First Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government. It was the 9th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

Composition Full members The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers: PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterDato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad UMNOKubang Pasu16 July 198130 April 1982Minister of DefenceDeputy Prime MinisterDato' Musa Hitam UMNOLabis18 July 1981Minister of Home Affairs17 July 1981Minister of TransportDato' Lee San Choon MCASegamat16 July 1981Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentTan Sri Ong Kee Hui SUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Foreign AffairsTan Sri Ghazali Shafie UMNOLipis17 July 1981Minister of General WelfareDatin Paduka Aishah Ghani UMNOKuala Langat16 July 1981Minister of Commerce and IndustryDato' Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail UMNOKota Bharu17 July 1981Minister of FinanceTan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah UMNOUlu Kelantan16 July 1981Minister of HealthTan Sri Chong Hon Nyan MCABatu BerendamMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentShariff Ahmad UMNOJerantutMinister of InformationDato' Mohamed Rahmat UMNOPulaiMinister of Labour and ManpowerDato' Richard Ho Ung Hun MCALumutMinister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong GERAKANTaipingMinister of AgricultureAbdul Manan Othman UMNOKuala TrengganuMinister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsDato' Leo Moggie Irok SNAPKanowitMinister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Neo Yee Pan MCAMuarMinister of Works and Public AmenitiesDato' Samy Vellu MICSungei SiputMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsMokhtar Hashim UMNOTampinMinister of Public EnterprisesDatin Paduka Rafidah Aziz UMNOSelayangMinister of EducationSulaiman Daud PBBSantubong17 July 1981Minister of Federal TerritoriesPengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf BERJAYAKimanisMinister of National and Rural DevelopmentSanusi Junid UMNOJerlun-LangkawiMinister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASASenator16 July 1981Minister without PortfolioAbdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas17 July 1981

Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa UMNOLarut16 July 198130 April 1982Abdullah Abdul Rahman Ulu NerusGoh Cheng Teik GERAKANNibong Tebal17 July 1981Deputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MCABentong16 July 1981Dato' Suhaimi Kamaruddin UMNOSepang17 July 1981Deputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga SNAPSaratok16 July 1981Deputy Minister of HealthK. Pathmanaban MICTelok Kemang17 July 1981Deputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryDato' Lew Sip Hon MCAShah Alam16 July 1981Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad UMNOJohore Bahru17 July 1981Deputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MCAMata Kuching16 July 1981Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerZakaria Abdul Rahman UMNOBesut17 July 1981Deputy Minister of FinanceMak Hon Kam MCATanjong Malim16 July 1981Najib Razak UMNOPekan17 July 1981Deputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesNik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman UMNOKuala KraiDeputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsClarence E. Mansul BERJAYAPenampangDeputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsChin Hon Ngian MCARenggam16 July 1981Deputy Minister of InformationEmbong Yahya UMNOLedangDeputy Minister of TransportDato' Abu Hassan Omar UMNOKuala Selangor17 July 1981Deputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerWilliam Lye Chee Hien BERJAYAGaya16 July 1981Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentAbdul Jalal Abu Bakar UMNOBatu Pahat17 July 1981Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesBujang Ulis PBBSimunjan16 July 1981Deputy Minister of Federal TerritoriesIdris Abdul Rauf UMNOParit Buntar17 July 1981Deputy Minister of Home AffairsAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik UMNOAlor Gajah17 July 1981Deputy Minister of DefenceAbang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha PBBPaloh

Composition before cabinet dissolution Full members OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad MPUMNOKubang PasuMinister of DefenceDeputy Prime MinisterMusa Hitam MPUMNOLabisMinister of Home AffairsMinister of TransportLee San Choon MPMCASegamatMinister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentOng Kee Hui MPSUPPBandar KuchingMinister of Foreign AffairsGhazali Shafie MPUMNOLipisMinister of General WelfareAishah Ghani MPUMNOKuala LangatMinister of Commerce and IndustryTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MPUMNOKota BharuMinister of FinanceTengku Razaleigh Hamzah MPUMNOUlu KelantanMinister of HealthChong Hon Nyan MPMCABatu BerendamMinister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentShariff Ahmad MPUMNOJerantutMinister of InformationMohamed Rahmat MPUMNOPulaiMinister of Labour and ManpowerRichard Ho Ung Hun MPMCALumutMinister of Primary IndustriesPaul Leong Khee Seong MPGERAKANTaipingMinister of AgricultureAbdul Manan Othman MPUMNOKuala TrengganuMinister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie Irok MPSNAPKanowitMinister of Housing and Local GovernmentNeo Yee Pan MPMCAMuarMinister of Works and Public AmenitiesSamy Vellu MPMICSungei SiputMinister of Culture, Youth and SportsMokhtar Hashim MPUMNOTampinMinister of Public EnterprisesRafidah Aziz MPUMNOSelayangMinister of EducationSulaiman Daud MPPBBSantubongMinister of Federal TerritoriesPengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MPBERJAYAKimanisMinister of National and Rural DevelopmentSanusi Junid MPUMNOJerlun-LangkawiMinister without PortfolioAbdullah Ahmad Badawi MPUMNOKepala BatasMinister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentSenator Mohamed NasirBERJASA

Deputy ministers OfficeIncumbentPartyConstituencyDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKamaruddin Mohamed Isa MPUMNOLarutAbdullah Abdul Rahman MPUMNOUlu NerusGoh Cheng Teik MPGERAKANNibong TebalDeputy Minister of EducationChan Siang Sun MPMCABentongDeputy Minister of AgricultureEdmund Langgu Saga MPSNAPSaratokDeputy Minister of HealthK. Pathmanaban MPMICTelok KemangDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryLew Sip Hon MPMCAShah AlamShahrir Abdul Samad MPUMNOJohor BahruDeputy Minister of InformationLing Liong Sik MPMCAMata KuchingDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerZakaria Abdul Rahman MPUMNOBesutDeputy Minister of FinanceMak Hon Kam MPMCATanjong MalimNajib Razak MPUMNOPekanDeputy Minister of Works and Public AmenitiesNik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MPUMNOKuala KraiDeputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsClarence E. Mansul MPBERJAYAPenampangDeputy Minister of Culture, Youth and SportsChin Hon Ngian MPMCARenggamDeputy Minister of InformationEmbong Yahya MPUMNOLedangDeputy Minister of TransportAbu Hassan Omar MPUMNOKuala SelangorDeputy Minister of Labour and ManpowerWilliam Lye Chee Hien MPBERJAYAGayaDeputy Minister of EducationSuhaimi Kamaruddin MPUMNOSepangDeputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentAbdul Jalal Abu Bakar MPUMNOBatu PahatDeputy Minister of Primary IndustriesBujang Ulis MPPBBSimunjanDeputy Minister of Federal TerritoriesIdris Abdul Rauf MPUMNOParit BuntarDeputy Minister of Home AffairsAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik MPUMNOAlor GajahDeputy Minister of DefenceAbang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MPPBBPaloh

See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament

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