Minister of Transport (Malaysia) explained

Post:
Minister of Transport
Native Name:Malay: Menteri Pengangkutan
Insignia:Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of the Government of Malaysia
Incumbent:Anthony Loke
Incumbentsince:3 December 2022
Department:Ministry of Transport
Style:Transport Minister

The Honourable
Member Of:Cabinet
Reports To:The Prime Minister
Seat:Putrajaya
Nominator:The Prime Minister
Appointer:The Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Termlength:At His Majesty's Pleasure
First:H. S. Lee
Abbreviation:MOT
Salary:RM14,970
Deputy:Hasbi Habibollah

The minister of transport (Malay: Menteri Pengangkutan, Jawi:), also informally known as the transport minister, is a minister in the Government of Malaysia, with overall responsibility for the functions and objectives of the Ministry of Transport. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of Malaysia.

The current minister of transport is Anthony Loke, who was appointed under Anwar Ibrahim following the 2022 Malaysian general election and the subsequent formation of the Unity Government. The office holder works alongside the deputy minister of transport, presently Hasbi Habibollah. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister of transport, Khairil Nizam Khirudin.

List of ministers of transport

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

Political party:

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political partyTitleTook officeLeft officeDeputy MinisterPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
H. S. Lee
(1900–1988)
Nominated
Alliance (MCA)Minister of Transport1 August 195531 August 1957VacantChief Minister of the
Federation of Malaya

Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Rahman Talib
(1916–1968)
MP for Pahang Timor
Alliance (UMNO)31 August 19577 October 1959Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I)
Sardon Jubir
(1917–1985)
MP for Pontian Utara
18 November 19594 December 1968Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II • III)
V. Manickavasagam
(1926–1979)
MP for Klang
Alliance (MIC)4 June 196920 September 1970Tunku Abdul Rahman
(IV)
Abdul Ghani Gilong
(1932–2021)
MP for Kinabalu
Alliance (USNO)23 September 19701974Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
V. Manickavasagam
(1926–1979)
MP for Pelabuhan Kelang
BN (MIC)Minister of Works and Transport5 September 19741976Richard Ho Ung HunAbdul Razak Hussein
(II)
V. Manickavasagam
(1926–1979)
MP for Pelabuhan Kelang
BN (MIC)Minister of Transport197815 September 1979Goh Cheng TeikHussein Onn
(II)
Lee San Choon
(1935–2023)
MP for Segamat
(1974-1982)
MP for Seremban
(1982-1983)
BN (MCA)1 November 197931 March 1983Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I • II)
Chong Hon Nyan
(1924-2020)
MP for Batu Berendam
2 June 19836 January 1986Abu Hassan Omar Rahmah Othman Mahathir Mohamad
(II)
Ling Liong Sik
(b. 1943)
MP for Mata Kuching
(1986)
MP for Labis
(1986-2003)
7 January 198625 May 2003Rahmah Othman Zaleha IsmailMohd Ali Rustam Ibrahim SaadRamli Ngah Talib Douglas Uggah EmbasMahathir Mohamad
(II • III • IV • V • VI)
Chan Kong Choy
(b. 1955)
MP for Selayang
1 July 20039 March 2008Mahathir Mohamad
(VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I • II)
Ong Tee Keat
(b. 1956)
MP for Pandan
18 March 20083 June 2010Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Najib Razak
(I)
Kong Cho Ha
(b. 1950)
MP for Lumut
4 June 20105 May 2013Najib Razak
(I)
Hishammuddin Hussein
(b. 1961)
MP for Sembrong
Acting
BN (UMNO)16 May 201324 June 2014Abdul Aziz KaprawiNajib Razak
(II)
Liow Tiong Lai
(b. 1961)
MP for Bentong
BN (MCA)27 June 20149 May 2018
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(b. 1977)
MP for Seremban
PH (DAP)21 May 201824 February 2020Kamarudin JaffarMahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Wee Ka Siong
(b. 1968)
MP for Ayer Hitam
BN (MCA)10 March 202024 November 2022Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(b. 1977)
MP for Seremban
PH (DAP)3 December 2022IncumbentHasbi HabibollahAnwar Ibrahim
(I)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Minister of Transport. Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. 25 November 2022.