Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
formed the third Mahathir cabinet after being invited by
Tuanku Iskandar to begin a new government following the
3 August 1986 general election in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as
Prime Minister
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) the
second Mahathir cabinet
Mahathir Mohamad formed the second Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Tuanku Ahmad Shah to begin a new government following the Malaysian general election, 1982, 22 April 1982 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the ...
, a
coalition government
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that consisted of members of the component parties of
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...
. It was the 11th
cabinet of Malaysia
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formed since
independence
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.
This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fourth
Prime Minister of Malaysia
The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...
,
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Deputy ministers
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
Deputy ministers
See also
*
Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 7th Malaysian Parliament
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 7th Parliament of Malaysia, elected in 1986.
Composition
Elected members by state
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Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the par ...
*
List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia#Third Mahathir cabinet
References
{{Malaysian cabinets
Cabinet of Malaysia
1986 establishments in Malaysia
1990 disestablishments in Malaysia
Cabinets established in 1986
Cabinets disestablished in 1990