Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
Incumbent
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
since 3 December 2022 (2022-12-03)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
StyleYang Berhormat Menteri
(The Honourable Minister)
AbbreviationNRES
Member ofCabinet of Malaysia
Reports toParliament of Malaysia
SeatPutrajaya
AppointerYang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Formation1955 (1955)
First holderIsmail Abdul Rahman
as Minister of Natural Resources
DeputyHuang Tiong Sii
Websitewww.nrecc.gov.my

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability has been Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad since 12 December 2023. The minister is deputised by the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability. The minister administers the portfolio through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability.

List of ministers

Environment/environmental sustainability

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Environment/Environmental Sustainability, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:  BN  PH  PN

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political party Title Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Ong Kee Hui
(1914–2000)
MP for Bandar Kuching
BN (SUPP) Minister of Local Government and Environment 1974 1976 Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment 1976 1982 Hussein Onn
(I · II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I)
Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
(1921–2001)
MP for Padawan
1982 26 October 1990 Mahathir Mohamad
(II · III)
Law Hieng Ding
(1935–2018)
MP for Sarikei
27 October 1990 26 March 2004 Mahathir Mohamad
(IV · V · VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Adenan Satem
(1944-2017)
MP for Batang Sadong
BN (PBB) Minister of Natural Resources and Environment 27 March 2004 14 February 2006 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Azmi Khalid
(b. 1940)
MP for Padang Besar
BN (UMNO) 14 February 2006 18 March 2008
Douglas Uggah Embas
(b. 1955)
MP for Betong
BN (PBB) 19 March 2008 15 May 2013 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Najib Razak
(I)
Palanivel Govindasamy
(b. 1949)
MP for Cameron Highlands
BN (MIC) 16 May 2013 29 July 2015 Najib Razak
(II)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(b. 1946)
MP for Santubong
BN (PBB) 29 July 2015 9 May 2018
Yeo Bee Yin
(b. 1983)
MP for Bakri
PH (DAP) Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
(b. 1960)
MP for Kubang Kerian
PN (PAS) Minister of Environment and Water 10 March 2020 24 November 2022 Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I)
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
(b. 1982)
MP for Setiawangsa
PH (PKR) Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability 12 December 2023 Incumbent

Climate change

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Climate Change, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:  PH

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political party Title Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Yeo Bee Yin
(b. 1983)
MP for Bakri
PH (DAP) Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
(b. 1982)
MP for Setiawangsa
PH (PKR) Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Anwar Ibrahim
(I)

Natural resources

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister of Natural Resources, or any of its precedent titles:

Political party:  Alliance/BN  PH  PN

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political party Title Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Ismail Abdul Rahman
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor
Alliance (UMNO) Minister of Natural Resources 1955 1957 Chief Minister of the
Federation of Malaya

Tunku Abdul Rahman
Bahaman Samsudin
(1906–1995)
MP for Kuala Pilah
1957 1959 Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I)
Adenan Satem
(1944-2017)
MP for Batang Sadong
BN (PBB) Minister of Natural Resources and Environment 27 March 2004 14 February 2006 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(II)
Azmi Khalid
(b. 1940)
MP for Padang Besar
BN (UMNO) 14 February 2006 18 March 2008
Douglas Uggah Embas
(b. 1955)
MP for Betong
BN (PBB) 19 March 2008 15 May 2013 Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III)
Najib Razak
(I)
Palanivel Govindasamy
(b. 1949)
MP for Cameron Highlands
BN (MIC) 16 May 2013 29 July 2015 Najib Razak
(II)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(b. 1946)
MP for Santubong
BN (PBB) 29 July 2015 9 May 2018
Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam
(b. 1953)
MP for Kuala Langat
PH (PKR) Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)
Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah
(b. 1967)
MP for Lenggong
BN (UMNO) Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 10 March 2020 3 August 2021 Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Takiyuddin Hassan
(b. 1961)

MP for Kota Bharu

PN (PAS) 30 August 2021 24 November 2022 Ismail Sabri Yaakob (I)
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
(b. 1982)
MP for Setiawangsa
PH (PKR) Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change 3 December 2022 12 December 2023 Anwar Ibrahim
(I)
Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability 12 December 2023 Incumbent

Land

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

Political party:  Alliance/BN  PH

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Political party Title Took office Left office Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Mohamed Ghazali Jawi
(1924–1982)
MP for Kuala Kangsar
Alliance (UMNO) Minister of Agriculture and Land 1971 1973 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
Asri Muda
(1923–1992)
MP for Nilam Puri
Alliance (PAS) Minister of Lands Development 1973 1974 Abdul Razak Hussein
(I)
BN (PAS) Minister of Lands and Mines 1974 1976 Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Minister of Lands and Regional Development 1976 1977 Hussein Onn
(I)
Abdul Kadir Yusuf
(1917–1992)
MP for Tenggaroh
BN (UMNO) 1977 1978 Hussein Onn
(I · II)
Shariff Ahmad
(1952-2015)
MP for Jerantut
1978 1982 Hussein Onn
(II)
Mahathir Mohamad
(I)
Rais Yatim
(b. 1942)
MP for Jelebu
1982 1983 Mahathir Mohamad
(II)
Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam
(1941-2022)
MP for Alor Gajah
1983 1986
Sulaiman Daud
(1933–2010)
MP for Santubong
BN (PBB) 1986 1988 Mahathir Mohamad
(III)
Kasitah Gaddam
(b. 1947)
MP for Kinabalu
BN (USNO) 1988 1990
Sakaran Dandai
(1930-2021)
MP for Semporna
BN (UMNO) Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development 27 October 1990 16 March 1994 Mahathir Mohamad
(IV)
Osu Sukam
(b. 1949)
MP for Papar
21 August 1994 13 March 1999 Mahathir Mohamad
(IV · V)
Kasitah Gaddam
(b. 1947)
Senator
14 March 1999 26 March 2004 Mahathir Mohamad
(V · VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I)
Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam
(b. 1953)
MP for Kuala Langat
PH (PKR) Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources 2 July 2018 24 February 2020 Mahathir Mohamad
(VII)

See also


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