# Deputy Minister of Health (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Health (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan; Chinese: 卫生部副部长; Tamil: சுகாதார பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Health.

## List of deputy ministers of health

The following individuals have been appointed Deputy Minister of Health, or any of its precedent titles:
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline |
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1955–1973 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1973–present |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 1973–2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | 1974–1977 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) | 1973–present |
| Pakatan Harapan (PH) | People's Justice Party (PKR) | 2015–present |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2020–present |
| Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 2018–present |
| Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) | Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) | 2018–present |
Assistant Minister of Health :
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Pahang Timor | | Alliance | | UMNO | 1955 | 31 August 1957 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
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| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Abu Bakar Umar (?–?) MP for Kota Setar | | BN | | PAS | 1974 | 31 December 1977 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) |
| | Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong | | BN | | PBB | 1 January 1978 | 16 July 1981 | Hussein Onn (I · II) |
| | K. Pathmanaban (?–2001) MP for Telok Kemang | | BN | | MIC | 17 July 1981 | 20 May 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) |
| | Mohamed Farid Ariffin (?–?) Senator MP for Balik Pulau | | BN | | UMNO | 20 May 1987 | 3 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IIII) |
| | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1949–2024) MP for Paya Besar | | BN | | UMNO | 8 May 1995 | 12 November 1996 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) |
| | Mohd Ali Rustam (b.1949) MP for Batu Berendam | | BN | | UMNO | 12 November 1996 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) |
| | Suleiman Mohamed (b.?–?) MP for Titiwangsa | | BN | | UMNO | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) |
| | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (b.1958) MP for Mersing | | BN | | UMNO | 27 March 2004 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II · III) |
| | Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (b.1972) MP for Papar | | BN | | UMNO | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) |
| | Hilmi Yahaya (b.1948) MP for Balik Pulau | | BN | | UMNO | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) |
| | Lee Boon Chye (b.1959) MP for Gopeng | | PH | | PKR | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| | Noor Azmi Ghazali (b.1960) MP for Bagan Serai | | PN | | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| | Aaron Ago Dagang (b.1958) MP for Kanowit | | GPS | | PRS | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (b.1982) MP for Sibuti | | GPS | | PBB | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |