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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia |
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Emblem of Malaysia |
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Incumbent
Najib Tun Razak |
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| Residence | Seri Satria |
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| Inaugural holder | Constitution of Malaysia |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (Timbalan Perdana Menteri in Malay) is the second highest political post in Malaysia. Malaysia has so far nine persons appointed to the post. Although there has always been a Deputy Prime Minister since independence, there is nothing preventing a Prime Minister from not taking a Deputy, as the post itself is not mentioned in the Constitution of Malaysia. Likewise, it would not be impossible for there to be more than one Deputy Prime Minister, as has occurred before in Singapore. It was the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, who started the convention of appointing a Deputy Prime Minister.
The official residence for Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is Seri Satria in Putrajaya. Before Seri Satria, the first Deputy Prime Minister official residence is Seri Taman.
Malaysia's current Deputy Prime Minister is Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, son of the second Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| Tun Abdul Razak | 1957 | 1970 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman | 1970 | 1973 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Tun Hussein Onn | 1973 | 1976 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad | 1978 | 1981 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Tun Musa Hitam | 1981 | 1986 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Tun Ghafar Baba | 1986 | 1993 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim | 1993 | 1998 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 1999 | 2003 | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |
| Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak | 2004 | Present | UMNO of Barisan Nasional |