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The Menteri Besar (Jawi:منتري بسر; literally "Great Minister" in English) is the chief executive of the state government for states in Malaysia with hereditary rulers. For states without a monarch, the title Chief Minister (Ketua Menteri) is used. The title 'Menteri Besar' is usually untranslated in the English media in Malaysia, but is typically translated as 'Chief Minister' by foreign media.

According to protocol, all Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers are styled Yang Amat Berhormat (abbreviated Y.A.B.), which means "The Most Honourable".

History

In most states within Malaysia, the office was created by the British colonial government in 1948, in tandem with the creation of the Federation of Malaya. However, Johor was the first state to create the Menteri Besar position, subject to Undang-undang Tubuh Negeri Johor (Johor State Constitution) enforced by Sultan Abu Bakar. This had made Johor the first Malay state to adopt a system of constitutional monarchy. After independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, the office bearer is appointed among the state legislative assembly members by the Sultans. The Menteri Besar usual comes from the party which commands a majority in the state assembly.

List of current Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers

The following is a table of Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers of each state:

State	Office	Officeholder	Party	Took office
Johor	Menteri Besar	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02013-05-14May 14, 2013
Kedah	Menteri Besar	Mukhriz Mahathir	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02013-05-06May 6, 2013
Kelantan	Menteri Besar	Ahmad Yaakob	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)	02013-05-06May 6, 2013
Malacca	Chief Minister	Idris Haron	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02013-05-07May 7, 2013
Negeri Sembilan	Menteri Besar	Mohamad Hassan	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02004-03-25March 25, 2004
Pahang	Menteri Besar	Adnan Yaakob	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	01999-05-25May 25, 1999
Penang	Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng	Democratic Action Party (DAP)	02008-03-11March 11, 2008
Perak	Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02009-05-12May 12, 2009
Perlis	Menteri Besar	Azlan Man	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02013-05-07May 7, 2013
Sabah	Chief Minister	Musa Aman	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02003-03-04March 4, 2003
Sarawak	Chief Minister	Abdul Taib Mahmud	Barisan Nasional (PBB)	01981-03-26March 26, 1981
Selangor	Menteri Besar	Abdul Khalid Ibrahim	Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)	02008-03-13March 13, 2008
Terengganu	Menteri Besar	Ahmad Said	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)	02008-03-25March 25, 2008

External links

• List of Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers at the Prime Minister's Department