Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the second Rahman cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Abdul Rahman to begin a new government following the 19 August 1959 general election in the Federation of Malaya. Prior to the election, Rahman led (as Prime Minister) the first Rahman cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. It was the 2nd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

Second Rahman cabinet

2nd Cabinet of Malaya/Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of stateTuanku Abdul Rahman (1959–1960)
Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (1960)
Tuanku Syed Putra (1960–1964)
Head of governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy head of governmentAbdul Razak Hussein
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
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Opposition partiesPan-Malayan Islamic Party
People's Progressive Party
Labour Party of Malaya
Parti Rakyat Malaysia
Parti Negara
Malayan Party
Opposition leadersBurhanuddin al-Helmy (1959–1964)
Tan Chee Khoon (1964)
History
Election1959 Malayan general election
Outgoing election1964 Malaysian general election
Legislature term1st Malayan Parliament
Budgets1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
PredecessorFirst Rahman cabinet
SuccessorThird Rahman cabinet

The cabinet was sworn in on 22 August 1959 and Rahman assumed the office of Prime Minister from Abdul Razak Hussein who was the Acting Prime Minister after Rahman took a three-month leave of office to campaign for the elections.

All federal ministers from the First Rahman cabinet were retained with the exception of H.S. Lee who did not contest the 1959 elections and Mohd Khir Johari who was contesting in the constituency of Kedah Tengah, where elections had been postponed to 30 September 1959.[1]

This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia (then Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya), Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Composition

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Full members

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The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Health V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior Suleiman Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Muar Selatan
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MP MCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Natural Resources Bahaman Samsudin MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Transport Abdul Rahman Talib MP UMNO Kuantan
Minister of Education Abdul Aziz Ishak MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Agriculture

First reshuffle (November 1959 – 1961)

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Full members

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of External Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of the Interior Suleiman Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Muar Selatan
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Abdul Aziz Ishak MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MP MCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education Khir Johari MP UMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Labour Bahaman Samsudin MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA
Minister without Portfolio Abdul Rahman Talib MP UMNO Kuantan

Assistant ministers

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Assistant Prime Minister Syed Jaafar Albar MP UMNO Johore Tengah
Abdul Hamid Khan MP UMNO Batang Padang
Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP UMNO Kota Star Utara
Cheah Theam Swee MP MCA Bukit Bintang

Second reshuffle (1961 – 1962)

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Full members

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Abdul Aziz Ishak MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ong Yoke Lin MP MCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Education Abdul Rahman Talib MP UMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Khir Johari MP UMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour Bahaman Samsudin MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA

Assistant ministers

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Assistant Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MP UMNO Batang Padang
Assistant Minister of Rural Development Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP UMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Cheah Theam Swee MP MCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour V. Manickavasagam MP MIC Klang
Assistant Minister of the Interior Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP UMNO Jerai
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Syed Jaafar Albar MP UMNO Johore Tengah

Third reshuffle (1962 – )

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Full members

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Khir Johari MP UMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Talib MP UMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Lim Swee Aun MP MCA Larut Selatan
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Bahaman Samsudin MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MP UMNO Batang Padang
Minister without Portfolio Sulaiman Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Muar Selatan
Abdul Aziz Ishak MP UMNO Kuala Langat
Ong Yoke Lin MP MCA Ulu Selangor
Minister of Justice Senator Leong Yew Koh MCA

Assistant ministers

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior Cheah Theam Swee MP MCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare V. Manickavasagam MP MIC Klang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP UMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP UMNO Jerai

Composition before cabinet dissolution

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Full members

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Internal Security Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara
Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Khir Johari MP UMNO Kedah Tengah
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Bahaman Samsudin MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Talib MP UMNO Kuantan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Lim Swee Aun MP MCA Larut Selatan
Minister of Education Abdul Hamid Khan MP UMNO Batang Padang
Minister of Sarawak Affairs Jugah Barieng MP PESAKA
Minister without Portfolio Ong Yoke Lin MP MCA Ulu Selangor
Minister without Portfolio Senator Khaw Kai Boh MCA

Assistant ministers

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Office Incumbent Party Constituency
Assistant Minister of the Interior Cheah Theam Swee MP MCA Bukit Bintang
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Khalid Awang Osman MP UMNO Kota Star Utara
Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Yusof MP UMNO Jerai
Assistant Minister of Rural Development Senator Mohamed Ghazali Jawi UMNO
Assistant Minister of Rural Development (Sarawak) Abdul Rahman Ya'kub MP BUMIPUTERA
Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare V. Manickavasagam MP MIC Klang

See also

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References

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