Minister of Health (Malaysia)

Minister of Health
Minister of Health
Menteri Kesihatan
	Incumbent; Dzulkefly Ahmad; since 12 December 2023
	Ministry of Health
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri; (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	MOH/KKM
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	1955
First holder	Leong Yew Koh
Deputy	Hanifah Hajar Taib
Website	www.moh.gov.my

StyleYang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)

AbbreviationMOH/KKM

Member ofCabinet of Malaysia

Reports toParliament of Malaysia

The Minister of Health (Malay: Menteri Kesihatan; Jawi: منتري كصيحتن‎) of Malaysia has been Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023.^[1] The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Health Hanifah Hajar Taib, since 17 December 2025. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Health.

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Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Health	1955	1956	Vacant	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Health and Social Welfare	1956	31 August 1957
V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Kinta Utara	Alliance (MIC)	Minister of Health	1957	1959		Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
Omar Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Ulu Selangor	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Health and Social Welfare	1959	1960		Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
Abdul Aziz Ishak (1914–1999) MP for Kuala Langat	Alliance (UMNO)		1960	1962
Lim Swee Aun (1915–1977) MP for Larut Selatan	Alliance (MCA)		1 August 1962	10 October 1962
Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Health	1962	1964
Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah			1964	1968		Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–?) MP for Batang Padang			1968	1969		Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara	Alliance (UMNO)		4 June 1969	1 January 1972		Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
Lee Siok Yew (1923–2001) MP for Ulu Langat	BN (MCA)		1972	1978	Vacant (1972–1974) Abu Bakar Umar (1974–1978)	Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II) Hussein Onn (I)
Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP for Batu Berendam			1978	2 June 1983	Sulaiman Daud (1978–1981) Vacant (1981) K. Pathmanaban (1981–1982)	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II)
Chin Hon Ngian (b. unknown) MP for Renggam			2 June 1983	6 January 1986	K. Pathmanaban	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
Mak Hon Kam (1939–2015) MP for Tanjong Malim			6 January 1986	10 August 1986		Mahathir Mohamad (II)
Chan Siang Sun (b. unknown) MP for Bentong			11 August 1986	21 March 1989		Mahathir Mohamad (III)
Ng Cheng Kiat (b. unknown) MP for Klang			15 June 1989	26 October 1990	Mohamed Farid Ariffin	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
Lee Kim Sai (1937–2019) MP for Hulu Langat			27 October 1990	3 May 1995	Mohamed Farid Ariffin	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
Chua Jui Meng (1943–2023) MP for Bakri			8 May 1995	26 March 2004	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004)	Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
Chua Soi Lek (b. 1947) MP for Labis			27 March 2004	2 Janruary 2008	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
Ong Ka Ting (b. 1956) MP for Tanjong Piai Acting			2 January 2008	18 March 2008	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP for Bentong			19 March 2008	15 May 2013	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Shirlin (2009–2013)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP for Segamat	BN (MIC)		16 May 2013	9 May 2018	Hilmi Yahaya	Najib Razak (II)
Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor	PH (AMANAH)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Lee Boon Chye	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
Adham Baba (b.1962) MP for Tenggara	BN (UMNO)		10 March 2020	16 August 2021	Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP for Rembau	BN (UMNO)		30 August 2021	24 November 2022	Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP for Sekijang	PH (PKR)		3 December 2022	12 December 2023	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor	PH (AMANAH)		12 December 2023	Incumbent	Lukanisman Awang Sauni (2023–2025) Hanifah Hajar Taib (2025–present)	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

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Minister of Health
Menteri Kesihatan

Incumbent Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Health
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	MOH/KKM
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	1955 (1955)
First holder	Leong Yew Koh
Deputy	Hanifah Hajar Taib
Website	www.moh.gov.my

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