Minister of Defence (Malaysia)

Minister of Defence
Menteri Pertahanan
Incumbent Mohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Defence
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	KEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Kuala Lumpur
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holder	Abdul Razak Hussein
Deputy	Adly Zahari
Website	www.mod.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Defence is Mohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is Adly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Defence.

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

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Pekan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Defence	31 August 1957	22 September 1970	Vacant	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV)
		Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Raub			13 August 1973	14 September 1974		Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Mustapha Harun (1918–1995) MP for Marudu	BN (USNO)		15 September 1974	1974	Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) (Prime Minister) MP for Pekan	BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Mokhtar Hashim	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Sri Gading			1976	1978		Hussein Onn (I)
		Abdul Taib Mahmud (1936–2024) MP for Samarahan	BN (PBB)		1978	1979		Hussein Onn (II)
		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) (Prime Minister) MP for Sri Gading	BN (UMNO)		1979	16 July 1981	Abu Hassan Omar	Hussein Onn (II)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu			17 July 1981	6 May 1986	Abang Abu Bakar	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas			11 August 1986	7 May 1987		Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1932–2022) MP for Kota Bharu			20 May 1987	26 October 1990
		Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan			27 October 1990	7 May 1995	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi			8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Najib Razak (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Pekan			15 December 1999	18 March 2008	Shafie Apdal (1999–2004) Zainal Abidin Zin (2004–2008)	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas			19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abu Seman Yusop	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) MP for Bagan Datok			10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	Najib Razak (I)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b.1961) MP for Sembrong			16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Abdul Rahim Bakri (2013–2015) Mohd Johari Baharum (2015–2018)	Najib Razak (II)
		Mohamad Sabu (b.1954) MP for Kota Raja	PH (AMANAH)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Liew Chin Tong	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (b. 1960) (Senior Minister) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Bera	BN (UMNO)	Senior Minister of Defence	10 March 2020	7 July 2021	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
				Minister of Defence	7 July 2021	16 August 2021
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) (Senior Minister) MP for Sembrong		Senior Minister of Defence	30 August 2021	24 November 2022		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Mohamad Hasan (b. 1956) MP for Rembau		Minister of Defence	3 December 2022	12 December 2023	Adly Zahari	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
		Mohamed Khaled Nordin (b. 1958) MP for Kota Tinggi			12 December 2023	Incumbent