Fifth Mahathir cabinet


formed the fifth Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Jaafar to begin a new government following the 25 April 1995 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led the fourth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
This is a list of the members of the fifth cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu8 May 199514 December 1999
Deputy Prime MinisterAnwar IbrahimUMNOPermatang Pauh8 May 19952 September 1998
Deputy Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas29 January 199914 December 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdul Hamid OthmanUMNOSik8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbang Abu Bakar Abang MustaphaPBBKuala Rajang8 May 19957 January 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentChong Kah KiatLDPSenator8 May 199512 November 1996
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentSiti Zaharah SulaimanUMNOPaya Besar12 November 199614 December 1999
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentTajol Rosli Mohd GhazaliUMNOGerik7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister with Special FunctionsDaim ZainuddinUMNOMerbok7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister of FinanceAnwar IbrahimUMNOPermatang Pauh8 May 19952 September 1998
Minister of FinanceMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu2 September 19987 January 1999
Minister of FinanceUMNOJeli2 September 199814 December 1999
Minister of FinanceDaim ZainuddinUMNOMerbok7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister of DefenceSyed Hamid AlbarUMNOKota Tinggi8 May 19957 January 1999
Minister of DefenceAbang Abu Bakar Abang MustaphaPBBKuala Rajang7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister of Home AffairsMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu4 May 19957 January 1999
Minister of Home AffairsAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister of International Trade and IndustryRafidah AzizUMNOKuala Kangsar8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of EducationMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentOsu SukamUMNOPapar8 May 199514 March 1999
Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentKasitah GaddamUMNOSenator14 March 199914 December 1999
Minister of TransportLing Liong SikMCALabis8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of AgricultureSulaiman DaudPBBPetra Jaya8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of HealthChua Jui MengMCABakri8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismSabbaruddin ChikUMNOTemerloh8 May 199512 November 1996
Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismAbdul Kadir Sheikh FadzirUMNOKulim-Bandar Baharu12 November 199614 December 1999
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentTing Chew PehMCAGopeng8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas8 May 19957 January 1999
Minister of Foreign AffairsSyed Hamid AlbarUMNOKota Tinggi7 January 199914 December 1999
Minister of Human ResourcesLim Ah LekMCABentong8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismAbu Hassan OmarUMNOKuala Selangor4 May 19951 May 1997
Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismMegat Junid Megat AyubUMNOPasir Salak2 May 199714 December 1999
Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentMustapa MohamedUMNOJeli8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Rural DevelopmentAnnuar MusaUMNOPeringat8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of WorksSamy VelluMICSungai Siput8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentLaw Hieng DingSUPPSarikei8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Energy, Communications and MultimediaLeo Moggie IrokPBDSKanowit8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister for Primary IndustriesLim Keng YaikGerakanBeruas8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentZaleha IsmailUMNOGombak8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of Youth and SportsMuhyiddin Mohd. YassinUMNOPagoh8 May 199514 December 1999
Minister of InformationMohamed RahmatUMNOPulai8 May 199514 December 1999

Deputy ministers