The Deputy Minister of Education (Malay: Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan; Chinese: 教育部副部长; Tamil: கல்வி பிரதி அமைச்சர் ) is a Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Education.
The officeholder, if, of Chinese ethnicity, is often considered the representative of the Chinese in advancing their interests in education, such as protecting the Chinese vernacular schools, recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) of the Chinese independent high school, resolving the shortage of Chinese teachers and so on.
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
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| Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan | |
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since 12 December 2023 | |
| Ministry of Education | |
| Style | Yang Berhormat Timbalan Menteri (The Honourable Deputy Minister) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister Minister of Education |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Too Joon Hing |
| Formation | 1955 |