Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Incumbent Muhyiddin Yassin since April 10, 2009
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Residence	Seri Satria
Inaugural holder	Tun Abdul Razak
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 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin since April 10, 2009.

[edit] List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Seat Represented in Parliament
1	Tun Abdul Razak	1957	1970	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Pekan
2	Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman	1970	1973	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Johor Bahru
3	Tun Hussein Onn	1973	1976	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Johor Bahru Timur
4	Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad	1978	1981	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Kubang Pasu
5	Tun Musa Hitam	1981	1986	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Kota Tinggi
6	Tun Ghafar Baba	1986	1993	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Jasin
7	Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim	1993	1998	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Permatang Pauh
8	Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	1999	2003	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Kepala Batas
9	Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak	2004	2009	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Pekan
10	Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin	2009	Incumbent	UMNO of Barisan Nasional	Pagoh