Background

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry was established in April 1956 and situated in Government Office, Jalan Raja. The Ministry was then renamed the Ministry of Trade and Industry in February 1972. On 27 October 1990, the Ministry was separated into two Ministries which are:

i) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI); and

ii) Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDN).

 List of Malaysian Trade Ministers

YB. TUN TAN SIEW SIN

Minister for Commerce and Industry
31.08.1957 - 21.01.1959

  

YB. TUN DR. ISMAIL BIN DATUK HJ. ABDUL RAHMAN

Minister for Commerce and Industry
20.09.1959 - 17.11.1959
(Renamed Minister of Trade and Industry with effect from 11.05.1972)
03.01.1973 - 12.08.1973

 

YB. TAN SRI MOHAMED KHIR BIN JOHARI

Minister for Commerce and Industry
18.11.1959 - 09.10.1962

 

YB. DR. LIM SWEE AUN

Minister for Commerce and Industry
10.10.1962 - 03.06.1969

 

YB. TUN HUSSEIN BIN DATO' ONN

Minister of Trade and Industry
13.08.1973 - 14.09.1974

 

YB. TAN SERI HAMZAH BIN ABU SAMAH

Minister of Trade and Industry
05.09.1974 - 31.12.1977

 

YB. TUN DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMED

Minister of Trade and Industry
01.01.1978 - 16.07.1981

 

YM TENGKU TAN SRI AHMAD RITHAUDDEN BIN TENGKU ISMAIL

Minister of Trade and Industry
17.07.1981 - 16.07.1984

 

YM TENGKU RAZALEIGH BIN TENGKU MOHD. HAMZAH

Minister of Trade and Industry
17.07.1984 - 28.04.1987

 

YB. DATO' SERI RAFIDAH BT. AZIZ

Minister of Trade and Industry
(Renamed Minister of International Trade and Industry with effect from 27.10.1990)
20.05.1987 - 17.03.2008

 

YB. TAN SRI MUHYIDDIN BIN HJ. MOHD YASSIN

Minister of International Trade and Industry 
18.03.2008 - 09.04.2009 

  

YB. DATO' SRI MUSTAPA BIN MOHAMED

Minister of International Trade and Industry 
09.04.2009 - Now