First Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government. It was the 9th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.^[1][2]

First Mahathir cabinet
9th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Ahmad Shah
Head of government	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of government	Musa Hitam
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Sabah National Organisation Malaysian People's Movement Party United Traditional Bumiputera Party Sabah People's United Front Sarawak United Peoples' Party Sarawak National Party Malaysian Indian Congress
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition parties	Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Sarawak People's Organization
Opposition leader	Lim Kit Siang
History
Outgoing election	1982 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	5th Malaysian Parliament
Budget	1982
Predecessor	Second Hussein cabinet
Successor	Second Mahathir cabinet

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:^[1][2][3][4]

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	16 July 1981	30 April 1982[4]
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister	Dato' Musa Hitam MP		UMNO	Labis	18 July 1981
Minister of Home Affairs					17 July 1981
Minister of Transport	Dato' Lee San Choon MP		MCA	Segamat	16 July 1981
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui MP		SUPP	Bandar Kuching
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Tan Sri Ghazali Shafie MP		UMNO	Lipis	17 July 1981
Minister of General Welfare	Datin Paduka Aishah Ghani MP		UMNO	Kuala Langat	16 July 1981
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Dato' Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP		UMNO	Kota Bharu	17 July 1981
Minister of Finance	Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP		UMNO	Ulu Kelantan	16 July 1981
Minister of Health	Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan MP		MCA	Batu Berendam
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Shariff Ahmad MP		UMNO	Jerantut
Minister of Information	Dato' Mohamed Rahmat MP		UMNO	Pulai
Minister of Labour and Manpower	Dato' Richard Ho Ung Hun MP		MCA	Lumut
Minister of Primary Industries	Paul Leong Khee Seong MP		GERAKAN	Taiping
Minister of Agriculture	Abdul Manan Othman MP		UMNO	Kuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Dato' Leo Moggie Irok MP		SNAP	Kanowit
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Neo Yee Pan MP		MCA	Muar
Minister of Works and Public Amenities	Dato' Samy Vellu MP		MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports	Mokhtar Hashim MP		UMNO	Tampin
Minister of Public Enterprises	Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz MP		UMNO	Selayang
Minister of Education	Sulaiman Daud MP		PBB	Santubong	17 July 1981
Minister of Federal Territories	Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP		BERJAYA[5]	Kimanis
Minister of National and Rural Development	Sanusi Junid MP		UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department[2]	Senator Mohamed Nasir		BERJASA	Senator	16 July 1981
Minister without Portfolio[2]	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas	17 July 1981

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP		UMNO	Larut	16 July 1981	30 April 1982[4]
	Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP			Ulu Nerus
	Goh Cheng Teik MP		GERAKAN	Nibong Tebal	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Education	Chan Siang Sun MP		MCA	Bentong	16 July 1981
	Dato' Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP		UMNO	Sepang	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Edmund Langgu Saga MP		SNAP	Saratok	16 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Health	K. Pathmanaban MP		MIC	Telok Kemang	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Dato' Lew Sip Hon MP		MCA	Shah Alam	16 July 1981
	Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad MP		UMNO	Johore Bahru	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Information	Ling Liong Sik MP		MCA	Mata Kuching	16 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower	Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP		UMNO	Besut	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Finance	Mak Hon Kam MP		MCA	Tanjong Malim	16 July 1981
	Najib Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities	Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP		UMNO	Kuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Clarence E. Mansul MP		BERJAYA	Penampang
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports	Chin Hon Ngian MP		MCA	Renggam	16 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Information	Embong Yahya MP		UMNO	Ledang
Deputy Minister of Transport	Dato' Abu Hassan Omar MP		UMNO	Kuala Selangor	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower	William Lye Chee Hien MP		BERJAYA	Gaya	16 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP		UMNO	Batu Pahat	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Bujang Ulis MP		PBB	Simunjan	16 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories	Idris Abdul Rauf MP		UMNO	Parit Buntar	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP		UMNO	Alor Gajah	17 July 1981
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP		PBB	Paloh

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party		Constituency
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu
Minister of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister	Musa Hitam MP		UMNO	Labis
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Transport	Lee San Choon MP		MCA	Segamat
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Ong Kee Hui MP		SUPP	Bandar Kuching
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ghazali Shafie MP		UMNO	Lipis
Minister of General Welfare	Aishah Ghani MP		UMNO	Kuala Langat
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP		UMNO	Kota Bharu
Minister of Finance	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP		UMNO	Ulu Kelantan
Minister of Health	Chong Hon Nyan MP		MCA	Batu Berendam
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Shariff Ahmad MP		UMNO	Jerantut
Minister of Information	Mohamed Rahmat MP		UMNO	Pulai
Minister of Labour and Manpower	Richard Ho Ung Hun MP		MCA	Lumut
Minister of Primary Industries	Paul Leong Khee Seong MP		GERAKAN	Taiping
Minister of Agriculture	Abdul Manan Othman MP		UMNO	Kuala Trengganu
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Leo Moggie Irok MP		SNAP	Kanowit
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Neo Yee Pan MP		MCA	Muar
Minister of Works and Public Amenities	Samy Vellu MP		MIC	Sungei Siput
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports	Mokhtar Hashim MP		UMNO	Tampin
Minister of Public Enterprises	Rafidah Aziz MP		UMNO	Selayang
Minister of Education	Sulaiman Daud MP		PBB	Santubong
Minister of Federal Territories	Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf MP		BERJAYA[5]	Kimanis
Minister of National and Rural Development	Sanusi Junid MP		UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister without Portfolio	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Senator Mohamed Nasir		BERJASA

Deputy ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP	UMNO	Larut
	Abdullah Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Ulu Nerus
	Goh Cheng Teik MP	GERAKAN	Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Education	Chan Siang Sun MP	MCA	Bentong
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Edmund Langgu Saga MP	SNAP	Saratok
Deputy Minister of Health	K. Pathmanaban MP	MIC	Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Lew Sip Hon MP	MCA	Shah Alam
	Shahrir Abdul Samad MP	UMNO	Johor Bahru
Deputy Minister of Information	Ling Liong Sik MP	MCA	Mata Kuching
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower	Zakaria Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Besut
Deputy Minister of Finance	Mak Hon Kam MP	MCA	Tanjong Malim
	Najib Razak MP	UMNO	Pekan
Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities	Nik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman MP	UMNO	Kuala Krai
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Clarence E. Mansul MP	BERJAYA	Penampang
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports	Chin Hon Ngian MP	MCA	Renggam
Deputy Minister of Information	Embong Yahya MP	UMNO	Ledang
Deputy Minister of Transport	Abu Hassan Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Selangor
Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower	William Lye Chee Hien MP	BERJAYA	Gaya
Deputy Minister of Education	Suhaimi Kamaruddin MP	UMNO	Sepang
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar MP	UMNO	Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Bujang Ulis MP	PBB	Simunjan
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories	Idris Abdul Rauf MP	UMNO	Parit Buntar
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik MP	UMNO	Alor Gajah
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP	PBB	Paloh

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 5th Malaysian Parliament
• List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § First Mahathir cabinet