| Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia |
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| Style | Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable) |
| Residence | Seri Satria |
| Appointer | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Inaugural holder | Tun Abdul Razak |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (Timbalan Perdana Menteri in Malay) is the second highest political post in Malaysia. Malaysia has so far ten persons appointed to the post. Although there has always been a Deputy Prime Minister since independence, there is nothing preventing a Prime Minister from not taking a Deputy, as the post itself is not mentioned in the Constitution of Malaysia. Likewise, it would not be impossible for there to be more than one Deputy Prime Minister, as has occurred before in Singapore. It was the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, who started the convention of appointing a Deputy Prime Minister.
The official residence for Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is Seri Satria in Putrajaya. Before Seri Satria, the first Deputy Prime Minister official residence is Seri Taman.
Malaysia's current Deputy Prime Minister is Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin since April 10, 2009.
List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia
| # | Name | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Seat Represented in Parliament |
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| 1 | Tun Abdul Razak | 1957 | 1970 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Pekan | |
| 2 | Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman | 1970 | 1973 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Johor Bahru | |
| 3 | Tun Hussein Onn | 1973 | 1976 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Johor Bahru Timur | |
| 4 | Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad | 1978 | 1981 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Kubang Pasu | |
| 5 | Tun Musa Hitam | 1981 | 1986 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Kota Tinggi | |
| 6 | Tun Ghafar Baba | 1986 | 1993 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Jasin | |
| 7 | Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim | 1993 | 1998 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Permatang Pauh | |
| 8 | Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 1999 | 2003 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Kepala Batas | |
| 9 | Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak | 2004 | 2009 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Pekan | |
| 10 | Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin | 2009 | Incumbent | UMNO of Barisan Nasional | Pagoh |
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