Fifth 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.

Fifth Mahathir cabinet
13th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Jaafar (1995–1999) Tuanku Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (1999)
Head of government	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of government	Anwar Ibrahim (1995–1998) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1999)
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party Sarawak Native People's Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party Sarawak National Party Liberal Democratic Party Sabah Progressive Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 162 / 192
Opposition parties	Democratic Action Party United Sabah Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Semangat 46
Opposition leader	Lim Kit Siang
History
Election(s)	1995 Malaysian general election
Outgoing election	1999 Malaysian general election
Legislature term(s)	9th Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Predecessor	Fourth Mahathir cabinet
Successor	Sixth Mahathir cabinet

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:

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP		UMNO	Permatang Pauh	8 May 1995	2 September 1998
	Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP			Kepala Batas	29 January 1999	14 December 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Abdul Hamid Othman MP		UMNO	Sik	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
	Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP		PBB	Kuala Rajang		7 January 1999
	Datuk Chong Kah Kiat		LDP	Senator		12 November 1996
	Dato’ Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP		UMNO	Paya Besar	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
	Dato’ Seri Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP			Gerik	7 January 1999
Minister with Special Functions	Tun Daim Zainuddin MP		UMNO	Merbok	7 January 1999	14 December 1999
Minister of Finance	Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP		UMNO	Permatang Pauh	8 May 1995	2 September 1998
	Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad MP			Kubang Pasu	2 September 1998	7 January 1999
	Dato' Mustapa Mohamed MP			Jeli		14 December 1999
	Tun Daim Zainuddin MP			Merbok	7 January 1999
Minister of Defence	Dato' Syed Hamid Albar MP		UMNO	Kota Tinggi	8 May 1995	7 January 1999
	Dato Sri Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP		PBB	Kuala Rajang	7 January 1999	14 December 1999
Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	8 May 1995	7 January 1999
	Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP			Kepala Batas	7 January 1999	14 December 1999
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz MP		UMNO	Kuala Kangsar	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Education	Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak		UMNO	Pekan	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development	Osu Sukam		UMNO	Papar	8 May 1995	14 March 1999
	Kasitah Gaddam			Senator	14 March 1999	14 December 1999
Minister of Transport	Ling Liong Sik		MCA	Labis	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Agriculture	Sulaiman Daud		PBB	Petra Jaya	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Health	Chua Jui Meng		MCA	Bakri	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Sabbaruddin Chik		UMNO	Temerloh	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir			Kulim-Bandar Baharu	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Ting Chew Peh MP		MCA	Gopeng	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi		UMNO	Kepala Batas	8 May 1995	7 January 1999
	Syed Hamid Albar			Kota Tinggi	7 January 1999	14 December 1999
Minister of Human Resources	Lim Ah Lek		MCA	Bentong	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Abu Hassan Omar		UMNO	Kuala Selangor	8 May 1995	1 May 1997
	Megat Junid Megat Ayub			Pasir Salak	2 May 1997	14 December 1999
Minister of Entrepreneur Development	Mustapa Mohamed		UMNO	Jeli	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Rural Development	Annuar Musa		UMNO	Peringat	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Works	Samy Vellu		MIC	Sungai Siput	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Law Hieng Ding		SUPP	Sarikei	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia	Leo Moggie Irok		PBDS	Kanowit	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister for Primary Industries	Lim Keng Yaik		Gerakan	Beruas	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of National Unity and Community Development	Zaleha Ismail		UMNO	Gombak	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Youth and Sports	Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin		UMNO	Pagoh	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Minister of Information	Mohamed Rahmat		UMNO	Pulai	8 May 1995	14 December 1999

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz		UMNO	Chenderoh	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman			Baling
	Ibrahim Saad			Tasek Gelugor
	Ibrahim Ali			Senator	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
	Fauzi Abdul Rahman			Kuantan
Deputy Minister of Finance	Affifudin Omar		UMNO	Padang Terap	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Wong See Wah		MCA	Rasah		14 December 1999
	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz		UMNO	Chenderoh	12 November 1996
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan		UMNO	Bukit Gantang	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Megat Junid Megat Ayub		UMNO	Pasir Salak	8 May 1995	2 July 1997
	Ong Ka Ting		MCA	Pontian		14 December 1999
	Azmi Khalid		UMNO	Padang Besar	2 July 1997
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Kerk Choo Ting		Gerakan	Taiping	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Education	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos		UMNO	Jempol	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
	Fong Chan Onn		MCA	Selandar
Deputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development	Goh Cheng Teik		Gerakan	Nibong Tebal	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Transport	Mohd Ali Rustam		UMNO	Batu Berendam	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Ibrahim Saad			Tasek Gelugor	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Tengku Mahmud Tengku Mansor		UMNO	Setiu	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Health	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman		UMNO	Paya Besar	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Mohd Ali Rustam			Batu Berendam	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Teng Gaik Kwan		MCA	Raub	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali		UMNO	Gerik	8 May 1995	7 January 1999
	Peter Chin Fah Kui		SUPP	Miri		14 December 1999
	Shafie Apdal		UMNO	Semporna	7 January 1999
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Leo Michael Toyad		PBB	Mukah	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir		UMNO	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Affifudin Omar			Padang Terap	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Subramaniam Sinniah		MIC	Segamat	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development	Idris Jusoh		UMNO	Besut	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Rural Development	K.Kumaran		MIC	Tapah	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Works	Railey Jaffery		UMNO	Silam	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Abu Bakar Daud		UMNO	Kuala Terenggnau	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia	Dato' Chan Kong Choy MP		MCA	Selayang	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Siti Zainaboon Abu Bakar		UMNO	Tebrau	8 May 1995	12 November 1996
	Hishammuddin Hussein			Tenggara	12 November 1996	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community Development	Peter Tinggom Kamarau		SNAP	Saratok	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Loke Yuen Yow MP		MCA	Tanjong Malim	8 May 1995	14 December 1999
Deputy Minister of Information	Suleiman Mohamed		UMNO	Titiwangsa	8 May 1995	14 December 1999

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 9th Malaysian Parliament
• List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § Fifth Mahathir cabinet