Minister of Finance (Malaysia)

Minister of Finance
Incumbent Najib Razak and Johari Abdul Ghani since 2008 (2008) since 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27)
Ministry of Finance
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Level 12, Central Block, Ministry of Finance Complex, No. 5, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62592 Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	1957 (1957)
First holder	Henry Lee Hau Shik
Deputy	Othman Aziz Lee Chee Leong
Website	www.treasury.gov.my

The Malaysian Minister of Finance is Najib Razak, since 2008.

The Second Minister of Finance is Johari Abdul Ghani, since 2016.

The ministers are supported by two Deputy Minister of Finance, Othman Aziz and Lee Chee Leong.

In the Government of Malaysia, the minister is responsible for areas such as government expenditure, financial management, and the operations of government. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Finance.

List of ministers of finance

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

Political Party: Alliance BN

№	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
1	Henry Lee Hau Shik (1900–1988)	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Finance	1957	1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
2	Tan Siew Sin (1916–1988) MP for Malacca Tengah	Alliance (MCA)		1959	1974	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
4	Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Sri Gading	BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
5	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (b. 1937) MP for Ulu Kelantan			1976	1984	Hussein Onn (I • II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
6	Daim Zainuddin (b. 1938) MP for Kuala Muda MP for Merbok			1984	1991	Mahathir Mohamad (II • III • IV)
7	Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh			1991	1998	Mahathir Mohamad (IV • V)
8	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu			1998	1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
9	Mustapa Mohamed (b. 1950) MP for Jeli		Second Minister of Finance	1998	1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
(6)	Daim Zainuddin (b. 1938) MP for Merbok		Minister of Finance	1999	2001	Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI)
(8)	Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu		Minister of Finance	2001	2003	Mahathir Mohamad (VI)
10	Jamaluddin Jarjis (1951–2015) MP for Rompin		Second Minister of Finance	2002	2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
11	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas		Minister of Finance	2003	2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II • III)
12	Nor Mohamed Yakcop (b. 1947) Senator MP for Tasek Gelugor		Second Minister of Finance	2004	2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
13	Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan		Minister of Finance	2008	Incumbent	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I • II)
14	Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (b. 1952) MP for Tambun		Second Minister of Finance	2009	27 June 2016	Najib Razak (I • II)
15	Johari Abdul Ghani (b. 1964) MP for Titiwangsa		Second Minister of Finance	27 June 2016	Incumbent	Najib Razak (II)

References

↑ "Former Minister of Finance". Ministry of Finance, Malaysia. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

Ministerial portfolios of the Government of Malaysia

Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Finance Home Affairs Transport Health Tourism and Culture Defence International Trade and Industry Energy, Green Technology and Water Plantation Industries and Commodities Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Rural and Regional Development Foreign Affairs Science, Technology and Innovation Women, Family and Community Development Works Human Resources Federal Territories Higher Education Youth and Sports Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Natural Resources and Environment Education Communications and Multimedia

Current cabinet

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