Mahathir Mohamad formed the fifth Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Jaafar to begin a new government following the 25 April 1995 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as prime minister) the fourth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 13th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
This is a list of the members of the fifth cabinet of the fourth prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.
Composition Full members The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers: PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterDato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad UMNOKubang Pasu8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Prime MinisterDato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim UMNOPermatang Pauh8 May 19952 September 1998Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Kepala Batas29 January 199914 December 1999Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDato' Abdul Hamid Othman UMNOSik8 May 199514 December 1999Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha PBBKuala Rajang7 January 1999Datuk Chong Kah KiatLDPSenator12 November 1996Dato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman UMNOPaya Besar12 November 199614 December 1999Dato' Seri Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali Gerik7 January 1999Minister with Special FunctionsTun Daim Zainuddin UMNOMerbok7 January 199914 December 1999Minister of FinanceDato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim UMNOPermatang Pauh8 May 19952 September 1998Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Kubang Pasu2 September 19987 January 1999 Dato' Mustapa Mohamed Jeli14 December 1999Tun Daim Zainuddin Merbok7 January 1999Minister of DefenceDato' Syed Hamid Albar UMNOKota Tinggi8 May 19957 January 1999Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha PBBKuala Rajang7 January 199914 December 1999Minister of Home AffairsDato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad UMNOKubang Pasu8 May 19957 January 1999Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Kepala Batas7 January 199914 December 1999Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Seri Rafidah Aziz UMNOKuala Kangsar8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of EducationDato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNOPekan8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentDatuk Seri Panglima Osu Sukam UMNOPapar8 May 199514 March 1999Tan Sri Datuk Kasitah GaddamSenator14 March 199914 December 1999Minister of TransportDato' Seri Ling Liong Sik MCALabis8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of AgricultureDatuk Amar Sulaiman Daud PBBPetra Jaya8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of HealthDato' Chua Jui Meng MCABakri8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismDato' Sri Sabbaruddin Chik UMNOTemerloh8 May 199512 November 1996Dato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir Kulim-Bandar Baharu12 November 199614 December 1999Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Ting Chew Peh MCAGopeng8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Foreign AffairsDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas8 May 19957 January 1999Dato' Syed Hamid Albar Kota Tinggi7 January 199914 December 1999Minister of Human ResourcesDato' Lim Ah Lek MCABentong8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismDato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar UMNOKuala Selangor8 May 19951 May 1997Dato' Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub Pasir Salak2 May 199714 December 1999Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentDato' Mustapa Mohamed UMNOJeli8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Annuar Musa UMNOPeringat8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of WorksDato' Seri Samy Vellu MICSungai Siput8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentDato Sri Law Hieng Ding SUPPSarikei8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Energy, Communications and MultimediaDatuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok PBDSKanowit8 May 199514 December 1999Minister for Primary IndustriesDato' Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik GerakanBeruas8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentDatin Paduka Zaleha Ismail UMNOGombak8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of Youth and SportsTan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin UMNOPagoh8 May 199514 December 1999Minister of InformationDato' Mohamed Rahmat UMNOPulai8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDatuk Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz UMNOChenderoh8 May 199512 November 1996Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman BalingDato' Ibrahim Saad Tasek GelugorDato' Ibrahim AliSenator12 November 199614 December 1999Dato' Fauzi Abdul Rahman KuantanDeputy Minister of FinanceAffifudin Omar UMNOPadang Terap8 May 199512 November 1996Wong See Wah MCARasah14 December 1999 UMNOChenderoh12 November 1996Deputy Minister of DefenceAbdullah Fadzil Che Wan UMNOBukit Gantang8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Home AffairsDato' Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub UMNOPasir Salak8 May 19952 July 1997Dato' Ong Ka Ting MCAPontian14 December 1999Dato' Azmi Khalid UMNOPadang Besar2 July 1997Deputy Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Kerk Choo Ting GerakanTaiping8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of EducationDato' Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos UMNOJempol8 May 199514 December 1999Datuk Fong Chan Onn MCASelandarDeputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentGoh Cheng Teik GerakanNibong Tebal8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of TransportDatuk Wira Mohd Ali Rustam UMNOBatu Berendam8 May 199512 November 1996Dato' Ibrahim Saad Tasek Gelugor12 November 199614 December 1999 Deputy Minister of AgricultureTengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor UMNOSetiu8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of HealthDato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman UMNOPaya Besar8 May 199512 November 1996Datuk Wira Mohd Ali Rustam Batu Berendam12 November 199614 December 1999Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismTeng Gaik Kwan MCARaub8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali UMNOGerik8 May 19957 January 1999Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui SUPPMiri14 December 1999Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal UMNOSemporna7 January 1999Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsDatuk Leo Michael Toyad PBBMukah8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Human ResourcesDato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir UMNOKulim-Bandar Baharu8 May 199512 November 1996Affifudin Omar Padang Terap12 November 199614 December 1999Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismDato' Subramaniam Sinniah MICSegamat8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentIdris Jusoh UMNOBesut8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentK.Kumaran MICTapah8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of WorksDatuk Railey Jaffrey UMNOSilam8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentAbu Bakar Daud UMNOKuala Terengganu8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Energy, Communications and MultimediaDato' Chan Kong Choy MCASelayang8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesSiti Zainaboon Abu Bakar UMNOTebrau8 May 199512 November 1996Dato' Hishammuddin Hussein Tenggara12 November 199614 December 1999Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentPeter Tinggom Kamarau SNAPSaratok8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of Youth and SportsDato' Loke Yuen Yow MCATanjong Malim8 May 199514 December 1999Deputy Minister of InformationSuleiman Mohamed UMNOTitiwangsa8 May 199514 December 1999
See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 9th Malaysian Parliament
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