Poverty rate during each chief minister or Menteri Besar's tenure
16 chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers, ranked by how the poverty rate changed from their first day in office, next to Malaysia over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Chief minister or Menteri Besar | State | In office | Total | vs MY | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ahmad Yakob | Kelantan | 6 May 2013 – 15 Aug 2023 | +10.5 pp 2012 → 2022 | +6.0 pp MY +4.5 pp | +1.1 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PBB Abang Johari Openg | Sarawak | 13 Jan 2017 – now | +7.8 pp 2016 → 2024 | +3.1 pp MY +4.7 pp | +1.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 |  Azlan Man | Perlis | 7 May 2013 – 22 Nov 2022 | +2.1 pp 2012 → 2022 | −2.4 pp MY +4.5 pp | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Amirudin Shari | Selangor | 19 Jun 2018 – now from 2019 | −0.3 pp 2019 → 2024 | +0.2 pp MY −0.5 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | Kedah | 17 May 2020 – now | −0.4 pp 2019 → 2024 | +0.1 pp MY −0.5 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 6 | Abdul Khalid Ibrahim | Selangor | 13 Mar 2008 – 23 Sep 2014 | −0.5 pp 2007 → 2014 | +2.5 pp MY −3.0 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Mohamad Hasan | Negeri Sembilan | 25 Mar 2004 – 12 May 2018 from 2004 | −1.2 pp 2004 → 2016 | +4.1 pp MY −5.3 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 8 |  Lim Guan Eng | Penang | 11 Mar 2008 – 14 May 2018 | −1.3 pp 2007 → 2016 | +1.9 pp MY −3.2 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 9 | Mohamad Khir Toyo | Selangor | 18 Aug 2000 – 13 Mar 2008 | −1.3 pp 1999 → 2007 | +2.6 pp MY −3.9 pp | −0.2 pp/yr | |
| 10 | Abdul Ghani Othman | Johor | 3 May 1995 – 14 May 2013 from 1995 | −2.2 pp 1995 → 2012 | +4.8 pp MY −7.0 pp | −0.1 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 16 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Malaysia is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of households below the poverty line · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), Household Income Survey, absolute poverty by state: households under the poverty line income (hh_poverty_state), the survey years · state or federal territory data · as of Sep 2026.