Hishammuddin bin Hussein ( Jawi : هشام الدين بن حسين ; born 5 August 1961 ) is a Malaysian politician in the United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ) . He was also the Minister of Defence of Malaysia from 16 May 2013 to 10 May 2018 . He previously served as Minister of Youth and Sports ( 1999 – 2004 ) , Minister of Education ( 2004 – 2009 ) , and Minister of Home Affairs ( 2009 – 2013 ) . As Acting Minister of Transport ( 2013 – 2014 ) he came to international prominence in March 2014 , as the minister responsible for investigating the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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