Mahathir Mohamad formed the sixth Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah to begin a new government following the 29 November 1999 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the fifth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 14th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

This is a list of the members of the sixth 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 Pasu15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Prime MinisterDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas15 December 19992 November 2003Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDato' Seri Utama Rais Yatim UMNOJelebu15 December 19992 November 2003Tan Sri Abdul Hamid OthmanSenator29 September 2001Tan Sri Pandikar Amin MuliaAKARUMNO21 November 2002Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok UPKOKinabalu2 November 2003Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid Zainal AbidinUMNOSenator17 January 2001Dato' Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor21 November 2002Minister with Special FunctionsTun Daim Zainuddin UMNOMerbok15 December 199931 May 2001Minister of FinanceTun Daim Zainuddin UMNOMerbok15 December 199931 May 2001Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Kubang Pasu5 June 20012 November 2003Dato' Jamaluddin Jarjis Rompin20 November 2002Minister of DefenceDato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNOPekan15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Home AffairsDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Seri Rafidah Aziz UMNOKuala Kangsar15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of EducationTan Sri Musa MohamadUMNOSenator15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentTan Sri Datuk Kasitah GaddamUMNOSenator15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of TransportDato' Seri Ling Liong Sik MCALabis15 December 199923 May 2003Dato' Sri Chan Kong Choy Selayang1 July 20032 November 2003Minister of AgricultureDato Sri Mohd Effendi Norwawi PBBKuala Rajang15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of HealthDato' Chua Jui Meng MCABakri15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismDato' Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir UMNOKulim-Bandar Baharu15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Seri Ong Ka Ting MCAPontian15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Foreign AffairsDato' Syed Hamid Albar UMNOKota Tinggi15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Human ResourcesDatuk Wira Fong Chan Onn MCASelandar15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismTan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin UMNOPagoh15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentDato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz UMNOChenderoh15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Azmi Khalid UMNOPadang Besar15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of WorksDato' Seri Samy Vellu MICSungai Siput15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentDato' Seri Law Hieng Ding SUPPSarikei15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Energy, Water and CommunicationsDato Sri Leo Moggie Irok PBDSKanowit15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Primary IndustriesDato' Seri Lim Keng Yaik GerakanBeruas15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentDato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman UMNOPaya Besar15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of Women and Family DevelopmentDato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil UMNOLembah Pantai29 September 20012 November 2003Minister of Youth and SportsDato' Hishammuddin Hussein UMNOTenggara15 December 19992 November 2003Minister of InformationDato' Sri Mohd Khalil Yaakob UMNOKuantan15 December 19992 November 2003

Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDato' Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar UMNOJerantut15 December 19992 November 2003Dato' Shahrizat Abdul Jalil Lembah Pantai17 January 2001 Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas PBBBetongDato' Tengku Adnan Tengku MansorUMNOSenator17 January 200121 November 2002Deputy Minister of FinanceDato' Shafie Salleh UMNOKuala Langat15 December 19992 November 2003Dato' Chan Kong Choy MCASelayang1 July 2003Dato' Ng Yen Yen Raub1 July 20032 November 2003Deputy Minister of DefenceDatuk Mohd Shafie Apdal UMNOSemporna15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Home AffairsDato' Zainal Abidin Zin UMNOBagan Serai15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Seri Kerk Choo Ting GerakanTaiping15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of EducationDato' Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin UMNOSenator15 December 19992 November 2003Han Choon Kim MCASerembanDeputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentTan Kee Kwong GerakanSegambut15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of TransportTan Sri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib UMNOPasir Salak15 December 19992 November 2003Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas PBBBetong29 September 2001 Deputy Minister of AgricultureDato' Seri Mohd Shariff Omar UMNOTasek Gelugor15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of HealthDato' Seri Suleiman Mohamed UMNOTitiwangsa15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismDato' Fu Ah Kiow MCAMentakab15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDatuk Peter Chin Fah Kui SUPPMiri15 December 19992 November 2003Datuk M. KayveasPPPSenator29 September 2001Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsDatuk Leo Michael Toyad PBBMukah15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Human ResourcesDatuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad UMNOMersing15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismDato' Subramaniam Sinniah MICSegamat15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentDato' Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos UMNOJempol21 November 20022 November 2003Deputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Palanivel Govindasamy MICHulu Selangor15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of WorksDato' Mohamed Khaled Nordin UMNOJohor Bahru15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentDato' Zainal Dahlan UMNOSabak Bernam15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and CommunicationsDatuk Tan Chai Ho MCABandar Tun Razak15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesDatuk Anifah Aman UMNOBeaufort15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentDatuk Tiki Lafe SNAPMas Gading15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of Youth and SportsDatuk Ong Tee Keat MCAAmpang Jaya15 December 19992 November 2003Deputy Minister of InformationDato' Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos UMNOJempol15 December 199921 November 2002Dato' Zainuddin MaidinSenator21 November 20022 November 2003

See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 10th Malaysian Parliament List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia#Sixth Mahathir cabinet

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