Malaysian Prime Ministers Portfolio

Prime Minister 01

Full Name: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah

Age at Taking Office: 54 (1903-1990)

Place of Birth: Alor Setar, Kedah

Education: St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (Law)

Personality: Charismatic, diplomatic, fatherly figure

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Alliance Party

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Kuala Kedah (1959) with a significant majority, often unopposed.

"Unity is strength"

Achievements: Father of Independence

Prime Minister 02

Full Name: Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein

Age at Taking Office: 48 (1922-1976)

Place of Birth: Pekan, Pahang

Education: Raffles College, University of London (Law)

Personality: Pragmatic, strategic, developmental-focused

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Pekan with significant majority wins.

"Development is our priority"

Achievements: Modernized Malaysian agriculture

Prime Minister 03

Full Name: Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn

Age at Taking Office: 54 (1922-1990)

Place of Birth: Johor Bahru, Johor

Education: Indian Military Academy, University of London (Law)

Personality: Principled, disciplined, consensus-builder

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Johor constituencies with a stable majority.

"Unity among the races is essential"

Achievements: Strengthened national unity

Prime Minister 04

Full Name: Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

Age at Taking Office: 56 (born 1925, served from 1981-2003 and 2018-2020)

Place of Birth: Alor Setar, Kedah

Education: King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore (Medicine)

Personality: Authoritative, visionary, reformist

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), later Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN), later Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Kubang Pasu and later Langkawi with substantial majorities.

"The future belongs to the youth"

Achievements: Vision 2020 initiative

Prime Minister 05

Full Name: Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi

Age at Taking Office: 64 (born 1939)

Place of Birth: Bayan Lepas, Penang

Education: University of Malaya (Islamic Studies)

Personality: Gentle, moderate, reform-minded

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Kepala Batas with significant majorities.

"Islam is the way of life"

Achievements: Implemented the concept of Islam Hadhari

Prime Minister 06

Full Name: Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak

Age at Taking Office: 56 (born 1953)

Place of Birth: Kuala Lipis, Pahang

Education: University of Nottingham (Industrial Economics)

Personality: Ambitious, charismatic

Political Party: Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Pekan with large majorities.

"We need to work together"

Achievements: Economic transformation plan

Prime Minister 07

Full Name: Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

Age at Taking Office: 56 (born 1925, served from 1981-2003 and 2018-2020)

Place of Birth: Alor Setar, Kedah

Education: King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore (Medicine)

Personality: Authoritative, visionary, reformist

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), later Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN), later Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Kubang Pasu and later Langkawi with substantial majorities.

"The future belongs to the youth."

Achievements: Vision 2020 initiative

Prime Minister 08

Full Name: Tan Sri Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin

Age at Taking Office: 72 (born 1947)

Place of Birth: Muar, Johor

Education: University of Malaya (Economics and Malay Studies)

Personality: Pragmatic, cautious, crisis-manager

Political Party: Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

Alliance: Perikatan Nasional (PN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Pagoh with strong majorities.

"We need to prioritize the people welfare"

Achievements: Addressed COVID-19 crisis

Prime Minister 09

Full Name: Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob

Age at Taking Office: 61 (born 1960)

Place of Birth: Temerloh, Pahang

Education: University of Malaya (Law)

Personality: Pragmatic, conciliatory, steady

Political Party: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Alliance: Barisan Nasional (BN)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented Bera with notable majorities.

"We must unite for the country"

Achievements: Focused on post-COVID recovery

Prime Minister 10

Full Name: Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim

Age at Taking Office: 75 (born 1947)

Place of Birth: Cherok Tok Kun, Penang

Education: University of Malaya (Malay Studies)

Personality: Charismatic, reformist, articulate

Political Party: People’s Justice Party (PKR)

Alliance: Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority: Represented various constituencies including Permatang Pauh and Port Dickson with large majorities.

"Reform is a must for progress"

Achievements: Advocate for economic reform