Minister of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia)

Minister of International Trade and Industry
Incumbent
Mustapa Mohamed and Ong Ka Chuan

since 9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)
since 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Style Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to Parliament of Malaysia
Seat Tingkat 30, Menara MITI, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation 31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holder Tan Siew Sin
Deputy Lee Chee Leong
Ahmad Maslan
Website www.miti.gov.my

The Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry is Mustapa Mohamed, since 9 April 2009.

The Second Minister of International Trade and Industry is Ong Tee Keat, since 29 July 2015.

The ministers are supported by two Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Lee Chee Leong and Ahmad Maslan.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

List of ministers of international trade and industry

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of International Trade and Industry, or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Political Party:       Alliance       BN

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political Party Title Took Office Left Office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
1 Tan Siew Sin
(1916–1988)
Alliance (MCA) Minister of Commerce and Industry 31 August 1957 21 January 1959 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I)
2 Ismail Abdul Rahman
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor
Alliance (UMNO) 20 September 1959 17 November 1959 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II)
3 Khir Johari
(1923–2006)
MP for Kedah Tengah
Alliance (UMNO) 18 November 1959 9 October 1962 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II)
4 Lim Swee Aun
(1915–1977)
MP for Larut Selatan
Alliance (MCA) 10 October 1962 3 June 1969 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II · III)
(2) Ismail Abdul Rahman
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor
Alliance (UMNO) Minister of Trade and Industry 3 January 1973 12 August 1973 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
5 Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
MP for Johore Bahru Timor
BN (UMNO) 13 August 1973 14 September 1974 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
6 Hamzah Abu Samah
(1924–2012)
MP for Temerloh
BN (UMNO) 15 September 1974 31 December 1977 Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Hussein Onn
(I)
7 Mahathir Mohamad
(b. 1925)
MP for Kubang Pasu
BN (UMNO) 1 January 1978 16 July 1981 Hussein Onn
(I · II)
8 Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail BN (UMNO) 17 July 1981 16 July 1984 Mahathir Mohamad
(I · II)
9 Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah BN (UMNO) 17 July 1984 28 April 1987 Mahathir Mohamad
(II · III)
10 Rafidah Aziz BN (UMNO) 20 May 1987 27 October 1990 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
(10) Rafidah Aziz BN (UMNO) Minister of International Trade and Industry 27 October 1990 17 March 2008 Mahathir Mohamad
(IV · V · VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I · II)
11 Muhyiddin Yassin BN (UMNO) 18 March 2008 9 April 2009 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
12 Mustapa Mohamed BN (UMNO) 9 April 2009 Incumbent Najib Razak
(I · II)
13 Ong Ka Chuan BN (MCA) 29 July 2015 Incumbent Najib Razak
(II)

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