The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Malaysia who died in office.
Dewan Negara Member Party Constituency Selection Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Leong Yew Koh (MCA) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 12 January 1963 74 Kelantan Elected by the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 4 April 1964 46 Oyang Lawai Jau Sarawak Elected by the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly 6 August 1974 S. P. Seenivasagam (PPP) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 4 July 1975 Athi Nahappan (MIC) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 9 May 1976 Ngau Ken Lock (MCA) Pahang Elected by the Pahang State Legislative Assembly 8 March 1978 Mohamed Said Abu Bakar (USNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 16 April 1978 Chan Kwong Hon (MCA) Selangor Elected by the Selangor State Legislative Assembly 29 May 1978 (USNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 20 January 1980 60 Dasimah Dasir (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 7 October 1980 Ismail Sheikh Ibrahim (UMNO) Perlis Elected by the Perlis State Legislative Assembly 17 June 1981 Ismail Hassan (UMNO) Johor Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly 4 October 1982 Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 9 December 1982 Eban Salleh (UMNO) Johor Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly 6 April 1983 Pandak Hamid Puteh Jali (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 22 May 1983 Yaacob Engku Yunus (UMNO) Kelantan Elected by the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 26 August 1983 Hussein Mohd. Nordin (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 8 April 1984 Salleh Kassim (UMNO) Trengganu Elected by the Trengganu State Legislative Assembly 3 March 1985 Ismail Nagore (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 3 June 1987 Jinuin Jimin (PDS) Sabah Elected by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly 12 July 1998 Road accident Zainol Abidin Johari (UMNO) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 20 July 1998 Poo Yew Choy (MCA) Johor Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly 18 March 2003 Sinniah Raju (MIC) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 8 December 2004 Mohd. Fuad Ahmad Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 26 April 2006 Vijayaratnam Seevaratnam (Gerakan) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 3 November 2008 58 Fall from a roof Lee Sing Chooi (MCA) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 9 December 2008 56 Heart attack Ismail Md. Salleh Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 27 August 2009 61 Heart attack Subbaiyah Palaniappan (MIC) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 18 April 2012 Norahan Abu Bakar (UMNO) Pahang Elected by the Pahang State Legislative Assembly 22 September 2017 Sambanthan Manickam Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 15 October 2019 54 Heart attack Ong Chong Swen (MCA) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 18 November 2019 69 Mutang Tagal (PBB) Nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong 10 May 2024 69
Dewan Rakyat Member Party Constituency Date of death Age at death (years) Cause (MCA) Perak 6 April 1961 Onn Jaafar Trengganu 19 January 1962 66 Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali (UMNO) Pahang 24 August 1962 Suleiman Abdul Rahman (UMNO) Johor 6 November 1963 51 Zulkiflee Mohammad Kelantan 6 May 1964 Mohamed Noordin Mastan (UMNO) Penang 1 September 1964 Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman (UMNO) Perak 1966 (MCA) Perak 17 April 1966 Road accident Kelantan 3 July 1967 31–32 Injuries from an axe assault Hussein Hassan (UMNO) Pahang 21 July 1967 Ahmad Abdullah Kelantan 30 August 1967 Abdullah Mohd Saleh (UMNO) Johor 27 August 1968 Abdul Rahman Talin (UMNO) Pahang 18 October 1968 51–52 Hamzah Alang (UMNO) Selangor 1 March 1970 Kaw Kai Boh (MCA) Selangor 15 April 1972 54 Stroke Sulaiman Mohamed Attas (UMNO) Negeri Sembilan 9 May 1972 Tibuoh Rantau Sarawak 1973 Ismail Abdul Rahman (UMNO) Johor 2 August 1973 57 Heart attackOoi, Kee Beng (18 January 2007). The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time , pp. E2–E3, E8. The Sun. Walter Loh Poh Khan (MCA) Selangor 23 April 1975 Abdul Razak Hussein (UMNO) Pahang 14 January 1976 53 Leukemia Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail (UMNO) Trengganu 14 March 1976 Syed Jaafar Albar (UMNO) Johor 14 January 1977 62 Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra (USNO) Sabah 2 December 1977 Ali Ahmad (UMNO) Johor 4 December 1977 47 Plane crash V. Manickavasagam (MIC) Selangor 12 October 1979 53 Heart attack (PBDS) Sarawak 9 February 1987 40 Road accident Abdul Hamid Mustapha (USNO) Sabah 21 February 1987 Chan Siang Sun (MCA) Pahang 21 March 1989 56 Heart attack Ghazali Ahmad (UMNO) Kedah 31 January 1992 P. Patto (DAP) Penang 12 July 1995 48 Heart attack Abu Dahari Osman (UMNO) Pahang 29 December 1996 Ong Tin Kim (Gerakan) Perak 10 April 1997 Kamarudin Ahmad (UMNO) Perlis 25 May 1998 S.A. Anpalagan (MIC) Negeri Sembilan 28 April 2000 Fadzil Noor (PAS) Kedah 23 June 2002 65 Complications from heart bypass surgery Mohamed Zahir Ismail (UMNO) Perak 14 October 2004 80 Acute renal failureSpeaker Dewan Rakyat Tun Zahir meninggal dunia (in Malay) AgendaDaily. 15 October 2004 Edmund Chong Ket Wah (PBS) Sabah 9 October 2010 54 Road accident Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali (PAS) Kuala Lumpur 17 July 2011 53 Cancer Karpal Singh (DAP) Penang 17 April 2014 73 Road accident Seah Leong Peng (DAP) Perak 1 May 2014 48 Bladder cancer Jamaluddin Jarjis (UMNO) Pahang 4 April 2015 63 Helicopter crash Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar (UMNO) Perak 5 May 2016 56 Helicopter crash Noriah Kasnon (UMNO) Selangor 5 May 2016 52 Helicopter crash (same event as Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar) Zainudin Ismail (UMNO) Negeri Sembilan 6 December 2017 57 Brain tumour Abdul Manan Ismail (UMNO) Pahang 12 February 2018 69 Suspected heart attack after a fall Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) Sabah 28 March 2019 64 Heart attack Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (BERSATU) Johor 21 September 2019 42 Heart attack Liew Vui Keong (Heritage) Sabah 2 October 2020 60 Pneumonia Hasbullah Osman (UMNO) Perlis 20 November 2020 63 Heart attack Salahuddin Ayub (AMANAH) Johor 23 July 2023 61 Brain hemorrhage Bung Moktar Radin (UMNO) Sabah 5 December 2025 66 Lung infection
See also List of parliamentary by-elections in Malaysia
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