Minister of Transport (Malaysia)
{{Short description|Malaysian government position}}
{{one source|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = {{small|Malaysia}}
Minister of Transport
| native_name = {{lang|ms|Menteri Pengangkutan}}
{{Script/Arabic|منتري ڤڠڠكوتن}}
| insignia = Coat_of_arms_of_Malaysia.svg
| insigniacaption = Coat of Arms of the Government of Malaysia
| image = Anthony Loke (portrait, 4to3).jpg
| incumbent = Anthony Loke
| incumbentsince = 3 December 2022
| type =
| status =
| department = Ministry of Transport
| style = Transport Minister
{{small|(informal)}}
The Honourable
{{small|(within Malaysia and the Commonwealth)}}
| member_of = Cabinet
| reports_to = The Prime Minister
| seat = Putrajaya
| nominator = The Prime Minister
| appointer = The Yang di-Pertuan Agong
| appointer_qualified = {{small|(on the advice of the Prime Minister)}}
| termlength = At His Majesty's Pleasure
| formation = {{start date|1955|df=y}}
| first = H. S. Lee
| abbreviation = MOT
| salary = RM14,970
| website = {{URL|http://www.mot.gov.my/}}
| deputy = Hasbi Habibollah
}}
The minister of transport (Malay: Menteri Pengangkutan, Jawi: {{Script/Arabic|منتري ڤڠڠكوتن}}), also informally known as the transport minister, is a minister in the Government of Malaysia, with overall responsibility for the functions and objectives of the Ministry of Transport. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of Malaysia.
The current minister of transport is Anthony Loke, who was appointed under Anwar Ibrahim following the 2022 Malaysian general election and the subsequent formation of the Unity Government. The office holder works alongside the deputy minister of transport, presently Hasbi Habibollah. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister of transport, Khairil Nizam Khirudin.
List of ministers of transport
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Transport, or any of its precedent titles:{{cite web|url=https://www.mot.gov.my/en/about/ministers/former-minister|title=Former Minister of Transport|publisher=Ministry of Transport, Malaysia|access-date=25 November 2022}}
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 | H. S. Lee | rowspan=5| Minister of Transport | 1 August 1955 | 31 August 1957 | rowspan="5" |Vacant | Chief Minister of the |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
| | Abdul Rahman Talib | 31 August 1957 | 7 October 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Sardon Jubir | 18 November 1959 | 4 December 1968 | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
| File:Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam.jpg | V. Manickavasagam | 4 June 1969 | 20 September 1970 | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| style="background:{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)}}; color:white"|
| | Abdul Ghani Gilong | 23 September 1970 | 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| File:Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam.jpg | V. Manickavasagam | Minister of Works and Transport | 5 September 1974 | 1976 | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| colspan="9" bgcolor="cccccc" | |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
|File:Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam.jpg |V. Manickavasagam | rowspan="12" | Minister of Transport | 1978 | 15 September 1979 |Goh Cheng Teik | Hussein Onn |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Lee San Choon | 1 November 1979 | 31 March 1983 |Goh Cheng Teik {{Break}}{{Small|(1979–1981)}}{{Break}}Abu Hassan Omar {{Break}}{{Small|(1981–1983)}} | Hussein Onn |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| | Chong Hon Nyan | 2 June 1983 | 6 January 1986 |Abu Hassan Omar {{Break}}{{Small|(1983–1984)}}{{Break}}Rahmah Othman {{Break}}{{Small|(1984–1986)}} | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| | Ling Liong Sik | 7 January 1986 | 25 May 2003 |Rahmah Othman {{Break}}{{Small|(1986–1987)}}{{Break}} Zaleha Ismail{{Break}}{{Small|(1987–1995)}}{{Break}}Mohd Ali Rustam {{Break}}{{Small|(1995–1996)}} {{Break}}Ibrahim Saad{{Break}}{{Small|(1996–1999)}}{{Break}}Ramli Ngah Talib {{Break}}{{Small|(1999–2003)}} {{Break}}Douglas Uggah Embas{{Break}}{{Small|(2001–2003)}} | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Chan Kong Choy | 1 July 2003 | 9 March 2008 |Ramli Ngah Talib {{Break}}{{Small|(2003–2004)}} {{Break}}Douglas Uggah Embas{{Break}}{{Small|(2003–2008)}}{{Break}}Tengku Azlan {{Break}}{{Small|(2004–2008)}} | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Ong Tee Keat | 18 March 2008 | 3 June 2010 |Lajim Ukin {{Break}}{{Small|(2008–2009)}} {{Break}}Abdul Rahim Bakri{{Break}}{{Small|(2009–2010)}}{{Break}}Robert Lau {{Break}}{{Small|(2009–2010)}} | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Kong Cho Ha | 4 June 2010 | 5 May 2013 |Abdul Rahim Bakri{{Break}}{{Small|(2010–2013)}}{{Break}}Jelaing Mersat {{Break}}{{Small|(2010–2013)}} | Najib Razak |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Hishammuddin Hussein | 16 May 2013 | 24 June 2014 | rowspan="2" |Abdul Aziz Kaprawi | rowspan="2" | Najib Razak |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Liow Tiong Lai | 27 June 2014 | 9 May 2018 |
| style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad |
| style="background:{{party color|Barisan Nasional}}; color:white" |
| 100px | Wee Ka Siong | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 |Hasbi Habibollah {{Break}}{{Small|(2020–2021)}}{{Break}}Henry Sum Agong {{Break}}{{Small|(2021–2022)}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Pakatan Harapan}}; color:white"|
| 100px | Anthony Loke Siew Fook | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim |
