Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

Ministry of Education (MOE)

Kementerian Pendidikan
Agency overview
Formed	1956  (1956)
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Block E8, Parcel E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62604 Putrajaya
Minister responsible	Mahdzir Khalid
Deputy Ministers responsible	P. Kamalanathan (Tamil Education) Chong Sin Woon (Chinese Education)
Agency executive	Madinah Mohamad, Secretary-General
Website	www.moe.gov.my

The Ministry of Education (Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan), abbreviated MOE, is cabinet-level ministry of Malaysia. Its main office is in Putrajaya. The current Federal Minister of Education is Mahdzir Khalid.

Malay name and its function

In Bahasa Malaysia it was called Kementerian Pendidikan, which was in charge in all education-related affairs. But in 2004, it has changed its name into Kementerian Pelajaran, which is only in charge from pre-school up to secondary level of education. The tertiary education is taken over by a new ministry, Ministry of Higher Education until May 2013 where Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the two ministry will be merged to form a single Ministry of Education.In 2015, the ministry were split again.

Political significance

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

List of Federal Minister of Education

The following is a list of former and current Federal Minister of Education.

Political Party:       Alliance       BN

№	Federal Minister of Education			Term of Office		Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political Party	Took Office	Left Office
1		Abdul Razak Hussein (1922–1976)	Alliance (UMNO)	1955	1957	Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman
2		Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah	Alliance (UMNO)	1957	1960	Tunku Abdul Rahman (I • II)
3		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)	1960	1962	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
4		Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan (b. unknown) MP for Batang Padang	Alliance (UMNO)	1962	1964	Tunku Abdul Rahman (II)
(3)		Abdul Rahman Talib (1916–1968) MP for Kuantan	Alliance (UMNO)	1964	1965	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
(2)		Khir Johari (1923–2006) MP for Kedah Tengah	Alliance (UMNO)	1965	1969	Tunku Abdul Rahman (III)
5		Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (1928–2015) MP for Payang	Alliance (BUMIPUTERA)	1969	1970	Tunku Abdul Rahman (IV)
6		Hussein Onn (1922–1990) MP for Johore Bahru Timor	Alliance (UMNO)	1970	1973	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
7		Mohamed Yaacob (1926–2009) MP for Tanah Merah	Alliance (UMNO)	1973	1974	Abdul Razak Hussein (I)
8		Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) MP for Kubang Pasu	BN (UMNO)	1974	1978	Abdul Razak Hussein (II) Hussein Onn (I)
9		Musa Hitam (b. 1934) MP for Labis	BN (UMNO)	1978	1981	Hussein Onn (II)
10		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Santubong	BN (PBB)	1981	1984	Mahathir Mohamad (I • II)
11		Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (b. 1939) MP for Kepala Batas	BN (UMNO)	1984	1986	Mahathir Mohamad (II)
12		Anwar Ibrahim (b. 1947) MP for Permatang Pauh	BN (UMNO)	1986	1991	Mahathir Mohamad (III • IV)
(10)		Sulaiman Daud (1933–2010) MP for Petra Jaya	BN (PBB)	1991	1995	Mahathir Mohamad (IV)
13		Najib Razak (b. 1953) MP for Pekan	BN (UMNO)	1995	1999	Mahathir Mohamad (V)
14		Musa Mohammad (b. unknown) Senator	BN (UMNO)	1999	2004	Mahathir Mohamad (VI) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (I)
15		Hishammuddin Hussein (b. 1961) MP for Sembrong	BN (UMNO)	2004	2009	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (II • III)
16		Muhyiddin Yassin (b. 1947) MP for Pagoh	BN (UMNO)	2009	2015	Najib Razak (I • II)
(16)		Idris Jusoh (b. 1955) MP for Besut	BN (UMNO)	2013	2015	Najib Razak (II)
17		Mahdzir Khalid (b. 1960) MP for Padang Terap	BN (UMNO)	2015	Incumbent	Najib Razak (II)

See also

• List of schools in Malaysia
• Education in Malaysia

External links

• Ministry of Education