Minister of Communications and Digital
The Minister of Communications and Digital has been Fahmi Fadzil since 3 December 2022. The minister was supported by Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Communications and Digital.
| Minister of Communications and Digital | |
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| Ministry of Digital Communications | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Menteri (The Honourable Minister) |
| 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 | 1955 |
| First holder | Ong Yoke Lin (Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts) |
| Website | www |
List of ministers
Communications
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Communications, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance/BN PH PN
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Pontian Utara |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Communications | 5 January 1972 | 9 April 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |
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V. Manickavasagam (1926–1979) MP for Pelabuhan Kelang |
BN (MIC) | 1974 | 1978 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
| Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (PBDS) | Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia | 4 May 1995 | 14 December 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (V) | ||
| Minister of Energy, Water and Communications | 15 December 1999 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
| Lim Keng Yaik (1939–2012) MP for Beruas |
BN (Gerakan) | 27 March 2004 | 18 March 2008 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | |||
| Shaziman Abu Mansor (b. 1964) MP for Tampin |
BN (UMNO) | 19 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture | 2009 | 2013 | Najib Razak (I) | ||
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (b. 1958) MP for Kemaman |
Minister of Communications and Multimedia | 2013 | 2015 | Najib Razak (II) | ||
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Salleh Said Keruak (b. 1958) Senator |
29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | ||||
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Gobind Singh Deo (b. 1973) MP for Puchong |
PH (DAP) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota |
PN (BERSATU) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
| Annuar Musa (b. 1956) MP for Ketereh |
BN (UMNO) | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |||
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Fahmi Fadzil (b. 1981) MP for Lembah Pantai |
PH (PKR) | Minister of Communications and Digital | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |
Digital
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Digital, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: PH
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fahmi Fadzil (b. 1981) MP for Lembah Pantai |
PH (PKR) | Minister of Communications and Digital | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim (I) | |
Multimedia
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Multimedia, or any of its precedent titles:
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (PBDS) | Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia | 4 May 1995 | 26 March 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (V · VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (b. 1958) MP for Kemaman |
BN (UMNO) | Minister of Communications and Multimedia | 2013 | 2015 | Najib Razak (II) | |
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Salleh Said Keruak (b. 1958) Senator |
29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | ||||
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Gobind Singh Deo (b. 1973) MP for Puchong |
PH (DAP) | 21 May 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad (VII) | ||
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Saifuddin Abdullah (b. 1961) MP for Indera Mahkota |
PN (BERSATU) | 10 March 2020 | 16 August 2021 | Muhyiddin Yassin (I) | ||
| Annuar Musa (b. 1956) MP for Ketereh |
BN (UMNO) | 30 August 2021 | 24 November 2022 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I) | |||
Telecommunications
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Telecommunications, or any of its precedent titles:
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Segamat |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
| V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput |
Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 2 April 1956 | 31 December 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||
| Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (SNAP) (PBDS) |
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | 1978 | 15 June 1989 | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) | ||
| Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput |
BN (MIC) | 15 June 1989 | 3 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV) | |||
Posts
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Posts, or any of its precedent titles:
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ong Yoke Lin (1917–2010) MP for Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Posts | 1955 | 1957 | Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
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Sardon Jubir (1917–1985) MP for Segamat |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 1957 | 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
| V. T. Sambanthan (1919–1979) MP for Sungei Siput |
Alliance (MIC) | Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications | 2 April 1956 | 31 December 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II • III • IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||
| Leo Moggie Irok (b. 1941) MP for Kanowit |
BN (SNAP) (PBDS) |
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | 1978 | 15 June 1989 | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I · II · III) | ||
| Samy Vellu (1937–2022) MP for Sungai Siput |
BN (MIC) | 15 June 1989 | 3 May 1995 | Mahathir Mohamad (III · IV) | |||
Information
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Information, or any of its precedent titles:
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Kuala Kedah |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 1961 | 1966 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III) | |
| Senu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995) MP for Kubang Pasu Barat |
1966 | 1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) | ||||
| Hamzah Abu Samah (1924–2012) MP for Raub |
Minister of Information | 1969 | 1971 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV) Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | |||
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Ghazali Shafie (1922–2010) MP for Lipis |
BN (UMNO) | 1971 | 1974 | Abdul Razak Hussein (I) | ||
| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (1932-2022) MP for Kota Bharu |
1974 | 1975 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) | ||||
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Abdul Taib Mahmud (b. 1936) MP for Samarahan |
BN (PBB) | 1975 | 1978 | Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I) | ||
| Mohamed Rahmat (1938–2010) MP for Pulai |
BN (UMNO) | 1978 | 1982 | Hussein Onn (II) Mahathir Mohamad (I) | |||
| Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (b. 1941) MP for Alor Gajah |
1982 | 1984 | Mahathir Mohamad (II) | ||||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
1984 | 1986 | ||||
| Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail (1932-2022) MP for Kota Bharu |
1986 | 1987 | Mahathir Mohamad (III) | ||||
| Mohamed Rahmat (1938–2010) MP for Pulai |
1987 | 1999 | Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV • V) | ||||
| Mohd Khalil Yaakob (b. 1937) MP for Kuantan |
1999 | 2004 | Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I) | ||||
| Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (b. 1939) MP for Kulim-Bandar Baharu |
2004 | 2006 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II) | ||||
| Zainuddin Maidin (1939–2018) MP for Merbok |
2006 | 2008 | |||||
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (b. 1958) MP for Kemaman |
2008 | 2009 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III) | |||
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Rais Yatim (b. 1942) MP for Jelebu |
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture | 2009 | 2013 | Najib Razak (I) | ||
| Minister of Information, Communications and Culture | |||||||
Broadcasting
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Broadcasting, or any of its precedent titles:
Political party: Alliance
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |
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Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903–1990) MP for Kuala Kedah |
Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 1961 | 1966 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (II • III) | |
| Senu Abdul Rahman (1919–1995) MP for Kubang Pasu Barat |
1966 | 1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman (III) | ||||
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