# First Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government. It was the 9th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

## Composition
### Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Prime Minister | Dato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Defence | Dato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Dato' Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | 18 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Dato' Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Transport | Dato' Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of General Welfare | Datin Paduka Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Dato' Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Finance | Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Health | Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Information | Dato' Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Dato' Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Dato' Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Dato' Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Dato' Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Education | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA | Kimanis | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister of National and Rural Development | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | Senator | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |

### Deputy ministers

| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Dato' Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Health | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Dato' Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johore Bahru | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Dato' Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP | UMNO | Batu Pahat | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan | 16 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Idris Abdul Rauf MP | UMNO | Parit Buntar | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP | UMNO | Alor Gajah | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP | PBB | Paloh | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 |

## Composition before cabinet dissolution
### Full members

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Defence | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Transport | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut |
| Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping |
| Minister of Agriculture | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kuala Trengganu |
| Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Leo Moggie Irok MP | SNAP | Kanowit |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Samy Vellu MP | MIC | Sungei Siput |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Rafidah Aziz MP | UMNO | Selayang |
| Minister of Education | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong |
| Minister of Federal Territories | Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP | BERJAYA | Kimanis |
| Minister of National and Rural Development | Sanusi Junid MP | UMNO | Jerlun-Langkawi |
| Minister without Portfolio | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP | UMNO | Kepala Batas |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | |

### Deputy ministers

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Ulu Nerus |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok |
| Deputy Minister of Health | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shahrir Abdul Samad MP | UMNO | Johor Bahru |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Besut |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Mak Hon Kam MP | MCA | Tanjong Malim |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Najib Razak MP | UMNO | Pekan |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP | UMNO | Kuala Krai |
| Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | Clarence E. Mansul MP | BERJAYA | Penampang |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Chin Hon Ngian MP | MCA | Renggam |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Embong Yahya MP | UMNO | Ledang |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Abu Hassan Omar MP | UMNO | Kuala Selangor |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | William Lye Chee Hien MP | BERJAYA | Gaya |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP | UMNO | Sepang |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP | UMNO | Batu Pahat |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Bujang Ulis MP | PBB | Simunjan |
| Deputy Minister of Federal Territories | Idris Abdul Rauf MP | UMNO | Parit Buntar |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP | UMNO | Alor Gajah |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP | PBB | Paloh |