# Minister of Health (Malaysia)

The Minister of Health (Malay: Menteri Kesihatan; Jawi: منتري كصيحتن‎) of Malaysia has been Dzulkefly Ahmad since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Health Lukanisman Awang Sauni. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Health.

## List of ministers of health

The following individuals have held office as Minister of Health, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:  Alliance/BN  PH
| Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1955 | 1956 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| Leong Yew Koh (1888–1963) MP for Ipoh-Menglembu | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1956 | 31 August 1957 | Vacant | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Kinta Utara | Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Health | 1957 | 1959 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I) |
| Omar Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Ulu Selangor | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1959 | 1960 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Abdul Aziz Ishak (1914–1999) MP for Kuala Langat | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1960 | 1962 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Lim Swee Aun (1915–1977) MP for Larut Selatan | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Health and Social Welfare | 1 August 1962 | 10 October 1962 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 1962 | 1964 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II) |
| Bahaman Samsudin (1906–1995) MP for Kuala Pilah | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 1964 | 1968 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Abdul Hamid Khan (1900–?) MP for Batang Padang | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 1968 | 1969 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) |
| Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 4 June 1969 | 1 January 1972 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) |
| Lee Siok Yew (1923–2001) MP for Ulu Langat | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1972 | 1978 | Vacant (1972–1974) Abu Bakar Umar (1974–1978) | Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II) Hussein Onn (I) |
| Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP for Batu Berendam | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1978 | 1983 | Sulaiman Daud (1978–1981) Vacant (1981) K. Pathmanaban (1981–1982) | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II) |
| Chin Hon Ngian (b. unknown) MP for Renggam | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1983 | 1986 | K. Pathmanaban | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| Mak Hon Kam (1939–2015) MP for Tanjong Malim | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1986 | 1986 | K. Pathmanaban | Mahathir Mohamad (II) |
| Chan Siang Sun (b. unknown) MP for Bentong | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1987 | 1989 | K. Pathmanaban | Mahathir Mohamad (III) |
| Ng Cheng Kiat (b. unknown) MP for Klang | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1989 | 1990 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin | Mahathir Mohamad (III) |
| Lee Kim Sai (1937–2019) MP for Hulu Langat | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 1990 | 1995 | Mohamed Farid Ariffin | Mahathir Mohamad (IV) |
| Chua Jui Meng (1943–2023) MP for Bakri | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 8 May 1995 | 26 March 2004 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (1995–1996) Mohd Ali Rustam (1996–1999) Suleiman Mohamed (1999–2004) | Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) |
| Chua Soi Lek (b. 1947) MP for Labis | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 2004 | 2008 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| Ong Ka Ting (b. 1956) MP for Tanjong Piai Acting | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 2008 | 2008 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) |
| Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP for Bentong | BN (MCA) | Minister of Health | 2008 | 2013 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2008–2009) Rosnah Shirlin (2009–2013) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I) |
| Subramaniam Sathasivam (b. 1953) MP for Segamat | BN (MIC) | Minister of Health | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Hilmi Yahaya | Najib Razak (II) |
| Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor | PH (AMANAH) | Minister of Health | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Lee Boon Chye | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) |
| Adham Baba (b.1962) MP for Tenggara | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) |
| Khairy Jamaluddin (b. 1976) MP for Rembau | BN (UMNO) | Minister of Health | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Noor Azmi Ghazali Aaron Ago Dagang | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) |
| Zaliha Mustafa (b. 1964) MP for Sekijang | PH (PKR) | Minister of Health | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |
| Dzulkefly Ahmad (b. 1956) MP for Kuala Selangor | PH (AMANAH) | Minister of Health | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | Anwar Ibrahim (I) |