The minister of transport (Malay: Menteri Pengangkutan, Jawi: ), also informally known as the transport minister, is a minister in the Government of Malaysia, with overall responsibility for the functions and objectives of the Ministry of Transport. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of Malaysia.
The current minister of transport is Anthony Loke, who was appointed under Anwar Ibrahim following the 2022 Malaysian general election and the subsequent formation of the Unity Government. The office holder works alongside the deputy minister of transport, presently Hasbi Habibollah since 3 December 2022. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister of transport, Khairil Nizam Khirudin.
List of ministers of transport The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Transport, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political party Title Took office Left officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister(Cabinet) H. S. Lee(1900–1988)Nominated Alliance (MCA) Minister of Transport 1 August 1955 31 August 1957Vacant Chief Minister of the Federation of MalayaTunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman Talib(1916–1968)MP for Pahang Timor Alliance (UMNO) 31 August 1957 7 October 1959 Tunku Abdul Rahman(I) Sardon Jubir(1917–1985)MP for Pontian Utara 18 November 1959 4 December 1968 Tunku Abdul Rahman(II • III) V. Manickavasagam(1926–1979)MP for Klang Alliance (MIC) 4 June 1969 20 September 1970 Tunku Abdul Rahman(IV) Abdul Ghani Gilong(1932–2021)MP for Kinabalu Alliance (USNO) 23 September 1970 1974 Abdul Razak Hussein(I) V. Manickavasagam(1926–1979)MP for Pelabuhan Kelang BN (MIC) Minister of Works and Transport 5 September 1974 1976Richard Ho Ung Hun Abdul Razak Hussein(II) V. Manickavasagam(1926–1979)MP for Pelabuhan KelangBN (MIC) Minister of Transport 1978 15 September 1979Goh Cheng Teik Hussein Onn(II) Lee San Choon(1935–2023)MP for Segamat (1974-1982)MP for Seremban (1982-1983) BN (MCA) 1 November 1979 31 March 1983Goh Cheng Teik Abu Hassan Omar Hussein Onn(II)Mahathir Mohamad(I • II) Chong Hon Nyan(1924–2020)MP for Batu Berendam 2 June 1983 6 January 1986Abu Hassan Omar Rahmah Othman Mahathir Mohamad(II) Ling Liong Sik(1943–2026)MP for Mata Kuching (1986)MP for Labis (1986-2003) 7 January 1986 25 May 2003Rahmah Othman Zaleha IsmailMohd Ali Rustam Ibrahim SaadRamli Ngah Talib Douglas Uggah Embas Mahathir Mohamad(II • III • IV • V • VI) Chan Kong Choy(b. 1955)MP for Selayang 1 July 2003 9 March 2008Ramli Ngah Talib Douglas Uggah EmbasTengku Azlan Mahathir Mohamad(VI)Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(I • II) Ong Tee Keat(b. 1956)MP for Pandan 18 March 2008 3 June 2010Lajim Ukin Abdul Rahim BakriRobert Lau Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(III)Najib Razak(I) Kong Cho Ha(b. 1950)MP for Lumut 4 June 2010 5 May 2013Abdul Rahim BakriJelaing Mersat Najib Razak(I) Hishammuddin Hussein(b. 1961)MP for SembrongActing BN (UMNO)Acting Minister of Transport 16 May 2013 24 June 2014Abdul Aziz Kaprawi Najib Razak(II) Liow Tiong Lai(b. 1961)MP for Bentong BN (MCA)Minister of Transport 27 June 2014 9 May 2018 Anthony Loke Siew Fook(b. 1977)MP for Seremban PH (DAP) 21 May 2018 24 February 2020Kamarudin Jaffar Mahathir Mohamad(VII) Wee Ka Siong(b. 1968)MP for Ayer Hitam BN (MCA) 10 March 2020 24 November 2022Hasbi Habibollah Henry Sum Agong Muhyiddin Yassin(I)Ismail Sabri Yaakob(I) Anthony Loke Siew Fook(b. 1977)MP for Seremban PH (DAP) 3 December 2022 IncumbentHasbi Habibollah Anwar Ibrahim(I)
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