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Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the federal House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat), that is, the lower house of Parliament. Since independence in 1957 the prime minister has been from the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the largest component party of the Alliance or Barisan Nasional.

Worry has been expressed by several that Malays, whether from UMNO or Parti Islam SeMalaysia, will prevent a non-Bumiputra (such as a Malaysian Chinese) from becoming Prime Minister. However, the government has repeatedly assured the public that the constitution does not mandate that the Prime Minister must be a Bumiputra, but the public remains sceptical on these claims.

The current and fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia is Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

List of Prime Ministers of Malaysia


Name Took Office Left Office Party
Tunku Abdul Rahman 1957 1970 UMNO
Tun Abdul Razak 1970 1976 UMNO
Tun Hussein Onn 1976 1981 UMNO
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad 1981 2003 UMNO
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 2003 (present) UMNO



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