Leaders of Malaysia
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. A set of lists with the rulers of the states are provided by Rulers.

Parties: UMNO: United Malays National Organisation (member of the Barisan Nasional coalition) - PPBM: Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu, 2017-2020 member of the Pakatan Harapan coalition) - PKR: People's Justice Party (Keadilan, member of the Pakatan Harapan coalition) - PBB: United Bumiputera Heritage Party


Paramount Rulers (Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni al-Marhum                 31 Aug 1957 -  1 Apr 1960 (†1960) Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni al-Marhum          1 Apr 1960 -  1 Sep 1960 (†1960) Sultan of Selangor (acting to 14 Apr 1960)
Saiyid Harun Putra ibni al-Marhum                   1 Sep 1960 - 20 Sep 1965 (†2000) Raja of Perlis (acting to 21 Sep 1960)
Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni al-Marhum       21 Sep 1965 - 20 Sep 1970 (†1979) Sultan of Terengganu
Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum     21 Sep 1970 - 20 Sep 1975 (†2017) Sultan of Kedah
Tuanku Yahya Petra ibni al-Marhum                  21 Sep 1975 - 29 Mar 1979 (†1979) Sultan of Kelantan 
Tuanku Ahmad Shah al-Mustain Billah ibni al-Marhum 29 Mar 1979 - 25 Apr 1984 (†2019) Sultan of Pahang (acting to 26 Apr 1979)
Tuanku Mahmud Iskandar ibni al-Marhum              26 Apr 1984 - 25 Apr 1989 (†2010) Sultan of Johor
Tuanku Azlan Muhibuddin Shah ibni al-Marhum        26 Apr 1989 - 25 Apr 1994 (†2014) Sultan of Perak
Tuanku Jaafar ibni al-Marhum                       26 Apr 1994 - 25 Apr 1999 (†2008) Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Salehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni al-Marhum   26 Apr 1999 - 21 Nov 2001 (†2001) Sultan of Selangor
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni al-Marhum          21 Nov 2001 - 13 Dec 2001         Sultan of Terengganu (acting)     
Saiyid Sirajuddin ibni al-Marhum                   13 Dec 2001 - 13 Dec 2006         Raja of Perlis
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni al-Marhum          13 Dec 2006 - 13 Dec 2011         Sultan of Terengganu 
Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum     13 Dec 2011 - 13 Dec 2016 (†2017) Sultan of Kedah
Tuanku Mohamad V ibni Sultan Ismail Petra          13 Dec 2016 -  6 Jan 2019         Sultan of Kelantan
Tuanku Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni al-Marhum        6 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2019         Sultan of Perak (acting)
Tuanku Abdullah Riayatuddin Shah ibni al-Marhum    31 Jan 2019 - 31 Jan 2024         Sultan of Pahang 
Tuanku Ibrahim Ismail ibni al-Marhum               31 Jan 2024 -                     Sultan of Johor

The paramount ruler, the elective Yang Dipertuan Agong, is the head of the State, acting as a king.>
Prime Ministers
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra           28 Aug 1957 - 15 Apr 1959 (†1990) UMNO
Dato' Abdul Razak bin Hussein      15 Apr 1959 - 20 Aug 1959 (†1976) UMNO 
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra           21 Aug 1959 - 22 Sep 1970 (†1990) UMNO
Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein        22 Sep 1970 - 14 Jan 1976 (†1976) UMNO 
Datuk Hussein bin Onn              15 Jan 1976 - 16 Jul 1981 (†1990) UMNO
Dato' Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad    16 Jul 1981 - 31 Oct 2003         UMNO 
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi   31 Oct 2003 -  3 Apr 2009         UMNO
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak          3 Apr 2009 - 10 May 2018         UMNO
Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad           10 May 2018 -  1 Mar 2020         PPBM (interim from 24 Feb 2020)
Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Yassin      1 Mar 2020 - 21 Aug 2021         PPBM
Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob  21 Aug 2021 - 24 Nov 2022         UMNO
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim       24 Nov 2022 -                     PKR                 

Deputy Prime Ministers
Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein            1957-1970 (†1976) UMNO
Tun Ismail Abdul Rahman                1970-1973 (†1973) UMNO
Datuk Hussein bin Onn                  1973-1976 (†1976) UMNO
Dato' Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad        1976-1981         UMNO
Tun Dato' Musa bin Hitam               1981-1986         UMNO
Tun Datuk Abdul Ghafar bin Baba        1986-1993 (†2006) UMMO   
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim           1993-1998         UMNO
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi       1999-2003         UMNO
Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak             2004-2009         UMNO          
Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Yassin         2009-2015         UMNO
Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi          2015-2018         UMNO
Dato' Seri Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail 2018-2020         PKR    
Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob      2021              UMNO
Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi          2022-             UMNO
Dato' Sri Fadillah bin Haji Yusof      2022-             PBB

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