Minister of Finance (Malaysia)

Minister of Finance
Menteri Kewangan
Incumbent Anwar Ibrahim since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)
Ministry of Finance
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat Menteri (The Most Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	MOF
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	1957 (1957)
First holder	Henry Lee Hau Shik
Deputy	Lim Hui Ying
Website	www.mof.gov.my

The Minister of Finance (or simply, Finance Minister) (Malay: Menteri Kewangan) is the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Malaysia. One of the senior posts in the Cabinet of Malaysia, the finance minister is responsible for determining the fiscal policy and managing national budget of the government.

The Minister of Finance has been Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since 3 December 2022. He previously served his first term from 1991 to 1998.

List of the ministers of finance

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Finance, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH   Independent

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Henry Lee Hau Shik (1900–1988) Nominated	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Finance	31 August 1957	22 August 1959	Vacant	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Tan Siew Sin (1916–1988) MP for Malacca Tengah			22 August 1959	8 April 1974	Vacant (1959–1973) Mohamed Rahmat (1973–1974)	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Sri Gading	BN (UMNO)		1974	1976	Chong Hon Nyan	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
		Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (b. 1937) MP for Ulu Kelantan			1976	1984	Richard Ho (1976) Neo Yee Pan (1976–1979) Rafidah Aziz (1977–1980) Mak Hon Kam (1979–1982) Najib Razak (1981–1982) Sabbaruddin Chik (1982–1984) Ling Liong Sik (1982–1984)	Hussein Onn (I • II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Daim Zainuddin (b. 1938) MP for Kuala Muda (1984-1986) MP for Merbok (1986-1991)			14 July 1984	15 March 1991	Sabbaruddin Chik (1984–1987) Tan Tiong Hong (1984–1986) Oo Gin Sun (1986) Ng Cheng Kiat (1986) Loke Yuen Yeow (1986–1990) Mohamed Farid Ariffin (1987–1989) Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad (1989–1990)	Mahathir Mohamad (II • III • IV)
		Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Permatang Pauh			15 March 1991	2 September 1998	Abdul Ghani Othman (1990–1993) Loke Yuen Yow (1990–1995) Mustapa Mohamed (1993–1995) Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (1995–1998)	Mahathir Mohamad (IV • V)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu			2 September 1998	7 January 1999	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Mustapa Mohamed (b. 1950) MP for Jeli		Second Minister of Finance	2 September 1998	14 December 1999	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
		Daim Zainuddin (b. 1938) MP for Merbok		Minister of Finance	7 January 1999	31 May 2001	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (1999) Shafie Salleh (1999–2001) Chan Kong Choy (1999–2001)	Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI)
		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Kubang Pasu			5 June 2001	2 November 2003	Shafie Salleh (2001–2003) Chan Kong Choy (2001–2003) Ng Yen Yen (2003)	Mahathir Mohamad (VI)
		Jamaluddin Jarjis (1951–2015) MP for Rompin		Second Minister of Finance	20 November 2002	26 March 2004	Shafie Salleh (2002–2004) Chan Kong Choy (2002–2003) Ng Yen Yen (2003–2004)	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas		Minister of Finance	3 November 2003	23 September 2008	Shafie Salleh (2003–2004) Ng Yen Yen (2003–2008) Tengku Putera Tengku Awang (2004–2006) Awang Adek Hussin (2006–2008) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2008) Kong Cho Ha (2008)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II • III)
		Nor Mohamed Yakcop (b. 1947) Senator (2004-2008) MP for Tasek Gelugor (2008-2009)		Second Minister of Finance	27 March 2004	9 April 2009	Ng Yen Yen (2004–2008) Tengku Putera Tengku Awang (2004–2006) Awang Adek Hussin (2006–2008) Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2008–2009) Kong Cho Ha (2008–2009)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
		Najib Razak (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) (Prime Minister) MP for Pekan		Minister of Finance	23 September 2008	9 May 2018	Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2008–2009) Kong Cho Ha (2008–2009) Awang Adek Hussin (2009–2013) Chor Chee Heung (2009–2010) Donald Lim Siang Chai (2010–2013) Ahmad Maslan (2013–2015) Chua Tee Yong (2014–2016) Johari Abdul Ghani (2014–2016) Othman Aziz (2016–2018) Lee Chee Leong 2016–2018)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I • II)
		Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (b. 1952) MP for Tambun		Second Minister of Finance	10 April 2009	27 June 2016	Awang Adek Hussin (2009–2013) Chor Chee Heung (2009–2010) Donald Lim Siang Chai (2010–2013) Ahmad Maslan (2013–2015) Chua Tee Yong (2014–2016) Johari Abdul Ghani (2014–2016)	Najib Razak (I • II)
		Johari Abdul Ghani (b. 1964) MP for Titiwangsa			27 June 2016	9 May 2018	Othman Aziz (2016–2018) Lee Chee Leong 2016–2018)	Najib Razak (II)
		Lim Guan Eng (b. 1960) MP for Bagan	PH (DAP)	Minister of Finance	21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Amiruddin Hamzah	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Tengku Zafrul Aziz (b. 1973) Senator	BN (UMNO)		10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Mohd Shahar Abdullah (2020–2022) Abdul Rahim Bakri (2020–2021) Yamani Hafez Musa (2021–2022)	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) (Prime Minister) MP for Tambun	PH (PKR)		3 December 2022	Incumbent	Ahmad Maslan (2022–2023) Steven Sim Chee Keong (2022–2023) Lim Hui Ying (2023–current)	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
		Amir Hamzah Azizan (b. 1967) Senator	Independent	Second Minister of Finance	12 December 2023		Lim Hui Ying

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