Minister of Defence (Malaysia)
{{Short description|Administers a portfolio through the Minister of Defence Department}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Defence
| body =
| native_name = Menteri Pertahanan
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| insignia = Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg
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| image = MOHE Minister YB Datuk Sri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (cropped).jpg
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| incumbent = Mohamed Khaled Nordin
| incumbentsince = {{start date|2023|12|12|df=y}}
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| department = Ministry of Defence
| style = Yang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
| member_of = Cabinet of Malaysia
| reports_to = Parliament of Malaysia
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| seat = Kuala Lumpur
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| appointer = Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
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| formation = {{start date|1957|8|31|df=y}}
| first = Abdul Razak Hussein
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| abbreviation = KEMENTAH/MINDEF/MOD
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mod.gov.my/}}
| deputy = Adly Zahari
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The current Malaysian Minister of Defence is Mohamed Khaled Nordin since 12 December 2023. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Defence which is Adly Zahari. The Minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Defence.
List of ministers of defence
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Defence, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party:
{{legend2|{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}|Alliance/BN|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}|PH|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Portrait ! Name !Political party ! Title ! Took office ! Left office ! Deputy Minister ! Prime Minister |
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Abdul Razak Hussein | rowspan="17" | Minister of Defence | 31 August 1957 | 22 September 1970 | rowspan="2" |Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white" |
| | Hamzah Abu Samah | 13 August 1973 | 14 September 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Mustapha Harun | 15 September 1974 | 1974 |Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Abdul Razak Hussein | 1974 | 1976 | rowspan="3" |Mokhtar Hashim | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| | Hussein Onn | 1976 | 1978 | Hussein Onn |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Abdul Taib Mahmud | 1978 | 1979 | Hussein Onn |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| | Hussein Onn | 1979 | 16 July 1981 | Hussein Onn |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Mahathir Mohamad | 17 July 1981 | 6 May 1986 | rowspan="3" |Abang Abu Bakar | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 11 August 1986 | 7 May 1987 | rowspan="2" | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail | 20 May 1987 | 26 October 1990 |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Najib Razak | 27 October 1990 | 7 May 1995 |Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamed | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Syed Hamid Albar | 8 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 |Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Najib Razak | 15 December 1999 | 18 March 2008 |Shafie Apdal {{Break}}{{Small|(1999–2004)}} {{Break}}Zainal Abidin Zin {{Break}}{{Small|(2004–2008)}} | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Najib Razak |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Hishammuddin Hussein | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 |Abdul Rahim Bakri {{Break}}{{Small|(2013–2015)}} {{Break}}Mohd Johari Baharum{{Break}}{{Small|(2015–2018)}} | Najib Razak |
| style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Mohamad Sabu | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad |
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| rowspan="2" | 100px | rowspan="2" | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |Senior Minister of Defence | 10 March 2020 | 7 July 2021 | rowspan="3" |Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz | rowspan="2" | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister of Defence
|7 July 2021 |16 August 2021 |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Hishammuddin Hussein | Senior Minister of Defence | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Mohamad Hasan | rowspan="2" | Minister of Defence | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | rowspan="2" |Adly Zahari | rowspan=2|Anwar Ibrahim |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Mohamed Khaled Nordin | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent |
