The Deputy Minister of Defence (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan; ; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு துணை அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Defence.

List of Deputy Ministers of Defence The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:

Colour key (for political coalition/parties): Coalition Component party Timeline 1957–1973 1973–present 1973–2018 2015–present 2015–2020 2020–present

Assistant Minister of Defence Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Musa Hitam BN UMNO Tunku Abdul Rahman Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail BN UMNO Abdul Razak HusseinPost renamed to Deputy Minister of Defence Deputy Minister of Defence Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political coalition Political party Took office Left office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid BN UMNO Abdul Razak Hussein Mokhtar Hashim BN UMNO Abdul Razak HusseinHussein Onn Abu Hassan Omar BN UMNO 1980 1981 Hussein Onn Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha BN PBB 17 July1981 26 October1990 Mahathir Mohamad Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed BN UMNO 27 October1990 3 May1995 Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan BN UMNO 8 May1995 14 December1999 Mahathir Mohamad Shafie Apdal BN UMNO 15 December1999 26 March2004 Mahathir MohamadAbdullah Ahmad Badawi Zainal Abidin Zin BN UMNO 27 March2004 18 March2008 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Abu Seman Yusop BN UMNO 19 March2008 9 April2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Abdul Latiff Ahmad BN UMNO 10 April2009 15 May2013 Najib Razak Abdul Rahim Bakri BN UMNO 16 May2013 29 July2015Najib Razak Mohd Johari Baharum BN UMNO 29 July2015 9 May2018 Liew Chin Tong PH DAP 17 July2018 24 February2020 Mahathir Mohamad Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz PN BERSATU 10 March2020 24 November2022 Muhyiddin YassinIsmail Sabri Yaakob Adly Zahari PH AMANAH 10 December2022 Incumbent Anwar Ibrahim

See also Minister of Defence (Malaysia)

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