National
Minister of Rural and Regional Development
- Malay: Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Prime Minister, from among the members of either House (Art. 43(2)(b)).
- Chosen by
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi BN since December 2022 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: Minister of Rural and Regional Development
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: Minister of Rural and Regional Development in Malay
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Anwar Ibrahim cabinet (revision read 2026-10-12): full ministers, portfolios and assumed-office dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable; cross-checked against Bernama/NST/Malay Mail reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. No later change found in news searches to 2026-10-12. For: Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, current term