Minister of National Unity (Malaysia)

Minister of National Unity
Kementerian Perpaduan Negara
Incumbent Aaron Ago Dagang since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-3)
Ministry of National Unity
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	PERPADUAN
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	1973
First holder	Napsiah Omar as Minister of National Unity and Community Development
Deputy	Saraswathy Kandasami
Website	www.perpaduan.gov.my

The Minister of National Unity (Malay: Kementerian Perpaduan Negara) is Aaron Ago Dagang, since 3 December 2022. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of National Unity. ^[1]

List of ministers

National unity

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of National Unity, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:   Alliance/BN    GPS

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput	Alliance (MIC)	Minister of National Unity	5 January 1972	9 April 1974	Vacant	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Napsiah Omar (1943–2018) MP for Kuala Pilah	BN (UMNO)	Minister of National Unity and Community Development	27 October 1990	3 May 1995	Alexander Lee Yu Lung	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
		Zaleha Ismail (1936–2020) MP for Gombak			4 May 1995	14 December 1999	Peter Tinggom Kamarau	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1949–2024) MP for Paya Besar			15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Tiki Lafe	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP for Semporna	BN (UMNO)	Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage	19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Teng Boon Soon	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Halimah Mohamed Sadique (b.1962) MP for Kota Tinggi	BN (UMNO)	Minister of National Unity	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Ti Lian Ker (2020–2021) Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (2021–2022)	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Aaron Ago Dagang (b. 1958) MP for Kanowit	GPS (PRS)		3 December 2022	Incumbent	Vacant (2022–2023) Saraswathy Kandasami (2023–current)	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

Prime Minister's Department (National Unity and Integration)

Political party:   BN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Maximus Ongkili (b. 1953) MP for Kota Marudu	BN (PBS)	National Unity and Integration Department	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Vacant	Abdullah Badawi (II)
		Koh Tsu Koon (b. 1949) Senator	BN (Gerakan)	Unity and Performance Management	10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	Najib Razak (II)
		Joseph Kurup (1944–2024) MP for Pensiangan	BN (PBRS)	National Unity and Integration Department	16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Vacant	Najib Razak (III)
		Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (b. 1966) Senator	HINDRAF	National Unity and Social Wellbeing Department	17 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (2018–2019) Vacant (2019–2020)	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
			MAP

References

1. "Menteri". www.kabinet.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-03-06.