Third Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad formed the third Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Iskandar to begin a new government following the 3 August 1986 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the second Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 11th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

Third Mahathir cabinet
11th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Iskandar (1986–1989) Tuanku Azlan Shah (1989–1990)
Head of government	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of government	Abdul Ghafar Baba
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Sabah Party (until July 1990) United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party United Sabah National Organisation Sarawak Native People's Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party Sarawak National Party Muslim People's Party of Malaysia
Status in legislature	Coalition government 148 / 177
Opposition parties	Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party United Sabah Party (from July 1990)
Opposition leader	Lim Kit Siang
History
Election	1986 Malaysian general election
Outgoing election	1990 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	7th Malaysian Parliament
Budgets	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Predecessor	Second Mahathir cabinet
Successor	Fourth Mahathir cabinet

This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghafar Baba MP		UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Abdul Ajib Ahmad MP		UMNO	Mersing	11 August 1986	7 May 1987
	Datuk Kasitah Gaddam MP		USNO	Kinabalu		15 June 1989[11]
	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor MP		UMNO	Setiu	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Dato' Sulaiman Daud MP		PBB	Santubong	15 June 1989[11]
Minister of Finance	Dato' Paduka Daim Zainuddin MP		UMNO	Merbok	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Defence	Dato' Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas	11 August 1986	7 May 1987
	Dato Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail MP			Kota Bharu	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Justice	Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	15 June 1989[11]
	Dato' Sulaiman Daud MP		PBB	Santubong	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Trade and Industry	Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP		UMNO	Gua Musang	11 August 1986	28 April 1987
	Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz MP			Kuala Kangsar	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Education	Anwar Ibrahim MP		UMNO	Permatang Pauh	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Dato' Sulaiman Daud MP		PBB	Santubong	11 August 1986	15 June 1989[11]
	Kasitah Gaddam MP		USNO	Kinabalu	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Federal Territories	Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar MP		UMNO	Kuala Selangor	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
Minister of Transport	Dato' Seri Ling Liong Sik MP		MCA	Labis	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Agriculture	Dato' Sanusi Junid MP		UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Health	Dato' Chan Siang Sun MP		MCA	Bentong	11 August 1986	21 March 1989[11]
	Ng Cheng Kiat MP			Klang	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Dato' Sabbaruddin Chik MP		UMNO	Temerloh	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Abdul Ghafar Baba MP (Acting Minister)		UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	27 October 1986[2][3]
	Ng Cheng Kiat MP		MCA	Klang	27 October 1986[2][3]	15 June 1989[11]
	Dato' Lee Kim Sai MP			Hulu Langat	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Rais Yatim MP		UMNO	Jelebu	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar MP			Kuala Selangor	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Labour	Dato' Lee Kim Sai MP		MCA	Hulu Langat	11 August 1986	15 June 1989[11]
	Dato' Lim Ah Lek MP			Bentong	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Public Enterprises	Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz MP		UMNO	Kuala Kangsar	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Dato' Napsiah Omar MP			Kuala Pilah	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of National and Rural Development	Abdul Ghafar Baba MP		UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Works	Dato' Seri Samy Vellu MP		MIC	Sungai Siput	11 August 1986	15 June 1989[11]
	Dato' Leo Moggie Irok MP		PBDS	Kanowit	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Datuk Amar Stephen Yong Kuet Tze MP		SUPP	Padawan	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Dato' Leo Moggie Irok MP		PBDS	Kanowit	11 August 1986	15 June 1989[11]
	Dato' Seri Samy Vellu MP		MIC	Sungai Siput	15 June 1989[11]	26 October 1990
Minister for Primary Industries	Dato' Seri Lim Keng Yaik MP		Gerakan	Beruas	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Social Welfare	Dato' Shahrir Abdul Samad MP		UMNO	Johor Bahru	11 August 1986	7 May 1987
	Dato' Mustaffa Mohammad MP			Sri Gading	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Information	Dato' Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail MP		UMNO	Kota Bharu	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Dato' Mohamed Rahmat MP			Pulai	20 May 1987	26 October 1990

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP		UMNO	Mentakab	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor MP			Setiu		20 May 1987
	Oo Gin Sun MP		MCA	Alor Setar		15 June 1989
	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman MP		UMNO	Baling	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Suleiman Mohamed MP			Titiwangsa
	Ting Chew Peh MP		MCA	Gopeng	15 June 1989
Deputy Minister of Finance	Dato' Sabbaruddin Chik MP		UMNO	Temerloh	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Ng Cheng Kiat MP		MCA	Klang		27 October 1986[3]
	Mohamed Farid Ariffin[5][6]		UMNO	Senator	20 May 1987[12]	15 June 1989[13]
	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad MP		UMNO	Jerantut	15 June 1989	26 October 1990
	Dato' Loke Yuen Yow MP		MCA	Tanjong Malim	27 October 1986[3]
Deputy Minister of Defence	Dato Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP		PBB	Paloh	11 August 1986
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP		UMNO	Pasir Salak
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry	Kok Wee Kiat MP		MCA	Selandar
Deputy Minister of Education	Woon See Chin MP			Senai
	Bujang Ulis MP		PBB	Simunjan		20 May 1987
	Leo Michael Toyad MP			Mukah	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Mohd. Kassim Ahmed MP		UMNO	Machang	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Dato' Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus MP			Jempol	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Transport	Rahmah Othman MP			Shah Alam	11 August 1986	7 May 1987
	Zaleha Ismail MP			Selayang	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Alexander Lee Yu Lung MP		Gerakan	Batu	11 August 1986	15 June 1989
	Luhat Wan MP		SNAP	Baram		20 May 1987
	Mohd. Kassim Ahmed MP		UMNO	Machang	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Subramaniam Sinniah MP		MIC	Segamat	15 June 1989
Deputy Minister of Health	K. Pathmanaban MP			Telok Kemang	11 August 1986	15 June 1989
	Mohamed Farid Ariffin[14][15]		UMNO	Senator	15 June 1989[13]	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Ng Cheng Kuai MP		MCA	Lumut
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Napsiah Omar MP		UMNO	Kuala Pilah	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Subramaniam Sinniah MP		MIC	Segamat		15 June 1989
	Hussein Ahmad		UMNO	Senator	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Osu Sukam MP		USNO	Papar	15 June 1989
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir MP		UMNO	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan MP			Bukit Gantang	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Labour	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad MP			Jerantut	11 August 1986	15 June 1989
	Kalakau Untol MP		USNO	Tuaran		26 October 1990
	K. Pathmanaban MP		MIC	Telok Kemang	15 June 1989[8][9]
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises	Daud Taha MP		UMNO	Batu Pahat	11 August 1986
Deputy Minister of National and Rural Development	Dato' Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP			Gerik
	Ng Cheng Kuai MP		MCA	Lumut		15 June 1989
Deputy Minister of Works	Dato' Mustaffa Mohammad MP		UMNO	Sri Gading		20 May 1987
	Osu Sukam MP		USNO	Papar	27 October 1986[3]	15 June 1989
	Luhat Wan MP		SNAP	Baram	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Alexander Lee Yu Lung MP		Gerakan	Batu	15 June 1989
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Law Hieng Ding MP		SUPP	Sarikei	20 May 1987
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Zainal Abidin Zin MP		UMNO	Bagan Serai	11 August 1986	7 May 1987
	Abdul Ghani Othman MP			Ledang	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister for Primary Industries	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad MP		UMNO	Kangar	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Alias Md. Ali MP			Hulu Terengganu	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Wang Choon Wing MP		MCA	Lipis	11 August 1986	14 June 1988[6][7]
	Teng Gaik Kwan MP			Raub	14 June 1988[6][7]	26 October 1990
Deputy Minister of Information	Railey Jeffrey MP		USNO	Silam	27 October 1986[3]

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad MP	UMNO	Kubang Pasu
Minister of Home Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghafar Baba MP	UMNO	Jasin
Minister of National and Rural Development
Minister of Transport	Ling Liong Sik MP	MCA	Labis
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Samy Vellu MP	UMNO	Sungai Siput
Minister of Primary Industries	Lim Keng Yaik MP	GERAKAN	Beruas
Minister of Defence	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP	UMNO	Kota Bharu
Minister of Works	Leo Moggie Irok MP	PBDS	Kanowit
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Rafidah Aziz MP	UMNO	Kuala Kangsar
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Sulaiman Daud MP	PBB	Santubong
Minister of Justice
Minister of Agriculture	Sanusi Junid MP	UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze MP	SUPP	Padawan
Minister of Education	Anwar Ibrahim MP	UMNO	Permatang Pauh
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abu Hassan Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Selangor
Minister of Finance	Daim Zainuddin MP	UMNO	Merbok
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Lee Kim Sai MP	MCA	Hulu Langat
Minister of Youth and Sports	Najib Razak MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Kasitah Gaddam MP	USNO	Kinabalu
Minister of Health	Ng Cheng Kiat MP	MCA	Klang
Minister of Information	Mohamed Rahmat MP	UMNO	Pulai
Minister of Culture and Tourism	Sabbaruddin Chik MP	UMNO	Temerloh
Minister of Public Enterprises	Napsiah Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor MP	UMNO	Setiu
Minister of Social Welfare	Mustaffa Mohammad MP	UMNO	Sri Gading
Minister of Human Resources	Lim Ah Lek MP	MCA	Bentong

Deputy ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	K. Pathmanaban MP	MIC	Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP	PBB	Paloh
Deputy Minister of Works	Luhat Wan MP	SNAP	Baram
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Mohd. Kassim Ahmed MP	UMNO	Machang
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Subramaniam Sinniah MP	MIC	Segamat
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP	UMNO	Pasir Salak
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises	Daud Taha MP	UMNO	Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism	Ng Cheng Kuai MP	MCA	Lumut
Deputy Minister of National and Rural Development	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP	UMNO	Gerik
Deputy Minister of Works	Alexander Lee Yu Lung MP	GERAKAN	Batu
Deputy Minister of Finance	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad MP	UMNO	Jerantut
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP	UMNO	Mentakab
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Kok Wee Kiat MP	MCA	Selandar
Deputy Minister of Education	Woon See Chin MP	MCA	Senai
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Kalakau Untol MP	USNO	Tuaran
Deputy Minister of Finance	Loke Yuen Yow MP	MCA	Tanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Osu Sukam MP	USNO	Papar
Deputy Minister of Information	Railey Jeffrey MP	USNO	Silam
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Law Hieng Ding MP	SUPP	Sarikei
Deputy Minister of Transport	Zaleha Ismail MP	UMNO	Selayang
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Alias Md. Ali MP	UMNO	Hulu Terengganu
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman MP	UMNO	Baling
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus MP	UMNO	Jempol
Deputy Minister of Education	Leo Michael Toyad MP	PBB	Mukah
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan MP	UMNO	Bukit Gantang
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Abdul Ghani Othman MP	UMNO	Ledang
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Suleiman Mohamed MP	UMNO	Titiwangsa
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Teng Gaik Kwan MP	MCA	Raub
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Ting Chew Peh MP	MCA	Gopeng
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Senator Hussein Ahmad	UMNO
Deputy Minister of Health	Senator Mohamed Farid Ariffin	UMNO

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 7th Malaysian Parliament
• List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia#Third Mahathir cabinet