menteri besar

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay menteri besar (literally “first minister”).

Noun

menteri besar (plural menteris besar)

1. (Malaysia) the head of government of a state with monarch
   • 2009 May 18, “Call by Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim on PM Lee Hsien Loong”, in Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)‎^[1]:

     Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who is in Singapore to study Singapore's experiences in cleaning up her rivers, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana today.

   • 2022 March 16, “Johor ruler appoints surprise new menteri besar Onn Hafiz, after incumbent steps back”, in Straits Times‎^[2]:

     Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was appointed the new Johor menteri besar on Tuesday (March 15), following the state polls on Saturday that brought back Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) into power on its own steam.

   • 2023 July 22, Hana Naz Harun, Qistina Sallehuddin, “PKR's menteris besar set to defend seats in state elections”, in New Straits Times‎^[3]:

     Two PKR caretaker menteris besar will defend their seats in the upcoming state elections.

Translations

Malaysian head of state government

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 州務大臣／州务大臣 (zhōuwù dàchén)

• Malay: menteri besar (ms)
• Tamil: மந்திரி பெசார் (mantiri pecār)