Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)
| Malay: Kementerian Kewangan | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 August 1957 |
| Jurisdiction | Malaysia |
| Headquarters | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| Ministers responsible |
Najib Tun Razak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Deputy Minister responsible | Ahmad Maslan |
| Ministry executive | Mohd Irwan Serigar Bin Abdullah, Secretary General |
| Child agencies |
Malaysian Treasury Bank Negara Malaysia Securities Commission Malaysia |
| Website |
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The Ministry of Finance (Malay: Kementerian Kewangan) is a federal government ministry in Malaysia. It is headed by Najib Razak who is also the prime minister of Malaysia. Its headquarters is in Putrajaya Ministry of Finance
The Finance Minister, as with other ministers in the Cabinet of Malaysia, is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong upon the advice of the Prime Minister.[1] Traditionally, the Finance Minister will be a person other than the Prime Minister, however the Finance portfolio was taken up by Mahathir Mohamad during his tenure as the fourth Prime Minister (1998-1999 and 2001-2003). Subsequent prime ministers, namely Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak, have followed this trend of taking up the Finance Minister portfolio.
List of Finance Ministers
The following is a list of former and current Finance Minister.[2]
- 1957–1959: Henry Lee Hau Shik
- 1959–1969: Tan Siew Sin
- 1969–1970: Tun Abdul Razak
- 1970–1974: Tan Siew Sin
- 1974–1976: Hussein Onn
- 1976–1984: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
- 1984–1991: Daim Zainuddin
- 1991–1998: Anwar Ibrahim
- 1998–1999: Mahathir Mohamad
- 1999–2001: Daim Zainuddin
- 2001–2003: Mahathir Mohamad
- 2003–2008: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2008–present: Najib Razak
References
- ↑ Article 43 of the Constitution of Malaysia
- ↑ "Former Minister of Finance". Ministry of Finance, Malaysia. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
