Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is the second-highest political office in the country, serving as the principal assistant and designated successor to the Prime Minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
political office
appointedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Malaysia
associatedWith Government of Malaysia
Politics of Malaysia
category Deputy prime ministers by country
Government of Malaysia
Malaysian politics
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
eligibility Member of the Dewan Rakyat
firstHolder Abdul Razak Hussein
flagUsed Flag of Malaysia
formationDate 1957-08-31
governmentTypeContext Parliamentary system in Malaysia
hasRank Senior minister in the Cabinet of Malaysia
insigniaType National coat of arms
insigniaUsed Coat of arms of Malaysia
isPartOf Federal Cabinet of Malaysia
linked to: Cabinet of Malaysia
jurisdiction Federal government of Malaysia
legalSystemContext Constitutional monarchy of Malaysia
memberOf Cabinet of Malaysia
Executive branch of the Government of Malaysia
nativeLabel Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia
nativeLabelLanguage Malay
officeHolderTitle Deputy Prime Minister
officeLocation Perdana Putra, Putrajaya
linked to: Putrajaya
officeScope National
officeType Deputy prime ministership
positionInGovernment second-highest political office in Malaysia
precedence Ranks immediately after the Prime Minister of Malaysia
reportsTo Prime Minister of Malaysia
residence Sri Satria, Putrajaya
responsibility Acting for the Prime Minister when the Prime Minister is absent or incapacitated
Assisting the Prime Minister in coordinating government policy
Holding additional ministerial portfolios as assigned
seat Putrajaya
seatOfGovernment Putrajaya
selectionProcess Chosen by the Prime Minister from among members of the Cabinet
status Deputy head of government
Designated successor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia in many circumstances
Principal assistant to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
style Yang Amat Berhormat
termLength At the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
No fixed term

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Hussein Onn positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Cabinet of Malaysia composedOf Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia nativeLabel Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia
linked to: Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Anwar Ibrahim positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia nativeName Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia
subject linked to: Deputy Prime Minister
linked to: Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Deputy Ministers of Malaysia distinctFrom Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia