The Minister of Federal Territories administered the portfolio through the Ministry of Federal Territories until its restructuring into a department under the Prime Minister's Department in 2022. It was previously folded into the Prime Minister's Department in 1987 before being restored in 2004.
The minister was responsible for the supervision of the local authorities of the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur), Putrajaya (Putrajaya Corporation), and Labuan (Labuan Corporation). Agencies such as the Federal Territories Lands and Mines Office and the Federal Territories Sports Council also fell under the position's purview before its disestablishment.
List of ministers of federal territories The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Federal Territories, or any of its precedent titles:
Political Party:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Constituency Political Party Title Took Office Left Office Prime Minister(Cabinet) Hassan Adli Arshad(1929-1987)MP for Bagan Datok BN (UMNO) Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories 1976 1978 Hussein Onn(I) Hussein Onn(1922-1990)MP for Sri Gading Minister of Federal Territories 1978 1980Hussein Onn(II) Abdul Taib Mahmud(b. 1936)MP for SamarahanBN (PBB) 1980 9 March 1981 Sulaiman Daud(1933-2010)MP for Santubong 9 March 1981 17 July 1981 Mohd Isa Abdul Samad(b. 1949)MP for Jempol BN (UMNO) Minister of Federal Territories 27 March 2004 16 October 2005 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(II) Shahrizat Abdul Jalil(b. 1953)MP for Lembah PantaiActing 16 October 2005 14 February 2006 Zulhasnan Rafique(b. 1954)MP for Setiawangsa 14 February 2006 9 April 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(II • III) Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin(b. 1953)Senator Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing 10 April 2009 16 May 2013 Najib Razak(I) Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor(b. 1950)MP for Putrajaya Minister of Federal Territories 16 May 2013 9 May 2018 Najib Razak(II) Khalid Abdul Samad(b. 1957)MP for Shah Alam PH (AMANAH) 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad(VII) Annuar Musa(b. 1956)MP for KeterehBN (UMNO) 10 March 2020 16 August 2021 Muhyiddin Yassin(I) Shahidan Kassim(b. 1951)MP for Arau 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob(I)
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