# Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 内政部副部长; Tamil: உள்துறை துணை அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

## List of Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:
Colour key (for political coalition/parties):
| Coalition | Component party | Timeline |
| Alliance Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | –1973 |
| Alliance Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1955–1973 |
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1955–1973 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) | 1973–2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | 1973–present |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) | 1973–present |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) | –2018 |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) | –2018 |
| | Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) | 2018–2020 |
| Perikatan Nasional (PN) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) | 2020–present |
| Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU Sabah) | 2020–present |
Assistant Minister of Interior (1961–1964) :
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof (?–?) MP for Jerai | | Alliance | | UMNO | 1961 | 1962 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| | Cheah Theam Swee (?–?) MP for Bukit Bintang | | Alliance | | MCA | 1962 | 1964 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Initially the post Deputy Minister of Home Affairs was created, after it was renamed to Assistant Minister of Interior, subsequently changed to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |||||||||
| Assistant Minister of Justice (1964–) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (?–?) MP for | | Alliance | | BUMIPUTERA | 1964 | | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Assistant Minister of Home Affairs |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Raub | | Alliance | | UMNO | | 1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| | Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP for Tanah Merah | | Alliance | | UMNO | 1970 | | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (1955–1957;–present) |||||||||
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political coalition | Political coalition | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | Bahaman Samsuddin (?–?) MP for Telok Anson | | Alliance | | UMNO | 1955 | 31 August 1957 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| | Abdul Samad Idris (1923–2003) MP for Kuala Pilah | | Alliance | | UMNO | | 1976 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) |
| | Shariff Ahmad (?–?) MP for Jerantut | | BN | | UMNO | 6 March 1976 | 31 December 1977 | Hussein Onn (I) |
| | Rais Yatim (b.1942) MP for Jelebu | | BN | | UMNO | 1 January 1978 | | Hussein Onn (I) |
| | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (1925–2008) MP for Padang Terap | | BN | | UMNO | | | Hussein Onn (II) |
| | Sanusi Junid (1942–2018) MP for Jerlun-Langkawi | | BN | | UMNO | | 16 July 1981 | Hussein Onn (II) |
| | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (b.1950) MP for Alor Gajah | | BN | | UMNO | 17 July 1981 | 30 April 1982 | Mahathir Mohamad (I) |
| | Mohd. Kassim Ahmed (?–?) MP for Machang | | BN | | UMNO | 30 April 1982 | 16 July 1984 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (b.1942) MP for Kangar | | BN | | UMNO | 16 July 1984 | 10 August 1986 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| | Megat Junid Megat Ayub (1942–2008) MP for Pasir Salak | | BN | | UMNO | 11 August 1986 | 2 July 1997 | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IIII • V) |
| | Ong Ka Ting (b.1956) MP for Pontian | | BN | | MCA | 8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) |
| | Azmi Khalid (b.1940) MP for Padang Besar | | BN | | UMNO | 2 July 1997 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) |
| | Zainal Abidin Zin (b.1940) MP for Bagan Serai | | BN | | UMNO | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) |
| | Tan Chai Ho (b.1949) MP for Bandar Tun Razak | | BN | | MCA | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| | Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (?–?) Senator | | BN | | UMNO | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) |
| | Chor Chee Heung (b.1955) MP for Alor Setar | | BN | | MCA | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) |
| | Abu Seman Yusop (b.1944) MP for Masjid Tanah | | BN | | UMNO | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) |
| | Jelaing Mersat (b.1948) MP for Saratok | | BN | | SPDP | 10 April 2009 | 4 June 2010 | Najib Razak (I) |
| | Lee Chee Leong (b.1957) MP for Kampar | | BN | | MCA | 4 June 2010 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak (I) |
| | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (b.1945) MP for Santubong | | BN | | PBB | 16 May 2013 | 29 July 2015 | Najib Razak (II) |
| | Nur Jazlan Mohamed (b.1966) MP for Pulai | | BN | | UMNO | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) |
| | Masir Kujat (b.1954) MP for Sri Aman | | BN | | PRS | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | Najib Razak (II) |
| | Mohd. Azis Jamman (b.1974) MP for Sepanggar | | – | | WARISAN | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| | Jonathan Yasin (b.1967) MP for Ranau | | PN | | BERSATU | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) |
| | Ismail Mohamed Said (b.1965) MP for Kuala Krau | | BN | | UMNO | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) |
| | Ismail Mohamed Said (b.1965) MP for Kuala Krau | | BN | | UMNO | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| | Jonathan Yasin (b.1967) MP for Ranau | | GRS | | BERSATU Sabah | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (b.1967) MP for Lenggong | | BN | | UMNO | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |