b. 1982)
MP for Bukit Mertajam
PH (DAP)Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives17 December 2025Incumbent Mohamad Alamin

Co-operatives

The following individuals have held office as Minister of Co-operatives:

Political party:   Alliance/BN    PH    GPS

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political partyTitleTook officeLeft officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Aziz ishak.jpg Abdul Aziz Ishak
(1914–1999)
MP for Selangor Barat
(1955–1959)
MP for Kuala Langat
(1959–1964)
Alliance (UMNO)Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives19551962VacantChief Minister of the
Federation of Malaya

Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I · II)
Khir Johari.jpg Khir Johari
(1923–2006)
MP for Kedah Tengah
19631965 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II · III)
Mohamed Ghazali Jawi
(1924–1982)
MP for Ulu Perak
19661969 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(III)
Semporna Sabah Tun-Sakaran-Dandai-01.jpg Sakaran Dandai
(b. 1930)
MP for Semporna
BN (UMNO)Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development27 October 199016 March 1994Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos Mahathir Mohamad
(IV)
Osu Sukam
(b. 1949)
MP for Papar
21 August 199413 March 1999Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos
(1994–1995)
Goh Cheng Teik
(1995–1999)
Mahathir Mohamad
(IV · V)
Kasitah Gaddam
(b. 1947)
Senator
14 March 199926 March 2004Goh Cheng Teik
(1995–1999)
Tan Kee Kwong
(1999–2004)
Mahathir Mohamad
(V · VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Khaled Nordin 20 January 2010.jpg Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(b. 1958)
MP for Pasir Gudang
Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development27 March 200418 March 2008 Khamsiyah Yeop Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Majlis pelancaran pembangunan Kompleks PAS Melaka 31 (Noh Omar).jpg Noh Omar
(b. 1958)
MP for Tanjong Karang
19 March 20089 April 2009 Saifuddin Abdullah Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Ismail Sabri Fumio Kishida 2022 (cropped).jpg Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(b. 1960)
MP for Bera
Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism10 April 200915 May 2013 Tan Lian Hoe
(2009–2013)
Rohani Abdul Karim
(2010–2013)
Najib Razak
(I)
Hasan Malek
(b. 1946)
MP for Kuala Pilah
16 May 201329 July 2015 Ahmad Bashah Md. Hanipah Najib Razak
(II)
Hamzah Zainudin 2014.jpg Hamzah Zainudin
(b. 1957)
MP for Larut
29 July 20159 May 2018 Ahmad Bashah Md. Hanipah
(2015–2016)
Henry Sum Agong
(2016–2018)
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.jpg Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof
(b. 1957)
MP for Alor Gajah
PH (BERSATU)Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives2 July 201824 February 2020 Mohd Hatta Ramli Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.jpg Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(b. 1946)
MP for Santubong
GPS (PBB)10 March 202016 August 2021 Mas Ermieyati Samsudin Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Noh Omar
(b. 1958)
MP for Tanjong Karang
BN (UMNO)11 September 202124 November 2022 Muslimin Yahaya Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Datuk Ewon Benedick, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (2023) (cropped).png Ewon Benedick
(b. 1983)
MP for Penampang
PH (UPKO)3 December 20228 November 2025 Saraswathy Kandasami
(2022–2023)
Ramanan Ramakrishnan
(2023–2025)
Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
YB Datuk Alex Linggi Nanta di UNIMAS (cropped).jpg Alexander Nanta Linggi
(b. 1958)
MP for Kapit

Acting
GPS (PBB)Acting Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives3 December 202517 December 2025 Ramanan Ramakrishnan Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Steven Sim.jpg Steven Sim Chee Keong
(b. 1982)
MP for Bukit Mertajam
PH (DAP)Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives17 December 2025Incumbent Mohamad Alamin

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