# Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

The current position for Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs (Malay: Menteri Dalam Negeri; Jawi: منتري دالم نڬري‎) is hold by Saifuddin Nasution Ismail since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Home Affairs.

## List of ministers
### Home affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Home Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN  PH  PN
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Vacant | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Sungei Muda | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 9 August 1955 | 30 August 1957 | Bahaman Samsuddin | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs and Justice | 1965 | 1 June 1967 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976) MP for Pekan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 1 June 1967 | 20 May 1969 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 20 May 1969 | 2 August 1973 | Vacant (1969–1970) Abdul Samad Idris (1970–1973) | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) |
| Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 13 August 1973 | 16 July 1981 | Abdul Samad Idris (1973–1976) Shariff Ahmad (1976–1978) Rais Yatim (1978) Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin (1978–1981) | Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) Hussein Onn (I • II) |
| Musa Hitam (b. 1934) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Labis (1981) MP for Panti (1981-1986) | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 17 July 1981 | 16 March 1986 | Sanusi Junid (1981–1982) Mohd Kassim Ahmad (1982–1984) Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (1984–1986) | Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) |
| Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister) (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 17 March 1986 | 10 January 1999 | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (1986) Megat Junid Megat Ayub (1986–1997) Ong Ka Ting (1995–1999) Azmi Khalid (1997–1999) | Mahathir Mohamad (II · III ·• IV · V) |
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Deputy Prime Minister) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 14 January 1999 | 27 March 2004 | Ong Ka Ting (1995–1999) Azmi Khalid (1997–1999) Zainal Abidin Zin (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) |
| Azmi Khalid (b. 1940) MP for Padang Besar | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 27 March 2004 | 13 February 2006 | Tan Chai Ho | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b. 1942) MP for Kangar | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 14 February 2006 | 17 March 2008 | Tan Chai Ho | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 18 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh Chor Chee Heung | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) |
| Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 10 April 2009 | 20 April 2013 | Abu Seman Yusop (2009–2013) Jelaing Mersat (2009–2010) Lee Chee Leong (2010–2013) | Najib Razak (I) |
| Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b. 1953) (Deputy Prime Minister) MP for Bagan Datok | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (2013–2015) Nur Jazlan Mohamed (2015–2018) Masir Kujat (2015–2018) | Najib Razak (II) |
| Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh | PH (BERSATU) | Minister of Home Affairs | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Azis Jamman | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| Hamzah Zainudin (b. 1957) MP for Larut | PN (BERSATU) | Minister of Home Affairs | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Mohamed Said Jonathan Yasin | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (b. 1963) Senator | PH (PKR) | Minister of Home Affairs | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |

### Interior

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Interior, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Suleiman Abdul Rahman (1912–1963) MP for Muar Selatan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Interior and Justice | 31 August 1957 | 1959 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Interior and Justice | 1959 | 12 January 1963 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Interior | 1 August 1962 | 1965 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III) |

### Justice

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Justice, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Suleiman Abdul Rahman (1912–1963) MP for Muar Selatan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Interior and Justice | 31 August 1957 | 1959 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) Senator | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Interior and Justice | 1959 | 12 January 1963 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Justice | 1964 | 1965 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Home Affairs and Justice | 1965 | 1 June 1967 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Justice | 1968 | 1969 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Abdul Ghani Gilong (1932–2021) MP for Kinabalu | USNO | Minister of Justice | 1969 | 1970 | Vacant | National Operations Council |
| Abdul Kadir Yusof (1917–1992) Senator (1970-1974) MP for Tenggaroh (1974-1976) | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1970 | 1974 | Vacant | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) |
| Abdul Kadir Yusof (1917–1992) Senator (1970-1974) MP for Tenggaroh (1974-1976) | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1974 | 1976 | Vacant | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) |
| Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Temerloh | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1976 | 1980 | Athi Narappan (1976–1978) Rais Yatim (1976–1978) Abdullah Abdul Rahman (1978–1980) | Hussein Onn (I • II) |
| James Peter Ongkili (1939–2006) MP for Tuaran | BN (BERJAYA) | Minister of Justice | 1982 | 1986 | Vacant | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister) (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Justice | 1986 | 1988 | Vacant | Mahathir Mohamad (III) |
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong | BN (PBB) | Minister of Justice | 1988 | 1990 | Vacant | Mahathir Mohamad (III) |
| Syed Hamid Albar (b. 1944) MP for Kota Tinggi | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Justice | 1990 | 1995 | Vacant | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) |

### Law

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Law, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Abdul Kadir Yusof (1917–1992) Senator (1970-1974) MP for Tenggaroh (1974-1976) | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1970 | 1974 | Vacant | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) |
| Abdul Kadir Yusof (1917–1992) Senator (1970-1974) MP for Tenggaroh (1974-1976) | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1974 | 1976 | Vacant | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) |
| Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Temerloh | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Law and Justice | 1976 | 1980 | Athi Narappan (1976–1978) Rais Yatim (1976–1978) Abdullah Abdul Rahman (1978–1980) | Hussein Onn (I • II) |

### Internal security

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Internal Security, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Ismail Abdul Rahman (1915–1973) MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Internal Security | 1959 | 1965 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III) |
| | | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) (Prime Minister) MP for Kepala Batas | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Internal Security | 27 March 2004 | 27 March 2008 | Noh Omar (2004–2006) Chia Kwang Chye (2004–2006) Mohd Johari Baharum (2006–2008) Fu Ah Kiow (2006–2008) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |

### Prime Minister's Department (Law Affairs)

Political party: BN WARISAN PN GPS
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Responsible for | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Abang Abu Bakar Datu Bandar Hj. Mustaffa (b. 1941) MP for Kuala Rajang | BN (PBB) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 8 May 1995 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 14 December 1999 | 4 March 2004 | Vacant (1999–2003) M. Kayveas (2003–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) |
| Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b. 1942) MP for Kangar | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 27 March 2004 | 14 February 2006 | M. Kayveas | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I•II) |
| Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 14 February 2006 | 9 April 2009 | M. Kayveas (2006–2008) Vacant (2008–2009) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| Zaid Ibrahim (b. 1951) Senator | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 19 March 2008 | 16 September 2008 | Hasan Malek | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) |
| Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 17 September 2008 | 15 May 2013 | Hasan Malek (2008–2009) Liew Vui Keong (2009–2013) Murugiah Thopasamy (2010–2011) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I) |
| Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP for Batang Sadong | BN (PBB) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 16 May 2013 | 27 June 2016 | Razali Ibrahim | Najib Razak (II) |
| Azalina Othman Said (b. 1963) MP for Pengerang | BN (UMNO) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 28 June 2016 | 9 May 2018 | Razali Ibrahim | Najib Razak (II) |
| Liew Vui Keong (1960–2020) MP for Batu Sapi | WARISAN | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mohamed Hanipa Maidin | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| Takiyuddin Hassan (b. 1961) MP for Kota Bharu | PN (PAS) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Eddin Syazlee Shith (2020) Shabudin Yahaya (2020–2021) | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) |
| Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (b. 1946) MP for Santubong | GPS (PBB) | Parliament Legal Affairs Department | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| Azalina Othman Said (b.1963) MP for Pengerang | BN (UMNO) | Law and Institutional Reform Department | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Ramkarpal Singh (2022–2023) Kulasegaran Murugeson (2023–present) | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |

### Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)

Political Party: GRS
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili (b. 1953) MP for Kota Marudu | GRS (PBS) | Sabah and Sarawak Affairs | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Hanifah Hajar Taib | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| | | Armizan Mohd Ali (b. 1976) MP for Papar | GRS (Direct Member) | Sabah and Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Wilson Ugak Kumbong | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |