List of Menteris Besar of Kedah

Menteri Besar of Kedah
Incumbent Azizan Abdul Razak since March 9, 2008
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Appointer	Sultan Abdul Halim as Sultan of Kedah
Inaugural holder	Mohamad Sheriff Osman
Formation	1948

The Menteri Besar of Kedah is the head of the executive branch of the government in the Malaysian state of Kedah. The Menteri Besar is appointed by the Sultan of Kedah, from the State Legislative Assembly.

List of Menteris Besar

The following is the list of Menteris Besar of Kedah since 1948:

#	Menteri Besar	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Mohamad Sheriff Osman	01948-02-01 February 1, 1948	01954-01 January 1954	United Malays National Organisation
2	Tunku Ismail Tunku Yahaya	01954-01 January 1954	01959-05-25 May 25, 1959	Alliance (UMNO)
3	Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin	01959-05-25 May 25, 1959	01967-12-07 December 7, 1967	Alliance (UMNO)
4	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin	01967-12-14 December 14, 1967	01978-07-13 July 13, 1978	Alliance (UMNO)
5	Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin	01978-07-13 July 13, 1978	01985-01-28 January 28, 1985	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
6	Osman Aroff	01985-01-28 January 28, 1985	01996-06-16 June 16, 1996	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
7	Sanusi Junid	01996-06-16 June 16, 1996	01999-12-11 December 11, 1999	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
8	Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakhbah	01999-12-11 December 11, 1999	02005-12-22 December 22, 2005	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
9	Mahdzir Khalid	02005-07-17 July 17, 2005	02008-03-09 March 9, 2008	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
10	Azizan Abdul Razak	02008-03-09 March 9, 2008	present	Pakatan Rakyat (PAS)

External links

• Profail YAB Menteri Besar (Official site) (Malay)