Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent Anifah Aman since 9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister)
Member of	Cabinet of Malaysia
Reports to	Parliament of Malaysia
Seat	Level 3, Wisma Putra, No. 1, Jalan Wisma Putra, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62602 Putrajaya
Appointer	Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
First holder	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy	Reezal Merican Naina Merican
Website	www.kln.gov.my

The current Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs is Anifah Aman, since 9 April 2009.

The minister is supported by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Reezal Merican Naina Merican.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

List of ministers of foreign affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Political Party: Alliance BN

Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Tunku Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)	Minister of External Affairs	31 August 1957	2 February 1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I)
Ismail Abdul Rahman			3 February 1959	31 August 1960	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
Tunku Abdul Rahman			1 September 1960	22 September 1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II · III · IV)
Tunku Abdul Rahman		Minister of Foreign Affairs	1 September 1960	22 September 1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II · III · IV)
Abdul Razak Hussein			23 September 1970	12 August 1975	Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II)
Abdul Razak Hussein	BN (UMNO)		23 September 1970	12 August 1975	Abdul Razak Hussein (I · II)
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail			13 August 1975	16 July 1981	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I · II)
Ghazali Shafie			17 July 1981	16 July 1984	Mahathir Mohamad (I · II)
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail			17 July 1984	10 August 1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
Rais Yatim			11 August 1986	7 May 1987	Mahathir Mohamad (III)
Abu Hassan Omar			20 May 1987	14 March 1991	Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi			15 March 1991	8 January 1999	Mahathir Mohamad (IV · V)
Syed Hamid Albar			9 January 1999	18 March 2008	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I · II)
Rais Yatim			19 March 2008	8 April 2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
Anifah Aman			9 April 2009	Incumbent	Najib Razak (I · II)

↑ "Former Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

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