Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)
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| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
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| Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya | |
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since 3 December 2022 | |
| Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| Abbreviation | MOTAC |
| Member of | Cabinet of Malaysia |
| Reports to | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Seat | Putrajaya |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| Formation | 1973 |
| First holder | Ali Ahmad (Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports) |
| Deputy | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan |
| Website | www |
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture has been Tiong King Sing since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
List of ministers
[edit]Tourism
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Tourism, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP for Temerloh |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) |
Mahathir Mohamed (III • IV • V) | ||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu |
7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) |
Mahathir Mohamed (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
| Leo Michael Toyad (b. 1950) MP for Mukah |
BN (PBB) | Minister of Tourism | 27 March 2004 | 14 February 2006 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
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Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (b. 1950) MP for Putrajaya |
BN (UMNO) | 14 February 2006 | 18 March 2008 | ||||
| Azalina Othman Said (b. 1963) MP for Pengerang |
19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||||
| Ng Yen Yen (b. 1946) MP for Raub |
BN (MCA) | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib (2009) James Dawos Mamit (2009–2013) |
Najib Razak (I) | |||
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Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Tourism and Culture | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Vacant (2013–2015) Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (2015–2018) |
Najib Razak (II) | |
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Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP for Lahad Datu |
WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
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Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP for Batang Sadong |
GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) |
Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
| Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP for Bintulu |
GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |||
Arts
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Arts, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN (allied with Pakatan Harapan) GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP for Temerloh |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) |
Mahathir Mohamed (III • IV • V) | ||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu |
7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) |
Mahathir Mohamed (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
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Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP for Semporna |
Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture | 10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Heng Sai Kie (2009–2010) Joseph Salang Gandum (2009–2013) Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (2010–2013) |
Najib Razak (I) | ||
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Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP for Lahad Datu |
WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
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Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP for Batang Sadong |
GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) |
Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
| Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP for Bintulu |
GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |||
Culture
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Culture, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN WARISAN (allied with Pakatan Harapan) GPS
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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| Ali Ahmad (1930–1977) MP for Pontian Selatan (1973-1974) MP for Pontian (1974-1976) |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | 1973 | 1976 | Vacant (1973–1976) Neo Yee Pan (1976) Vacant (1976) |
Abdul Razak Hussein (I • II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
| Abdul Samad Idris (1923–2003) MP for Jelebu |
1976 | 1980 | Mak Hon Kam (1976–1978) Chin Hon Ngian (1978–1980) |
Hussein Onn (I • II) | ||||
| Mokhtar Hashim (1942–2020) MP for Tampin |
1980 | 1983 | Chin Hon Ngian (1981–1982) Rosemary Chow Poh Keng (1982–1983) |
Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I • II) | ||||
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Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh |
1983 | 1984 | Rosemary Chow Poh Keng | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | |||
| Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong |
BN (PBB) | 1984 | 1986 | Vacant (1984–1986) Rosemary Chow Poh Keng (1985–1986) |
Mahathir Mohamad (II) | |||
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Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan |
BN (UMNO) | 1986 | 1987 | Wang Choon Wing | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | ||
| Sabbaruddin Chik (1941–2021) MP for Temerloh |
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism | 20 May 1987 | 7 January 1999 | Vacant (1987–1989) Ng Cheng Kuai (1989–1990) Chan Kong Choy (1990–1995) Teng Gaik Kuan (1995–1999) |
Mahathir Mohamed (III • IV • V) | |||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu |
7 January 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Teng Gaik Kuan (1999) Fu Ah Kow (1999–2004) |
Mahathir Mohamed (V • VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||
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Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP for Semporna |
Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | ||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture Minister of Information, Communications and Culture |
10 April 2009 | 15 May 2013 | Heng Sai Kie (2009–2010) Joseph Salang Gandum (2009–2013) Maglin Dennis d'Cruz (2010–2013) |
Najib Razak (I) | ||
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Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (b. 1954) MP for Padang Rengas |
Minister of Tourism and Culture | 16 May 2013 | 9 May 2018 | Vacant (2013–2015) Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (2015–2018) |
Najib Razak (II) | ||
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Mohammadin Ketapi (b. 1957) MP for Lahad Datu |
WARISAN | Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | |
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Nancy Shukri (b. 1961) MP for Batang Sadong |
GPS (PBB) | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Jeffrey Kitingan (2020) Guan Dee Koh Hoi (2020–2021) Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (2021–2022) |
Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | ||
| Tiong King Sing (b. 1961) MP for Bintulu |
GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |||
Heritage
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Heritage, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: BN
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Wong Kam Hoong | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |
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Shafie Apdal (b. 1956) MP for Semporna |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Teng Boon Soon | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |
