Deputy Prime Minister

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is the second-highest executive office in the Malaysian government, typically acting as the principal assistant and potential successor to the Prime Minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
political office
appointedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Malaysia
associatedWith Barisan Nasional
Pakatan Harapan
Perikatan Nasional
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
firstHolder Abdul Razak Hussein
flag Flag of Malaysia
formationDate 31 August 1957
governmentBranch executive branch of the Government of Malaysia
hierarchicalRank second-highest executive office in Malaysia
insignia Coat of arms of Malaysia
insigniaType national coat of arms
jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
memberOf Cabinet of Malaysia
Parliament of Malaysia
nativeName Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia
nativeNameLanguage Malay
nominator Prime Minister of Malaysia
officeHolders Abdul Razak Hussein
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Anwar Ibrahim
Fadillah Yusof
Ghafar Baba
Ismail Abdul Rahman
Mahathir Mohamad
Muhyiddin Yassin
Musa Hitam
Najib Razak
officeLocation Putrajaya
officeType deputy head of government
partOf Cabinet of Malaysia
precededByInRank Prime Minister of Malaysia
reportsTo Prime Minister of Malaysia
residence Sri Satria, Putrajaya
responsibility acts as principal deputy to the Prime Minister
assists the Prime Minister of Malaysia
may act as acting Prime Minister when the Prime Minister is absent
seat Putrajaya
style Yang Amat Berhormat
succeededByInRank senior ministers of the Cabinet of Malaysia
successionRole potential successor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
termLength at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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Cabinet of Malaysia hasPosition Deputy Prime Minister