The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri; ; Tamil: உள்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
| Post: | Deputy Minister |
| Body: | Home Affairs |
| Native Name: | Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia |
| Incumbent: | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah |
| Department: | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Style: | Yang Berhormat |
| Reports To: | Prime Minister Minister of Home Affairs |
| Appointer: | The Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Inaugural: | Bahaman Samsuddin |
| Formation: | 1955 |
The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | –1973 | ||
| align=center | 1955–1973 | ||
| align=center | 1955–1973 | ||
| align=center | 1973–2018 | ||
| align=center | 1973–present | ||
| align=center | 1973–present | ||
| align=center | –2018 | ||
| align=center | –2018 | ||
| align=center | 2018–2020 | ||
| align=center | 2020–present | ||
| align=center | 2020–present | ||
Assistant Minister of Interior (1961–1964) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof | Alliance | UMNO | 1961 | 1962 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | |||
| Cheah Theam Swee | Alliance | MCA | 1962 | 1964 | ||||
| Initially the post Deputy Minister of Home Affairs was created, after it was renamed to Assistant Minister of Interior, subsequently changed to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||||
Assistant Minister of Justice (1964–) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | Alliance | BUMIPUTERA | 1964 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | ||||
Assistant Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Hamzah Abu Samah | Alliance | UMNO | 1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | ||||
| Mohamed Yaacob | Alliance | UMNO | 1970 | Abdul Razak Hussein | ||||
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (1955–1957;–present) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
| Bahaman Samsuddin | Alliance | UMNO | 1955 | 31 August 1957 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | |||
| Abdul Samad Idris | Alliance | UMNO | 1976 | Abdul Razak Hussein | ||||
| Shariff Ahmad | BN | UMNO | 6 March 1976 | 31 December 1977 | Hussein Onn | |||
| Rais Yatim | BN | UMNO | 1 January 1978 | |||||
| Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin | BN | UMNO | Hussein Onn | |||||
| Sanusi Junid | BN | UMNO | 16 July 1981 | |||||
| Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik | BN | UMNO | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
| Mohd. Kassim Ahmed | BN | UMNO | 30 April 1982 | 16 July 1984 | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
| Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad | BN | UMNO | 16 July 1984 | 10 August 1986 | ||||
| Megat Junid Megat Ayub | BN | UMNO | 11 August 1986 | 2 July 1997 | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
| Ong Ka Ting | BN | MCA | 8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
| Azmi Khalid | BN | UMNO | 2 July 1997 | |||||
| Zainal Abidin Zin | BN | UMNO | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | |||
| Tan Chai Ho | BN | MCA | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | |||
| Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh | BN | UMNO | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | |||
| Chor Chee Heung | BN | MCA | ||||||
| Abu Seman Yusop | BN | UMNO | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak | |||
| Jelaing Mersat | BN | SPDP | 4 June 2010 | |||||
| Lee Chee Leong | BN | MCA | 4 June 2010 | 15 May 2013 | ||||
| Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar | BN | PBB | 16 May 2013 | 29 July 2015 | Najib Razak | |||
| Nur Jazlan Mohamed | BN | UMNO | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | ||||
| Masir Kujat | BN | PRS | ||||||
| Mohd. Azis Jamman | – | WARISAN | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad | |||
| Jonathan Yasin | PN | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin | |||
| Ismail Mohamed Said | BN | UMNO | ||||||
| Ismail Mohamed Said | BN | UMNO | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | |||
| Jonathan Yasin | GRS | BERSATU Sabah | ||||||
| Shamsul Anuar Nasarah | BN | UMNO | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim | |||