Fifth Mahathir cabinet

{{Short description|13th Cabinet of Malaysia}}

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{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Fifth Mahathir cabinet

| jurisdiction = Malaysia

| cabinet_number = 13th

| flag = Flag of Malaysia.svg

| incumbent =

| image = Mahathir Mohamad at the Prime Minister's Office on 17 March 1995.jpg

| date_formed = 8 May 1995

| date_dissolved = 14 December 1999

| government_head = Mahathir Mohamad

| deputy_government_head = Anwar Ibrahim {{small|(1995–1998)}}
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi {{small|(1999)}}

| government_head_history =

| state_head = Tuanku Jaafar {{small|(1995–1999)}}
Tuanku Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah {{small|(1999)}}

| current_number =

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_parties =

{{collapsible list|

|title = Barisan Nasional

|

}}

| legislature_status = Coalition government
{{composition bar|162|192|hex={{party color|Barisan Nasional}}}}

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_parties = Democratic Action Party
United Sabah Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Semangat 46

| opposition_leader = Lim Kit Siang

| election = 1995 Malaysian general election

| last_election = 1999 Malaysian general election

| legislature_term = 9th Malaysian Parliament

| budget = 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

| previous = Fourth Mahathir cabinet

| successor = Sixth Mahathir cabinet

}}

Mahathir Mohamad formed the fifth Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Jaafar to begin a new government following the 25 April 1995 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the fourth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 13th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

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

Composition

=Full members=

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

class="sortable wikitable"
Portfolio

!Office Bearer

!colspan=2|Party

!Constituency

!Term Start

!Term End

Prime Minister

|Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Kubang Pasu

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Deputy Prime Minister

|Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Permatang Pauh

|8 May 1995

|2 September 1998

Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Kepala Batas

|29 January 1999

|14 December 1999

rowspan="5" |Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

|Dato' Abdul Hamid Othman {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Sik

|rowspan=3|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu/meta/shading}}" |

PBBKuala Rajang7 January 1999
Datuk Chong Kah Kiat

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}" |

|LDP

|Senator

|12 November 1996

Dato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Paya Besar

|12 November 1996

|rowspan=2|14 December 1999

Dato' Seri Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Gerik

|7 January 1999

Minister with Special Functions

|Tun Daim Zainuddin {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Merbok

|7 January 1999

|14 December 1999

rowspan="4" |Minister of Finance

|Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=4 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

| rowspan="4" |UMNO

|Permatang Pauh

|8 May 1995

|2 September 1998

Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Kubang Pasu

|rowspan=2|2 September 1998

|7 January 1999

Dato' Mustapa Mohamed {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Jeli

|rowspan=2|14 December 1999

Tun Daim Zainuddin {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Merbok

|7 January 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Defence

|Dato' Syed Hamid Albar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Kota Tinggi

|8 May 1995

|7 January 1999

Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu/meta/shading}}" |

|PBB

|Kuala Rajang

|7 January 1999

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Home Affairs

|Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Kubang Pasu

|8 May 1995

|7 January 1999

Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Kepala Batas

|7 January 1999

|14 December 1999

Minister of International Trade and Industry

|Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Kuala Kangsar

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Education

|Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Pekan

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development

|Datuk Seri Panglima Osu Sukam {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

| rowspan=2|UMNO

|Papar

|8 May 1995

|14 March 1999

Tan Sri Datuk Kasitah Gaddam

|Senator

|14 March 1999

|14 December 1999

Minister of Transport

|Dato' Seri Ling Liong Sik {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Labis

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Agriculture

|Datuk Amar Sulaiman Daud {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu/meta/shading}}" |

|PBB

|Petra Jaya

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Health

|Dato' Chua Jui Meng {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Bakri

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism

|Dato' Sri Sabbaruddin Chik {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Temerloh

|8 May 1995

|12 November 1996

Dato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Kulim-Bandar Baharu

|12 November 1996

|14 December 1999

Minister of Housing and Local Government

|Dato' Ting Chew Peh {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Gopeng

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Foreign Affairs

|Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Kepala Batas

|8 May 1995

|7 January 1999

Dato' Syed Hamid Albar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Kota Tinggi

|7 January 1999

|14 December 1999

Minister of Human Resources

|Dato' Lim Ah Lek {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Bentong

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism

|Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=2|UMNO

|Kuala Selangor

|8 May 1995

|1 May 1997

Dato' Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Pasir Salak

|2 May 1997

|14 December 1999

Minister of Entrepreneur Development

|Dato' Mustapa Mohamed {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Jeli

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Rural Development

|Dato' Annuar Musa {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Peringat

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Works

|Dato' Seri Samy Vellu {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{Malaysian Indian Congress/meta/shading}}" |

|MIC

|Sungai Siput

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Science, Technology and Environment

|Dato Sri Law Hieng Ding {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{Sarawak United Peoples' Party/meta/shading}}" |

|SUPP

|Sarikei

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia

|Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru}}" |

|PBDS

|Kanowit

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister for Primary Industries

|Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}" |

|Gerakan

|Beruas

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of National Unity and Community Development

|Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Gombak

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Youth and Sports

|Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Pagoh

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Minister of Information

|Dato' Mohamed Rahmat {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Pulai

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

=Deputy ministers=

class="sortable wikitable"
Portfolio

!Office Bearer

!colspan=2|Party

!Constituency

!Term Start

!Term End

rowspan="5" |Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department

|Datuk Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=5 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|rowspan=5|UMNO

|Chenderoh

|rowspan=3|8 May 1995

|rowspan=3|12 November 1996

Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Baling

Dato' Ibrahim Saad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Tasek Gelugor

Dato' Ibrahim Ali

|Senator

|rowspan=2|12 November 1996

|rowspan=2|14 December 1999

Dato' Fauzi Abdul Rahman {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|Kuantan

rowspan="3" |Deputy Minister of Finance

|Affifudin Omar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |

|UMNO

|Padang Terap

|rowspan=2|8 May 1995

|12 November 1996

Wong See Wah {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

| bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Rasah

|rowspan=2|14 December 1999

{{nowrap|Datuk Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz}} {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOChenderoh12 November 1996
Deputy Minister of DefenceAbdullah Fadzil Che Wan {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOBukit Gantang8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan=3|Deputy Minister of Home AffairsDato' Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOPasir Salakrowspan=2|8 May 19952 July 1997
Dato' Ong Ka Ting {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |MCAPontianrowspan=2|14 December 1999
Dato' Azmi Khalid {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOPadang Besar2 July 1997
Deputy Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Kerk Choo Ting {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}" |GerakanTaiping8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan="2" |Deputy Minister of EducationDato' Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOJempolrowspan=2|8 May 1995rowspan=2|14 December 1999
Datuk Fong Chan Onn {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |MCASelandar
Deputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentGoh Cheng Teik {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{party color|Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia}}" |GerakanNibong Tebal8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan=2|Deputy Minister of TransportDatuk Wira Mohd Ali Rustam {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |rowspan=2|UMNOBatu Berendam8 May 199512 November 1996
Dato' Ibrahim Saad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Tasek Gelugor12 November 199614 December 1999
Deputy Minister of AgricultureTengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOSetiu8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan=2|Deputy Minister of HealthDato' Siti Zaharah Sulaiman {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |rowspan=2|UMNOPaya Besar8 May 199512 November 1996
Datuk Wira Mohd Ali Rustam {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Batu Berendam12 November 199614 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismTeng Gaik Kwan {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |MCARaub8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan=3|Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOGerikrowspan=2|8 May 19957 January 1999
Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Sarawak United Peoples' Party/meta/shading}}" |SUPPMirirowspan=2|14 December 1999
Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOSemporna7 January 1999
Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsDatuk Leo Michael Toyad {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu/meta/shading}}" |PBBMukah8 May 199514 December 1999
rowspan=2|Deputy Minister of Human ResourcesDato' Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |rowspan=2|UMNOKulim-Bandar Baharu8 May 199512 November 1996
Affifudin Omar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Padang Terap12 November 199614 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismDato' Subramaniam Sinniah {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Indian Congress/meta/shading}}" |MICSegamat8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentIdris Jusoh {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOBesut8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentK.Kumaran {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Indian Congress/meta/shading}}" |MICTapah8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of WorksDatuk Railey Jaffrey {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOSilam8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentAbu Bakar Daud {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOKuala Terengganu8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia

|Dato' Chan Kong Choy {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Selayang

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

rowspan=2|Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesSiti Zainaboon Abu Bakar {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |rowspan=2|UMNOTebrau8 May 199512 November 1996
Dato' Hishammuddin Hussein {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}Tenggara12 November 199614 December 1999
Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentPeter Tinggom Kamarau {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Sarawak National Party/meta/shading}}" |SNAPSaratok8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports

|Dato' Loke Yuen Yow {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}

|rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{Malaysian Chinese Association/meta/shading}}" |

|MCA

|Tanjong Malim

|8 May 1995

|14 December 1999

Deputy Minister of InformationSuleiman Mohamed {{post-nominals|post-noms=MP}}rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{United Malays National Organisation/meta/shading}}" |UMNOTitiwangsa8 May 199514 December 1999

See also

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