Minister of Transport (Malaysia)

Malaysia Minister of Transport
Menteri Pengangkutan منتري ڤڠڠكوتن‎
Coat of Arms of the Government of Malaysia
Incumbent Anthony Loke since 3 December 2022
Ministry of Transport
Style	Transport Minister (informal) The Honourable (within Malaysia and the Commonwealth)
Abbreviation	MOT
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Putrajaya
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation	1955 (1955)
First holder	H. S. Lee
Deputy	Hasbi Habibollah
Salary	RM14,970
Website	www.mot.gov.my

The minister of transport (Malay: Menteri Pengangkutan, Jawi: 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:[1]

Political party:   Alliance/BN   PH

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		H. S. Lee (1900–1988) Nominated	Alliance (MCA)	Minister of Transport	1 August 1955	31 August 1957	Vacant	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Pahang Timor	Alliance (UMNO)		31 August 1957	7 October 1959		Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
		Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara			18 November 1959	4 December 1968		Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III)
		V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Klang	Alliance (MIC)		4 June 1969	20 September 1970		Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV)
		Abdul Ghani Gilong (1932–2021) MP for Kinabalu	Alliance (USNO)		23 September 1970	1974		Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
		V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Pelabuhan Kelang	BN (MIC)	Minister of Works and Transport	5 September 1974	1976	Richard Ho Ung Hun	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)
		V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Pelabuhan Kelang	BN (MIC)	Minister of Transport	1978	15 September 1979	Goh Cheng Teik	Hussein Onn (II)
		Lee San Choon (1935–2023) MP for Segamat (1974-1982) MP for Seremban (1982-1983)	BN (MCA)		1 November 1979	31 March 1983	Goh Cheng Teik (1979–1981) Abu Hassan Omar (1981–1983)	Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
		Chong Hon Nyan (1924–2020) MP for Batu Berendam			2 June 1983	6 January 1986	Abu Hassan Omar (1983–1984) Rahmah Othman (1984–1986)	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
		Ling Liong Sik (b. 1943) MP for Mata Kuching (1986) MP for Labis (1986-2003)			7 January 1986	25 May 2003	Rahmah Othman (1986–1987) Zaleha Ismail (1987–1995) Mohd Ali Rustam (1995–1996) Ibrahim Saad (1996–1999) Ramli Ngah Talib (1999–2003) Douglas Uggah Embas (2001–2003)	Mahathir Mohamad (II • III • IV • V • VI)
		Chan Kong Choy (b. 1955) MP for Selayang			1 July 2003	9 March 2008	Ramli Ngah Talib (2003–2004) Douglas Uggah Embas (2003–2008) Tengku Azlan (2004–2008)	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I • II)
		Ong Tee Keat (b. 1956) MP for Pandan			18 March 2008	3 June 2010	Lajim Ukin (2008–2009) Abdul Rahim Bakri (2009–2010) Robert Lau (2009–2010)	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) Najib Razak (I)
		Kong Cho Ha (b. 1950) MP for Lumut			4 June 2010	5 May 2013	Abdul Rahim Bakri (2010–2013) Jelaing Mersat (2010–2013)	Najib Razak (I)
		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong Acting	BN (UMNO)		16 May 2013	24 June 2014	Abdul Aziz Kaprawi	Najib Razak (II)
		Liow Tiong Lai (b. 1961) MP for Bentong	BN (MCA)		27 June 2014	9 May 2018
		Anthony Loke Siew Fook (b. 1977) MP for Seremban	PH (DAP)		21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Kamarudin Jaffar	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)
		Wee Ka Siong (b. 1968) MP for Ayer Hitam	BN (MCA)		10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Hasbi Habibollah (2020–2021) Henry Sum Agong (2021–2022)	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
		Anthony Loke Siew Fook (b. 1977) MP for Seremban	PH (DAP)		3 December 2022	Incumbent	Hasbi Habibollah	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

References

1. "Former Minister of Transport". Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. Retrieved 25 November 2022.