| Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency | Political party | Title | Took office | Left office | Deputy Minister | Prime Minister
(Cabinet) |
|---|
| | Tan Siew Sin
(1916–1988)
MP for Malacca Central | Alliance (MCA) | Minister of Trade and Industry | 31 August 1957 | 21 January 1959 | Vacant | Tunku Abdul Rahman
(I) |
|---|
| | Ismail Abdul Rahman
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Commerce and Industry | 20 September 1959 | 17 November 1959 | Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II) |
|---|
|  | Khir Johari
(1923–2006)
MP for Kedah Tengah | Alliance (UMNO) | 18 November 1959 | 9 October 1962 | Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II) |
|---|
|  | Lim Swee Aun
(1915–1977)
MP for Larut Selatan | Alliance (MCA) | 10 October 1962 | 3 June 1969 | Tunku Abdul Rahman
(II · III) |
|---|
| | Ismail Abdul Rahman
(1915–1973)
MP for Johore Timor | Alliance (UMNO) | Minister of Trade and Industry | 3 January 1973 | 12 August 1973 | Musa Hitam | Abdul Razak Hussein
(I) |
|---|
| | Hussein Onn
(1922–1990)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Johore Bahru Timor | BN (UMNO) | 13 August 1973 | 14 September 1974 |
|---|
| | Hamzah Abu Samah
(1924–2012)
MP for Temerloh | BN (UMNO) | 15 September 1974 | 31 December 1977 | Vacant
(1974–1976)
Mohamed Rahmat
(1976–1977) | Abdul Razak Hussein
(II)
Hussein Onn
(I) |
|---|
|  | Mahathir Mohamad
(b. 1925)
(Deputy Prime Minister)
MP for Kubang Pasu | BN (UMNO) | 1 January 1978 | 16 July 1981 | Lew Sip Hon | Hussein Onn
(I · II) |
|---|
| | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail
(b. 1932)
MP for Kota Bharu | BN (UMNO) | 17 July 1981 | 16 July 1984 | Lew Sip Hon
(1981–1983)
Shahrir Abdul Samad
(1981–1983)
Oo Gin Sun
(1983–1984)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(1983–1984) | Mahathir Mohamad
(I · II) |
|---|
| | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
(b. 1937)
MP for Ulu Kelantan
(1984-1986)
MP for Gua Musang
(1986-1987) | BN (UMNO) | 17 July 1984 | 28 April 1987 | Oo Gin Sun
(1984–1986)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(1984–1986)
Oo Gin Sun
(1983–1984)
Kee Yong Wee
(1986)
Kok Wee Kiat
(1986–1987) | Mahathir Mohamad
(II · III) |
|---|
|  | Rafidah Aziz
(b. 1943)
MP for Kuala Kangsar | BN (UMNO) | 20 May 1987 | 27 October 1990 | Kok Wee Kiat
(1986–1990)
Chua Jui Meng
(1990–1995)
Kerk Choo Ting
(1995–2004)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
(2004–2008)
Mah Siew Keong
(2004–2006)
Ng Lip Yong
(2006–2008) | Mahathir Mohamad
(III • IV • V • VI)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(I • II) |
|---|
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | 27 October 1990 | 17 March 2008 |
|---|
|  | Muhyiddin Yassin
(b. 1947)
MP for Pagoh | BN (UMNO) | 18 March 2008 | 9 April 2009 | Liew Vui Keong
(2008–2009)
Jacob Dungau Sagan
(2008–2009) | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(III) |
|---|
|  | Mustapa Mohamed
(b. 1950)
MP for Jeli | BN (UMNO) | 9 April 2009 | 9 May 2018 | Mukhriz Mahathir
(2009–2013)
Jacob Dungau Sagan
(2009–2013)
Hamim Samuri
(2013–2015)
Lee Chee Leong
(2014–2016)
Ahmad Maslan
(2015–2018)
Chua Tee Yong
(2016–2018) | Najib Razak
(I · II) |
|---|
| | Ong Ka Chuan
(b. 1954)
MP for Tanjong Malim | BN (MCA) | Second Minister of International Trade and Industry | 29 July 2015 | 9 May 2018 | Lee Chee Leong
(2015–2016)
Ahmad Maslan
(2015–2018)
Chua Tee Yong
(2016–2018) | Najib Razak
(II) |
|---|
|  | Darell Leiking
(b. 1971)
MP for Penampang | WARISAN | Minister of International Trade and Industry | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Ong Kian Ming | Mahathir Mohamad
(I) |
|---|
|  | Mohamed Azmin Ali
(b. 1964)
(Senior Minister)
MP for Gombak | PN (BERSATU) | Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry | 10 March 2020 | 24 November 2022 | Lim Ban Hong | Muhyiddin Yassin
(I)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(I) |
|---|
|  | Tengku Zafrul Aziz
(b. 1973)
Senator | BN (UMNO) | Minister of International Trade and Industry | 3 December 2022 | 5 April 2023 | Liew Chin Tong | Anwar Ibrahim
(I) |
|---|
| Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry | 5 April 2023 | 30 May 2025 |
| PH (PKR) | 30 May 2025 | 2 December 2025 |
|---|
|  | Johari Abdul Ghani
(b. 1964)
MP for Titiwangsa | BN (UMNO) | 17 December 2025 | Incumbent | Sim Tze Tzin |
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