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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,459 entities connected with Malaysia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 4 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Malaysia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Malaysia

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Malaysia.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,351 entities identified as PEPs connected with Malaysia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister2--
King1--
Prime Minister13-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Defence (Malaysia)--1
Deputy Minister of Education-1-
Minister in Charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs1--
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)121
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Law & Institutional Reform1--
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Federal Territories1--
Minister of Agriculture & Food Security1--
Minister of Communications11-
Minister of Defence142
Minister of Digital1--
Minister of Domestic Trade & Cost of Living1--
Minister of Economy1--
Minister of Education11-
Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities1--
Minister of Entrepreneur Development & Cooperatives1--
Minister of Finance12-
Minister of Finance II1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs13-
Minister of Health13-
Minister of Higher Education12-
Minister of Home Affairs11-
Minister of Human Resources12-
Minister of International Trade and Industry13-
Minister of Local Government and Housing--1
Minister of Local Government Development1--
Minister of National Unity11-
Minister of Natural Resources and Sustainability1--
Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities1--
Minister of Rural and Regional Development12-
Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation12-
Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture111
Minister of Transport11-
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development11-
Minister of Works1--
Minister of Youth and Sports12-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Dewan Rakyat-512146
President of the Dewan Negara-5-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Suisse en Malaisie--1
Ambassador of China to Malaysia-11
ambassador of Denmark to Malaysia-1-
ambassador of Djibouti to Malaysia--1
ambassador of France to Malaysia-21
ambassador of Hungary to Malaysia--2
ambassador of Indonesia to Malaysia--1
ambassador of Iran to Malaysia-11
ambassador of Japan to Malaysia-1-
ambassador of Norway to Malaysia-1-
ambassador of Palestine to Malaysia-21
Ambassador of Spain to Malaysia-11
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique in Malaysia--1
High Commissioner of Pakistan to Malaysia-12
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia-31

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Mayor of Kuala Lumpur--2
Yamtuan Besar--1
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Crown Prince of Johor--1
Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan--1
Regent of Johor--1
Subnational legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the 14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly--77
Member of the Dewan Negara3199
Seremban City Council Member-123
member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly-133
member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly--10
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department-71
Malaysian National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs chairman-51
member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly-23
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia-22
member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly-22
member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly-22
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly--4
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly-13
Attorney General of Malaysia-21
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah--3
Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries-21
Minister of Entrepreneur Development (Malaysia)-21
Minister of Plantation and Commodities-3-
Chief Minister of Penang--2
Chief Minister of Sabah--2
member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly-11
member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly-11
member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly-11
Menteris Besar of Perlis--2
Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs-2-
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment-2-
Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government-11
Minister of Works-11
Q119959225--2
Q119959231--2
Q120016759--2
Q120016808--2
Q120019038-11
Q120019039--2
Q120019040--2
Q120019041--2
Q120029439--2
Q120029452--2
Q120030369--2
Q120030385--2
Q120031160--2
Q120031178--2
Q120031194--2
Q120031200--2
Q120041466--2
Q120041473--2
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak-11
Attorney General1--
Chief Minister of Malacca-1-
Governor of Central Bank of Malaysia-1-
Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia1--
King of Malaysia1--
Malaysia's Leader of the Opposition-1-
Member of Parliament of Jelebu--1
Member of Parliament of Jempol--1
Member of Parliament of Kuala Pilah--1
Member of Parliament of Port Dickson--1
Member of Parliament of Rasah--1
Member of Parliament of Rembau--1
Member of Parliament of Seremban--1
Member of Parliament of Tampin--1
member of Selangor State Legislative Assembly--1
Member of the 15th Selangor State Legislative Assembly--1
Menteri Besar of Johor-1-
Menteris Besar of Selangor--1
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries--1
Minister of Environment and Water-1-
Minister of Federal Territories-1-
Premier of Sarawak--1
Q118579767--1
Q119944417--1
Q119944423--1
Q119944424--1
Q119944426--1
Q119959227--1
Q119959233--1
Q120016768--1
Q120016779--1
Q120016793--1
Q120016799--1
Q120019042--1
Q120029445--1
Q120029457--1
Q120029461--1
Q120030377--1
Q120030380--1
Q120031168--1
Q120041480--1
Sabah Finance Minister--1
Sabah State Secretary--1
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...