Third Mahathir cabinet

Third Mahathir cabinet
11th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Iskandar (1986–1989) Tuanku Azlan Shah (1989–1990)
Head of government	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy head of government	Abdul Ghafar Baba
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Sabah Party (until July 1990) United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party United Sabah National Organisation Sarawak Native People's Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party Sarawak National Party Muslim People's Party of Malaysia
Status in legislature	UMNO led coalition majority government
Opposition parties	Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party United Sabah Party (from July 1990)
Opposition leader	Lim Kit Siang
History
Election	Malaysian general election, 1986
Outgoing election	Malaysian general election, 1990
Legislature term	7th Malaysian Parliament
Budgets	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Incoming formation	Mahathir III Cabinet formation, 1986
Outgoing formation	Mahathir IV Cabinet formation, 1990
Predecessor	Second Mahathir cabinet
Successor	Fourth Mahathir cabinet

Mahathir Mohamad formed the third Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Iskandar to begin a new government following the 3 August 1986 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the second Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party	Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad	UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghafar Baba	UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	UMNO	Mersing	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Kasitah Gaddam	USNO	Kinabalu		1988
	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor	UMNO	Setiu	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
	Sulaiman Daud	PBB	Santubong	1988
Minister of Finance	Daim Zainuddin	UMNO	Merbok	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Defence	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	UMNO	Kepala Batas	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen		Kota Bharu	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Home Affairs	Mahathir Mohamad	UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Justice	Mahathir Mohamad	UMNO	Kubang Pasu	11 August 1986	1988
	Sulaiman Daud	PBB	Santubong	1988	26 October 1990
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah	UMNO	Gua Musang	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Rafidah Aziz		Kuala Kangsar	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Education	Anwar Ibrahim	UMNO	Permatang Pauh	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Sulaiman Daud	PBB	Santubong	11 August 1986	1988
	Kasitah Gaddam	USNO	Kinabalu	1988	26 October 1990
Minister of Federal Territories	Abu Hassan Omar	UMNO	Kuala Selangor	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
Minister of Transport	Ling Liong Sik	MCA	Labis	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Agriculture	Sanusi Junid	UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Health	Chan Siang Sun	MCA	Bentong	11 August 1986	14 August 1989
	Ng Cheng Kiat		Klang	14 August 1989	26 October 1990
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Sabbaruddin Chik	UMNO	Temerloh	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Abdul Ghafar Baba (Acting Minister)	UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	27 October 1986
	Ng Cheng Kiat	MCA	Klang	27 October 1986	13 June 1989
	Lee Kim Sai		Hulu Langat	14 August 1989	26 October 1990
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Rais Yatim	UMNO	Jelebu	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Abu Hassan Omar		Kuala Selangor	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Labour	Lee Kim Sai	MCA	Hulu Langat	11 August 1986	14 August 1989
	Lim Ah Lek		Bentong	14 August 1989	26 October 1990
Minister of Public Enterprises	Rafidah Aziz	UMNO	Kuala Kangsar	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Napsiah Omar		Kuala Pilah	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of National and Rural Development	Abdul Ghafar Baba	UMNO	Jasin	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Works	Samy Vellu	MIC	Sungai Siput	11 August 1986	15 June 1989
	Leo Moggie Irok	PBDS	Kanowit	15 June 1989	26 October 1990
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze	SUPP	Padawan	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Leo Moggie Irok	PBDS	Kanowit	11 August 1986	15 June 1989
	Samy Vellu	MIC	Sungai Siput	15 June 1989	26 October 1990
Minister for Primary Industries	Lim Keng Yaik	Gerakan	Beruas	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Social Welfare	Shahrir Abdul Samad	UMNO	Johor Bahru	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Mustaffa Mohammad		Sri Gading	20 May 1987	26 October 1990
Minister of Youth and Sports	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak	UMNO	Pekan	11 August 1986	26 October 1990
Minister of Information	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen	UMNO	Kota Bharu	11 August 1986	20 May 1987
	Mohamed Rahmat		Pulai	20 May 1987	26 October 1990

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party	Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister of Health	K. Pathmanaban MP	MIC	Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Education	Bujang Ulis MP	PBB	Simunjan
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP	PBB	Paloh
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Luhat Wan MP	SNAP	Baram
Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Mohd. Kassim Ahmed MP	UMNO	Machang
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Subramaniam Sinniah MP	MIC	Segamat
Deputy Minister of Transport	Rahmah Othman MP	UMNO	Shah Alam
Deputy Minister of Finance	Sabbaruddin Chik MP	UMNO	Temerloh
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Napsiah Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir MP	UMNO	Kulim-Bandar Baharu
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad MP	UMNO	Kangar
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Oo Gin Sun MP	MCA	Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Zainal Abidin Zin MP	UMNO	Bagan Serai
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP	UMNO	Pasir Salak
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor MP	UMNO	Setiu
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises	Daud Taha MP	UMNO	Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Finance	Ng Cheng Kiat MP	MCA	Klang
Deputy Minister of National and Rural Development	Ng Cheng Kuai MP	MCA	Lumut
Deputy Minister of National and Rural Development	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP	UMNO	Gerik
Deputy Minister of Works	Mustaffa Mohammad MP	UMNO	Sri Gading
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Alexander Lee Yu Lung MP	GERAKAN	Batu
Deputy Minister of Labour	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad MP	UMNO	Jerantut
Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports	Wang Choon Wing MP	MCA	Lipis
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP	UMNO	Mentakab
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Kok Wee Kiat MP	MCA	Selandar
Deputy Minister of Education	Woon See Chin MP	MCA	Senai
Deputy Minister of Labour	Kalakau Untol MP	USNO	Tuaran

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad MP	UMNO	Kubang Pasu
Minister of Home Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghafar Baba MP	UMNO	Jasin
Minister of National and Rural Development
Minister of Transport	Ling Liong Sik MP	MCA	Labis
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Samy Vellu MP	UMNO	Sungai Siput
Minister of Primary Industries	Lim Keng Yaik MP	GERAKAN	Beruas
Minister of Defence	Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP	UMNO	Kota Bharu
Minister of Works	Leo Moggie Irok MP	PBDS	Kanowit
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Rafidah Aziz MP	UMNO	Kuala Kangsar
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Sulaiman Daud MP	PBB	Santubong
Minister of Justice
Minister of Agriculture	Sanusi Junid MP	UMNO	Jerlun-Langkawi
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Stephen Yong Kuet Tze MP	SUPP	Padawan
Minister of Education	Anwar Ibrahim MP	UMNO	Permatang Pauh
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abu Hassan Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Selangor
Minister of Finance	Daim Zainuddin MP	UMNO	Merbok
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Lee Kim Sai MP	MCA	Hulu Langat
Minister of Youth and Sports	Najib Razak MP	UMNO	Pekan
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Kasitah Gaddam MP	USNO	Kinabalu
Minister of Health	Ng Cheng Kiat MP	MCA	Klang
Minister of Information	Mohamed Rahmat MP	UMNO	Pulai
Minister of Culture and Tourism	Sabbaruddin Chik MP	UMNO	Temerloh
Minister of Public Enterprises	Napsiah Omar MP	UMNO	Kuala Pilah
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor MP	UMNO	Setiu
Minister of Social Welfare	Mustaffa Mohammad MP	UMNO	Sri Gading
Minister of Human Resources	Lim Ah Lek MP	MCA	Bentong

Deputy ministers

Office	Incumbent	Party	Constituency
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	K. Pathmanaban MP	MIC	Telok Kemang
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha MP	PBB	Paloh
Deputy Minister of Works	Luhat Wan MP	SNAP	Baram
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Mohd. Kassim Ahmed MP	UMNO	Machang
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Subramaniam Sinniah MP	MIC	Segamat
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Megat Junid Megat Ayub MP	UMNO	Pasir Salak
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises	Daud Taha MP	UMNO	Batu Pahat
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism	Ng Cheng Kuai MP	MCA	Lumut
Deputy Minister of National and Rural Development	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali MP	UMNO	Gerik
Deputy Minister of Works	Alexander Lee Yu Lung MP	GERAKAN	Batu
Deputy Minister of Finance	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad MP	UMNO	Jerantut
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP	UMNO	Mentakab
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Kok Wee Kiat MP	MCA	Selandar
Deputy Minister of Education	Woon See Chin MP	MCA	Senai
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Kalakau Untol MP	USNO	Tuaran
Deputy Minister of Finance	Loke Yuen Yow MP	MCA	Tanjong Malim
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Osu Sukam MP	USNO	Papar
Deputy Minister of Information	Railey Jeffrey MP	USNO	Silam
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Law Hieng Ding MP	SUPP	Sarikei
Deputy Minister of Transport	Zaleha Ismail MP	UMNO	Selayang
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Alias Md. Ali MP	UMNO	Hulu Terengganu
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman MP	UMNO	Baling
Minister of Lands and Regional Development	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunus MP	UMNO	Jempol
Deputy Minister of Education	Leo Michael Toyad MP	PBB	Mukah
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan MP	UMNO	Bukit Gantang
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts	Abdul Ghani Othman MP	UMNO	Ledang
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Suleiman Mohamed MP	UMNO	Titiwangsa
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Teng Gaik Kwan MP	MCA	Raub
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Ting Chew Peh MP	MCA	Gopeng
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Senator Hussein Ahmad	UMNO
Deputy Minister of Health	Senator Mohamed Farid Ariffin	UMNO

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 7th Malaysian Parliament
• List of Parliamentary Secretaries of Malaysia#Third Mahathir cabinet