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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Menteri Luar Negeri منتري لوار نڬري‎
Incumbent Mohamad Hasan since 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Abbreviation	KLN/MOFA/WISMA PUTRA
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	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman as Minister of External Affairs
Deputy	Mohamad Alamin
Website	www.kln.gov.my

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malay: Menteri Luar Negeri; Jawi: منتري لوار نڬري‎) of Malaysia has been Mohamad Hasan since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

List of ministers

Foreign Affairs

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

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH   PN

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Kuala Kedah	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	1 September 1960	22 September 1970	Vacant	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II · III · IV)
		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan			23 September 1970	12 August 1975		Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II)
			BN (UMNO)
		Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (1928–2022) MP for Kota Bharu			13 August 1975	16 July 1981		Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I · II)
		Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis			17 July 1981	16 July 1984	Vacant (1981–1983) Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (1983–1986)	Mahathir Mohamad (I · II)
		Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (1928–2022) MP for Kota Bharu			17 July 1984	10 August 1986	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
		Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu			11 August 1986	7 May 1987		Mahathir Mohamad (III)
		Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MP for Kuala Selangor			20 May 1987	14 March 1991	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan	Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV)
		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas			15 March 1991	8 January 1999	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (1991–1995) Leo Michael Toyad (1995–1999)	Mahathir Mohamad (IV · V)
		Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi			9 January 1999	18 March 2008	Leo Michael Toyad (1995–2004) Joseph Salang Gandum (2004–2008)	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I · II)
		Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu			19 March 2008	8 April 2009	Abdul Rahim Bakri	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
		Anifah Aman (b. 1953) MP for Kimanis			10 April 2009	9 May 2018	A. Kohillan Pillay (2009–2013) Lee Chee Leong (2009–2010) Richard Riot Jaem (2010–2013) Hamzah Zainuddin (2013–2015) Reezal Merican Naina Merican (2015–2018)	Najib Razak (I · II)
		Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota	PH (PKR)		2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Marzuki Yahya	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) (Senior Minister) MP for Sembrong	BN (UMNO)		10 March 2020	7 July 2021	Kamarudin Jaffar	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
				Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs	7 July 2021	16 August 2021
		Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota	PN (BERSATU)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	30 August 2021	24 November 2022		Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Zambry Abdul Kadir (b. 1962) Senator	BN (UMNO)		3 December 2022	12 December 2023	Mohamad Alamin	Anwar Ibrahim (I)
		Mohamad Hasan (b. 1956) MP for Rembau			12 December 2023	Incumbent

External affairs

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

Political party:   Alliance

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) (Prime Minister) MP for Sungei Muda	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of External Affairs	31 August 1957	2 February 1959	Vacant	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor			3 February 1959	31 August 1960		Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)

References

1. "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

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