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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

 
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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg
Coat of Arms of Malaysia
Incumbent
Muhyiddin Yassin

since 10 April 2009
Style Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Residence Seri Satria
Appointer Mizan Zainal Abidin
Inaugural holder Tun Abdul Razak
Formation 31 August 1957
Malaysia

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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 10 April 2009.

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia

# Name Picture Took Office Left Office Party Seat Represented in Parliament
1 Tun Abdul Razak TunAbdulRazak.jpg 1957 1970 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Pekan
2 Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman Ismail outside downing street.jpg 1970 1973 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Johor Bahru
3 Tun Hussein Onn Tun Hussein Onn.jpg 1973 1976 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Johor Bahru Timur
4 Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Tunm.jpg 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 Anwar Ibrahim-edited.jpg 1993 1998 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Permatang Pauh
8 Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Badawi AID.jpg 1999 2003 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Kepala Batas
9 Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.JPG 2004 2009 UMNO of Barisan Nasional Pekan
10 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin 2009 Incumbent UMNO of Barisan Nasional Pagoh

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