Chief Minister of Malacca

The Chief Minister of Malacca is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Malacca. According to convention, the Chief Minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The post is currently held by Sulaiman Md Ali, who took office on 9 March 2020.

Chief Minister of Malacca Ketua Menteri Melaka
Incumbent Sulaiman Md Ali since 9 March 2020
Government of Malacca
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Member of	Malacca State Executive Council
Reports to	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Residence	Seri Bendahara, Ayer Keroh, Malacca
Seat	Tingkat 4 (Suite), Blok Bendahara, Seri Negeri, Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Malacca
Appointer	Mohd Khalil Yaakob as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
Term length	5 years or lesser, renewable once (while commanding the confidence of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly With State Elections held no more than five years apart)
Inaugural holder	Osman Talib
Formation	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)
Website	www.melaka.gov.my/my/kerajaan/ketua-menteri-melaka

Appointment

According to the state constitution, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka shall first appoint the Chief Minister to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Chief Minister to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly and must be a Malaysian citizen by naturalization or by registration. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri on the Chief Minister's advice shall appoint not more than ten nor less than four members from among the members of the Legislative Assembly.

The member of the Executive Council must take and subscribe in the presence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri the oath of office and allegiance as well as the oath of secrecy before they can exercise the functions of office. The Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall not hold any office of profit and engage in any trade, business or profession that will cause conflict of interest.

If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, or the Legislative Assembly passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Chief Minister is bound by convention to resign immediately. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri's choice of replacement chief minister will be dictated by the circumstances. A member of the Executive Council other than the Chief Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, unless the appointment of any member of the Executive Council shall have been revoked by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri on the advice of the Chief Minister but may at any time resign his office.

Following a resignation in other circumstances, defeated in an election or the death of a chief minister, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri will generally appoint as Chief Minister the person voted by the governing party as their new leader.

Powers

The power of the chief minister is subject to a number of limitations. Chief ministers removed as leader of his or her party, or whose government loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly, must advise a state election or resign the office or be dismissed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri. The defeat of a supply bill (one that concerns the spending of money) or unable to pass important policy-related legislation is seen to require the resignation of the government or dissolution of Legislative Assembly, much like a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply.

The chief minister's party will normally have a majority in the Legislative Assembly and party discipline is exceptionally strong in Melaka politics, so passage of the government's legislation through the Legislative Assembly is mostly a formality.

Caretaker Chief Minister

The legislative assembly unless sooner dissolved by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri with His Excellency's own discretion on the advice of the chief minister shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting. The state constitution permits a delay of 60 days of general election to be held from the date of dissolution and the legislative assembly shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than 120 days from the date of dissolution. Conventionally, between the dissolution of one legislative assembly and the convening of the next, the chief minister and the executive council remain in office in a caretaker capacity.

List of Chief Ministers of Malacca

The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Malacca since 1957:[1][2][3]

Colour key (for political parties):
  Alliance /   Barisan Nasional   Pakatan Harapan   Perikatan Nasional

#	Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Political party[lower-alpha 1]	Term of office		Electoral mandates (Assembly)
1			Osman Talib (d. unknown)	Alliance (UMNO)	31 August 1957	1 June 1959	–
2			Abdul Ghafar Baba (1925–2006) MLA for Tanjong Kling, 1959–1969		1 June 1959	6 October 1967	1959 (1st) 1964 (2nd)
3			Talib Karim (1909–d. unknown) MLC for Alor Gajah East, 1955–1959 MLA for Alor Gajah, 1959–1974		6 October 1967	1 August 1972	– (2nd) 1969 (3rd)
4			Abdul Ghani Ali (1923–2004) MLA for Ramuan China, 1964–1974 MLA for Sungei Bahru, 1974–1978		1 August 1972	11 July 1978	– (3rd) 1974 (4th)
				BN (UMNO)
5			Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (b. 1941) MLA for Ayer Panas, 1978–1982		11 July 1978	26 April 1982	1978 (5th)
6			Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik (b. 1950) MLA for Kelemak, 1982–1986 MLA for Masjid Tanah, 1986–1995		26 April 1982	14 October 1994	1982 (6th) 1986 (7th) 1990 (8th)
7			Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani (1941–1997) MLA for Kelemak, 1986–1995 MLA for Melekek, 1995–1997		14 October 1994	14 May 1997	– (8th) 1995 (9th)
8			Abu Zahar Ithnin (1939–2013) MLA for Sungai Rambai, 1986–1995 MLA for Merlimau, 1995–1999		23 May 1997	2 December 1999	– (9th)
9			Mohd Ali Rustam (b. 1949) MLA for Ayer Molek, 1986–1990 MLA for Sungai Udang, 1990–1995 MLA for Paya Rumput, 1999–2004 MLA for Bukit Baru, 2004–2013		2 December 1999	7 May 2013	1999 (10th) 2004 (11th) 2008 (12th)
10			Idris Haron (b. 1966) MLA for Sungai Udang, since 2013		7 May 2013	10 May 2018	2013 (13th)
11			Adly Zahari (b. 1971) MLA for Bukit Katil, since 2018	PH (AMANAH)	11 May 2018	2 March 2020	2018 (14th)
12			Sulaiman Md Ali (b. 1965) MLA for Lendu, since 2013	Perikatan Nasional (UMNO)	9 March 2020	Incumbent	- (14th)

1. This column names only the Chief Minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

Living former Chief Ministers

Name	Term of office	Date of birth
Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam	1978–1982	1941 (age 79)
Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik	1982–1994	10 April 1950 (age 70)
Mohd Ali Rustam	1999–2013	24 August 1949 (age 70)
Idris Haron	2013–2018	13 May 1966 (age 54)
Adly Zahari	2018-2020	15 February 1971 (age 49)

See also

• Malacca Chief Minister’s Gallery

References

1. "Malaysia: States". Rulers. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
2. "Ketua Menteri Melaka" (in Malay). Malacca State Government. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
3. Malacca www.worldstatesmen.org Accessed 26 August 2015