Third Mahathir cabinet


formed the third Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Iskandar to begin a new government following the 3 August 1986 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led the second Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu11 August 198626 October 1990
Deputy Prime MinisterAbdul Ghafar BabaUMNOJasin11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAbdul Ajib AhmadUMNOMersing11 August 19867 May 1987
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKasitah GaddamUSNOKinabalu11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentMohamed Yusof Mohamed NoorUMNOSetiu20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentSulaiman DaudPBBSantubong20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of FinanceDaim ZainuddinUMNOMerbok11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of DefenceAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas11 August 19867 May 1987
Minister of DefenceTengku Ahmad RithauddeenUMNOKota Bharu20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of Home AffairsMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of JusticeMahathir MohamadUMNOKubang Pasu20 May 19874 February 1988
Minister of JusticeSulaiman DaudPBBSantubong14 August 198926 October 1990
Minister of International Trade and IndustryTengku Razaleigh HamzahUMNOGua Musang11 August 198628 April 1987
Minister of International Trade and IndustryRafidah AzizUMNOKuala Kangsar20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of EducationAnwar IbrahimUMNOPermatang Pauh11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentSulaiman DaudPBBSantubong11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister of Lands and Regional DevelopmentKasitah GaddamUSNOKinabalu20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of Federal TerritoriesAbu Hassan OmarUMNOKuala Selangor11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister of TransportLing Liong SikMCALabis11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of AgricultureSanusi JunidUMNOJerlun-Langkawi11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of HealthChan Siang SunMCABentong11 August 198614 August 1989
Minister of HealthNg Cheng KiatMCAKlang14 August 198926 October 1990
Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismSabbaruddin ChikUMNOTemerloh20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentAbdul Ghafar Baba UMNOJasin11 August 198627 October 1986
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentNg Cheng KiatMCAKlang27 October 198613 June 1989
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentLee Kim SaiMCAHulu Langat14 August 198926 October 1990
Minister of Foreign AffairsRais YatimUMNOJelebu11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbu Hassan OmarUMNOKuala Selangor20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of LabourLee Kim SaiMCAHulu Langat11 August 198614 August 1989
Minister of LabourLim Ah LekMCABentong14 August 198926 October 1990
Minister of Public EnterprisesRafidah AzizUMNOKuala Kangsar11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister of Public EnterprisesNapsiah OmarUMNOKuala Pilah20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of National and Rural DevelopmentAbdul Ghafar BabaUMNOJasin11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of WorksSamy VelluMICSungai Siput11 August 198615 June 1989
Minister of WorksLeo Moggie IrokPBDSKanowit15 June 198926 October 1990
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentStephen Yong Kuet TzeSUPPPadawan11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsLeo Moggie IrokPBDSKanowit11 August 198615 June 1989
Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and PostsSamy VelluMICSungai Siput15 June 198926 October 1990
Minister for Primary IndustriesLim Keng YaikGerakanBeruas11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of Social WelfareShahrir Abdul SamadUMNOJohor Bahru11 August 19867 May 1987
Minister of Social WelfareMustaffa MohammadUMNOSri Gading20 May 198726 October 1990
Minister of Youth and SportsMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan11 August 198626 October 1990
Minister of InformationTengku Ahmad RithauddeenUMNOKota Bharu11 August 198620 May 1987
Minister of InformationMohamed RahmatUMNOPulai20 May 198726 October 1990

Deputy ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Deputy ministers