Minister of Economy (Malaysia)

Malaysia
Minister of Economy
Malaysia; Minister of Economy
Menteri Ekonomi
	Coat of Arms of the Government of Malaysia
	Incumbent; Rafizi Ramli; since 3 December 2022
	Ministry of Economy
Style	Economy Minister; (informal); The Honourable; (within Malaysia and the Commonwealth)
Abbreviation	EKONOMI
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Putrajaya
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Yang di-Pertuan Agong; (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation	21 May 2018:; (as Minister of Economic Affairs); 3 December 2022:; (as Minister of Economy);
First holder	Azmin Ali; (as Minister of Economic Affairs)
Deputy	Hanifah Hajar Taib
Salary	RM14,970
Website	https://ekonomi.gov.my

The minister of economy, also informally known as the economy minister, is a minister in the Government of Malaysia, with overall responsibility for the functions and objectives of the Ministry of Economy. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of Malaysia.

The current minister of economy is Rafizi Ramli, who was appointed under Anwar Ibrahim following the 2022 Malaysian general election and the subsequent formation of the Unity Government. The office holder works alongside the deputy minister of economy, presently Hanifah Hajar Taib. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister of economy, Syahir Sulaiman.

List of ministers

Economic affairs/economy

The following individuals have held office as Minister of Economic Affairs/Economy:

Political party: PH

Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Mohamed Azmin Ali (b. 1964) MP for Gombak	PH (PKR)	Minister of Economic Affairs	21 May 2018	24 February 2020	Radzi Jidin	Mahathir Mohamad (VII)

Rafizi Ramli (b. 1977) MP for Pandan	PH (PKR)	Minister of Economy	3 December 2022	Incumbent	Hanifah Hajar Taib	Anwar Ibrahim (I)

General Planning and Sosio-Economic Research

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of General Planning and Sosio-Economic Research, or any of its precedent titles.

Political party: BN


Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Title	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Abdul Taib Mahmud (1936–2024) MP for Samarahan	BN (PBB)	Minister of General Planning and Sosio-Economic Research	1974	1976	Vacant	Abdul Razak Hussein (II)

Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit)

The following individuals have held office as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department under the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) department:

Political party: BN Independent PN

Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party	Responsible for	Took office	Left office	Deputy Minister	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Amirsham Abdul Aziz (b. 1964) Senator	BN (UMNO)	Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Department	19 March 2008	9 April 2009	Vacant	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (III)
Nor Mohamed Yakcop (b. 1947) MP for Tasek Gelugor	BN (UMNO)		10 April 2009	15 May 2013		Najib Razak (I)
Abdul Wahid Omar (b. 1964) Senator	Independent		5 June 2013	4 June 2016		Najib Razak (II)
Abdul Rahman Dahlan (b. 1965) MP for Kota Belud	BN (UMNO)		27 June 2016	9 May 2018	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	Najib Razak (II)

Mustapa Mohamed (b. 1950) MP for Jeli	PN (BERSATU)	Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Department	10 March 2020	24 November 2022	Arthur Joseph Kurup (2020–2021) Eddin Syazlee Shith (2021–2022)	Muhyiddin Yassin (I) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)

References

External links

https://www.ekonomi.gov.my/