Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya; Chinese: 旅游, 艺术及文化部副部长; Tamil: சுற்றுலா, கலை மற்றும் கலாச்சார துணை அமைச்சர்) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Timbalan Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
Coat of Arms of Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan since 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Style	Yang Berhormat
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Seat	Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (as Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports)
Formation	1964

List of Deputy Ministers of Tourism, Arts and Culture

The following individuals have been appointed as Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, 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
	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)	1973–present
	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)	1973–2018
	Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)	1973–2018
	People's Progressive Party (PPP)	–2018
Pakatan Harapan (PH)	People's Justice Party (PKR)	2015–present
Perikatan Nasional (PN)	Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR)	2020–present
–	Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM)	2020–2022
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)	Direct Member	2022–

Assistant Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports (1964–)
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (b.?) MP for Trengganu Tengah		Alliance		UMNO	1964		Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
Post renamed into Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (b.?) MP for Trengganu Tengah		Alliance		UMNO		1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III • IIII)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Neo Yee Pan (1938–2020) MP for Muar		BN		MCA	March 1976	31 December 1977	Hussein Onn (I)
	Mak Hon Kam (?–?) MP for Tanjong Malim		BN		MCA	1978		Hussein Onn (II)
	Chin Hon Ngian (?–?) MP for Renggam		BN		MCA		1982	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I)
	Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (1927–2023) MP for Ulu Langat		BN		MCA	29 April 1982	10 August 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports and Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Ng Cheng Kuai (b.?) MP for Lumut		BN		MCA	15 June 1989	26 October 1990	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
	Chan Kong Choy (b.1955) MP for Lipis		BN		MCA	27 October 1990	3 May 1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IIII)
	Teng Gaik Kwan (b.?) MP for Raub		BN		MCA	8 May 1995	14 December 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
	Fu Ah Kiow (b.?) MP for Mentakab		BN		MCA	15 December 1999	26 March 2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Deputy Minister of Tourism
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (b.1953) MP for Bagan Datok		BN		UMNO	27 March 2004	14 February 2006	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
	Donald Lim Siang Chai (b.?) MP for Petaling Jaya Selatan		BN		MCA	14 February 2006	18 March 2008
	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (b.1968) MP for Kota Samarahan		BN		PBB	19 March 2008	14 December 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
	James Dawos Mamit (1948–2019) MP for Mambong		BN		PBB	14 December 2009	15 May 2013	Najib Razak (I)
Post spited into Deputy Minister of Tourism and Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Wong Kam Hoong (b.?) MP for Bayan Baru		BN		MCA	27 March 2004	18 March 2008	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II)
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage
Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Teng Boon Soon (b.1941) MP for Tebrau		BN		MCA	19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture
Deputy Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Heng Seai Kie (b.1962) Senator		BN		MCA	10 April 2009	4 June 2010	Najib Razak (I)
	Joseph Salang Gandum (b.1951) MP for Julau		BN		PRS		15 May 2013
	Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (b.?) Senator		BN		PPP	4 June 2010
Post renamed to Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (b.1976) MP for Masjid Tanah		BN		UMNO	29 July 2015	9 May 2018	Najib Razak (II)
"Post renamed into Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture"
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political coalition		Political party		Took office	Left office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (b.1965) MP for Balik Pulau		PH		PKR	2 July 2018	24 February 2020	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
	Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan (b.1948) MP for Keningau		PN		STAR	10 March 2020	29 September 2020	Muhyiddin Yassin (I)
	Guan Dee Koh Hoi (1954–2021) Senator		PN		STAR	16 April 2021	16 August 2021
	Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (b.1971) MP for Segamat		–		PBM	30 August 2021	24 November 2022	Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
	Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (b.1983) MP for Batu Sapi		GRS		Direct Member	10 December 2022	Incumbent	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

See also

• Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)