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Malaysia

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Names and offices are verified on the Prime Minister's Office cabinet page (titles translated from Malay, honorifics dropped); parties and start dates come from Wikipedia. The Istana Negara site returned 503 on 2026-10-13, so the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is sourced, not verified.

Head of state
Ibrahim IskandarYang di-Pertuan Agong
Head of government
Anwar IbrahimPrime Minister · since 24 Nov 2022
System
Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchyCapital: Kuala Lumpur
UN e-government rank
57 of 193EGDI 2024

Malaysia is a federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy[1]. The head of state is Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in office since 3 Dec 2022[5][6]. Govpedia records 32 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Area
330,803 km²
Languages
English, Malay
Currency
Malaysian ringgit (RM)
People
Malaysian
Borders
Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
Calling code
+60
Internet domain
.my

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Sourced

Ibrahim Iskandar

Yang di-Pertuan Agong · 31 Jan 2024 – present[3][4]

Sultan of Johor; the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the Conference of Rulers for a five-year term.

Head of government

Verified

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister · 24 Nov 2022 – present[5][6]

In government: Unity government of Pakatan Harapan (PKR, DAP, AMANAH), Barisan Nasional (UMNO, PBRS), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB, PDP, PRS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

Executive

Anwar Ibrahim cabinet (Kerajaan MADANI)

32 of 32 verified on official pages

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[8]

2024

0.811rank 57 of 193

  • Online services0.728
  • Human capital0.719
  • Telecom infrastructure0.986

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Reshuffle takes effect: seven new ministers (including Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir at Economy and Arthur Joseph Kurup at Natural Resources) and three portfolio changes, announced on 16 December.[6][7]

    Sourced

  2. 17 Jun 2025

    Rafizi Ramli resigns as Minister of Economy.[6]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Yang di-Pertuan Agong

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Kabinet

    Prime Minister's Office of MalaysiaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Anwar Ibrahim cabinet

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Cabinet Reshuffle: Anwar Announces 28 Appointments, Portfolio Changes

    BernamaNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026