The Minister of National Unity (Malay: Kementerian Perpaduan Negara) is Aaron Ago Dagang, since 3 December 2022. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of National Unity.
List of ministers National unity The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of National Unity, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political party Title Took office Left officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister(Cabinet) V. T. Sambanthan(1919–1979)MP for Sungei Siput Alliance (MIC)Minister of National Unity 5 January 1972 9 April 1974Vacant Abdul Razak Hussein(I) Napsiah Omar(1943–2018)MP for Kuala PilahBN (UMNO)Minister of National Unity and Community Development 27 October 1990 3 May 1995Alexander Lee Yu Lung Mahathir Mohamad(IV) Zaleha Ismail(1936–2020)MP for Gombak 4 May 1995 14 December 1999Peter Tinggom Kamarau Mahathir Mohamad(V) Siti Zaharah Sulaiman(1949–2024)MP for Paya Besar 15 December 1999 26 March 2004Tiki Lafe Mahathir Mohamad(VI)Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(I) Shafie Apdal(b. 1956)MP for Semporna BN (UMNO) Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage 19 March 2008 9 April 2009Teng Boon Soon Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(III) Halimah Mohamed Sadique(b.1962)MP for Kota Tinggi BN (UMNO)Minister of National Unity 10 March 2020 24 November 2022Ti Lian Ker Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal Muhyiddin Yassin(I)Ismail Sabri Yaakob(I) Aaron Ago Dagang(b. 1958)MP for Kanowit GPS (PRS) 3 December 2022 IncumbentVacant Saraswathy Kandasami Anwar Ibrahim(I)
Prime Minister's Department (National Unity and Integration)
Political party:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political party Title Took office Left officeDeputy Minister Prime Minister(Cabinet) Maximus Ongkili(b. 1953)MP for Kota Marudu BN (PBS) National Unity and Integration Department 27 March 2004 18 March 2008Vacant Abdullah Badawi (II) Koh Tsu Koon(b. 1949)Senator BN (Gerakan) Unity and Performance Management 10 April 2009 15 May 2013Devamany S. Krishnasamy Najib Razak (II) Joseph Kurup(1944–2024)MP for Pensiangan BN (PBRS) National Unity and Integration Department 16 May 2013 9 May 2018Vacant Najib Razak (III)Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy(b. 1966)Senator HINDRAFNational Unity and Social Wellbeing Department17 July 2018 24 February 2020Mohamed Farid Md Rafik Vacant Mahathir Mohamad (VII) MAP
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