Deputy Minister of Defence (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Defence (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan; Chinese: 国防部副部长; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு துணை அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Defence.

Deputy Minister of Defence
Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Adly Zahari since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Defence
Style	Yang Berhormat
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Defence
Seat	Kuala Lumpur
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Musa Hitam (as Assistant Minister of Defence)
Formation	1969

List of Deputy Ministers of Defence

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Colour key (for political coalition/parties):

Coalition	Component party	Timeline
Alliance Party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)	1957–1973
Barisan Nasional (BN)		1973–present
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	1973–2018
Pakatan Harapan (PH)	Democratic Action Party (DAP)	2015–present
	National Trust Party (AMANAH)
	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)	2015–2020
Perikatan Nasional (PN)		2020–present

Assistant Minister of Defence
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Musa Hitam (b.1934) MP for Segamat Utara		BN		UMNO			Tunku Abdul Rahman (IIII)
	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (1928–2022) MP for Kota Bharu Hilir		BN		UMNO			Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Defence
Deputy Minister of Defence
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid (?–?) Senator		BN		UMNO			Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
	Mokhtar Hashim (1942–2020) MP for Tampin		BN		UMNO			Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I · II)
	Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MP for Kuala Selangor		BN		UMNO	1980	1981	Hussein Onn (II)
	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha (1941–2023) MP for Paloh		BN		PBB	17 July 1981	26 October 1990	Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III)
	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed (?–?) MP for Jerantut		BN		UMNO	27 October 1990	3 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IIII)
	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (?–?) MP for Bukit Gantang		BN		UMNO	8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Shafie Apdal (b.1956) MP for Semporna		BN		UMNO	15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
	Zainal Abidin Zin (b.1940) MP for Bagan Serai		BN		UMNO	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
	Abu Seman Yusop (b.1944) MP for Masjid Tanah		BN		UMNO	19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (b.1958) MP for Mersing		BN		UMNO	10 April 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
	Abdul Rahim Bakri (b.1961) MP for Kudat		BN		UMNO	16 May 2013	29 July 2015	Najib Razak (II)
	Mohd Johari Baharum (b.1954) MP for Kubang Pasu		BN		UMNO	29 July 2015	9 May 2018
	Liew Chin Tong (b.1977) Senator		PH		DAP	17 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (b.1965) MP for Tanah Merah		PN		BERSATU	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Adly Zahari (b.1971) MP for Alor Gajah		PH		AMANAH	10 December 2022	Incumbent	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

See also

• Minister of Defence (Malaysia)