The current Malaysian Minister of Education is

Fadhlina Sidek Fadhlina binti Sidek ( Jawi: ; born 16 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Memb ...

since 3 December 2022. The minister is supported by the Deputy Ministers of Education. The minister administers the portfolio through the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

Political significance

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first and ninth prime minister,

Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

and

Ismail Sabri Yaakob Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob ( ms, اسماعيل صبري بن يعقوب, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 18 January 1960) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian lawyer and poli ...

List of ministers of education

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Education, or any of its precedent titles: Political Party:

References

{{Malaysian federal ministerial portfolios Ministry of Education (Malaysia) Lists of government ministers of Malaysia