The current Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Menteri Luar Negeri; Jawi: ) of Malaysia has been Mohamad Hasan since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lukanisman Awang Sauni, since 17 December 2025. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
List of ministers
Foreign Affairs The following individuals have been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs/External affairs, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political party Title Took office Left officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister(Cabinet)Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990)(Prime Minister) MP for Sungei MudaAlliance (UMNO)Minister of External Affairs31 August 19572 February 1959VacantTunku Abdul Rahman(I) Ismail Abdul Rahman(1915–1973)MP for Johore Timor3 February 195931 August 1960Tunku Abdul Rahman(II)Tunku Abdul Rahman(1903–1990)MP for Kuala KedahAlliance (UMNO)Minister of Foreign Affairs1 September 196022 September 1970VacantTunku Abdul Rahman(II · III · IV) Abdul Razak Hussein(1922–1976)MP for Pekan23 September 197012 August 1975Abdul Razak Hussein(I · II) BN (UMNO) Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail(1928–2022)MP for Kota Bharu 13 August 1975 16 July 1981 Abdul Razak Hussein(II)Hussein Onn(I · II) Ghazali Shafie(1922–2010)MP for Lipis 17 July 1981 16 July 1984Vacant Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir Mahathir Mohamad(I · II) Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail(1928–2022)MP for Kota Bharu 17 July 1984 10 August 1986Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir Mahathir Mohamad(II) Rais Yatim(b. 1942)MP for Jelebu 11 August 1986 7 May 1987 Mahathir Mohamad(III) Abu Hassan Omar(1940–2018)MP for Kuala Selangor 20 May 1987 14 March 1991Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan Mahathir Mohamad(III · IV) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(1939–2025)MP for Kepala Batas 15 March 1991 8 January 1999Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan Leo Michael Toyad Mahathir Mohamad(IV · V) Syed Hamid Albar(b. 1944)MP for Kota Tinggi 9 January 1999 18 March 2008Leo Michael Toyad Joseph Salang Gandum Mahathir Mohamad(VI)Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(I · II) Rais Yatim(b. 1942)MP for Jelebu 19 March 2008 8 April 2009Abdul Rahim Bakri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(III) Anifah Aman(b. 1953)MP for Kimanis 10 April 2009 9 May 2018A. Kohillan Pillay Lee Chee Leong Richard Riot Jaem Hamzah Zainuddin Reezal Merican Naina Merican Najib Razak(I · II) Saifuddin Abdullah(b. 1961)MP for Indera Mahkota PH (PKR) 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Marzuki Yahya Mahathir Mohamad(VII) Hishammuddin Hussein(b. 1961)(Senior Minister)MP for Sembrong BN (UMNO) 10 March 2020 7 July 2021Kamarudin Jaffar Muhyiddin Yassin(I)Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs7 July 202116 August 2021 Saifuddin Abdullah(b. 1961)MP for Indera Mahkota PN (BERSATU)Minister of Foreign Affairs 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob(I) Zambry Abdul Kadir(b. 1962)SenatorBN (UMNO) 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Mohamad AlaminAnwar Ibrahim(I) Mohamad Hasan(b. 1956)MP for Rembau 12 December 2023 Incumbent Mohamad AlaminLukanisman Awang Sauni
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