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Fifth Mahathir cabinet

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Fifth Mahathir cabinet

13th Cabinet of Malaysia
Date formed8 May 1995
Date dissolved14 December 1999
People and organisations
Head of stateTuanku Jaafar (1995–1999)
Tuanku Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (1999)
Head of governmentMahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of governmentAnwar Ibrahim (1995–1998)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1999)
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
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Opposition partiesDemocratic Action Party
United Sabah Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Semangat 46
Opposition leaderLim Kit Siang
History
Election1995 Malaysian general election
Outgoing election1999 Malaysian general election
Legislature term9th Malaysian Parliament
Budgets1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
PredecessorFourth Mahathir cabinet
SuccessorSixth Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad formed the fifth Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Jaafar to begin a new government following the 25 April 1995 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the fourth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 13th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

This is a list of the members of the fifth cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

Composition

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Full members

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The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP UMNO Kubang Pasu 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP UMNO Permatang Pauh 8 May 1995 2 September 1998
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP Kepala Batas 29 January 1999 14 December 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dato' Abdul Hamid Othman MP UMNO Sik 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP PBB Kuala Rajang 7 January 1999
Datuk Chong Kah Kiat LDP Senator 12 November 1996
Dato’ Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP UMNO Paya Besar 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Dato’ Seri Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP Gerik 7 January 1999
Minister with Special Functions Tun Daim Zainuddin MP UMNO Merbok 7 January 1999 14 December 1999
Minister of Finance Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP UMNO Permatang Pauh 8 May 1995 2 September 1998
Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP Kubang Pasu 2 September 1998 7 January 1999
Dato' Mustapa Mohamed MP Jeli 14 December 1999
Tun Daim Zainuddin MP Merbok 7 January 1999
Minister of Defence Dato' Syed Hamid Albar MP UMNO Kota Tinggi 8 May 1995 7 January 1999
Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP PBB Kuala Rajang 7 January 1999 14 December 1999
Minister of Home Affairs Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP UMNO Kubang Pasu 8 May 1995 7 January 1999
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP Kepala Batas 7 January 1999 14 December 1999
Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz MP UMNO Kuala Kangsar 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Education Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNO Pekan 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development Osu Sukam MP UMNO Papar 8 May 1995 14 March 1999
Kasitah Gaddam Senator 14 March 1999 14 December 1999
Minister of Transport Dato' Seri Ling Liong Sik MP MCA Labis 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Agriculture Datuk Amar Sulaiman Daud MP PBB Petra Jaya 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Health Dato' Chua Jui Meng MP MCA Bakri 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism Dato' Sri Sabbaruddin Chik MP UMNO Temerloh 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Dato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir MP Kulim-Bandar Baharu 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Minister of Housing and Local Government Dato' Ting Chew Peh MP MCA Gopeng 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP UMNO Kepala Batas 8 May 1995 7 January 1999
Dato' Syed Hamid Albar MP Kota Tinggi 7 January 1999 14 December 1999
Minister of Human Resources Dato' Lim Ah Lek MP MCA Bentong 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar MP UMNO Kuala Selangor 8 May 1995 1 May 1997
Dato' Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP Pasir Salak 2 May 1997 14 December 1999
Minister of Entrepreneur Development Dato' Mustapa Mohamed MP UMNO Jeli 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Rural Development Dato' Annuar Musa MP UMNO Peringat 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Works Dato' Seri Samy Vellu MP MIC Sungai Siput 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Law Hieng Ding MP SUPP Sarikei 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia Leo Moggie Irok MP PBDS Kanowit 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister for Primary Industries Dato' Seri Lim Keng Yaik MP Gerakan Beruas 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of National Unity and Community Development Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail MP UMNO Gombak 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Youth and Sports Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin MP UMNO Pagoh 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Minister of Information Dato' Mohamed Rahmat MP UMNO Pulai 8 May 1995 14 December 1999

Deputy ministers

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Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz UMNO Chenderoh 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman MP Baling
Ibrahim Saad MP Tasek Gelugor
Ibrahim Ali Senator 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Fauzi Abdul Rahman MP Kuantan
Deputy Minister of Finance Affifudin Omar MP UMNO Padang Terap 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Wong See Wah MP MCA Rasah 14 December 1999
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz MP UMNO Chenderoh 12 November 1996
Deputy Minister of Defence Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan MP UMNO Bukit Gantang 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP UMNO Pasir Salak 8 May 1995 2 July 1997
Dato' Ong Ka Ting MP MCA Pontian 14 December 1999
Azmi Khalid MP UMNO Padang Besar 2 July 1997
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato' Kerk Choo Ting MP Gerakan Taiping 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Education Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos MP UMNO Jempol 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Fong Chan Onn MP MCA Selandar
Deputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development Goh Cheng Teik MP Gerakan Nibong Tebal 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Transport Mohd Ali Rustam MP UMNO Batu Berendam 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Ibrahim Saad MP Tasek Gelugor 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor MP UMNO Setiu 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Health Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP UMNO Paya Besar 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Mohd Ali Rustam MP Batu Berendam 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism Teng Gaik Kwan MP MCA Raub 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP UMNO Gerik 8 May 1995 7 January 1999
Peter Chin Fah Kui MP SUPP Miri 14 December 1999
Shafie Apdal MP UMNO Semporna 7 January 1999
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Leo Michael Toyad MP PBB Mukah 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Human Resources Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir MP UMNO Kulim-Bandar Baharu 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Affifudin Omar MP Padang Terap 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism Subramaniam Sinniah MP MIC Segamat 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development Idris Jusoh MP UMNO Besut 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Rural Development K.Kumaran MP MIC Tapah 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Works Railey Jaffery MP UMNO Silam 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Abu Bakar Daud MP UMNO Kuala Terenggnau 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia Dato' Chan Kong Choy MP MCA Selayang 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries Siti Zainaboon Abu Bakar MP UMNO Tebrau 8 May 1995 12 November 1996
Hishammuddin Hussein MP Tenggara 12 November 1996 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community Development Peter Tinggom Kamarau MP SNAP Saratok 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Dato' Loke Yuen Yow MP MCA Tanjong Malim 8 May 1995 14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Information Suleiman Mohamed MP UMNO Titiwangsa 8 May 1995 14 December 1999

See also

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