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5 United Malays National Organisation3 Appointed (federal minister)3 Malaysian Islamic Party +5 more
Sources: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my: national and state accounts, Labour Force Survey, Salaries & Wages Survey, consumer prices, population estimates, Household Income Survey; the Royal Malaysia Police's crime figures), NAPIC's house price index via the BIS, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; office-holders checked against the states' official lists. CreditsPrivacy

Abu Bakar Hamzah (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) has been Menteri Besar of Perlis since 28 Dec 2025. In Sep 2026 inflation was 0.6% on a year earlier, 0.4 percentage points lower than when Abu Bakar Hamzah took office in December 2025, while Malaysia's rose 0.4 percentage points. Over Mohd Shukri Ramli's tenure, 2022 to 2025, inflation moved −2.6 percentage points. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 6 times; Abu Bakar Hamzah has held it since December 2025.

The prime minister and chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers of Malaysia

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Chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers

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