PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced a 28-member Cabinet with 25 ministries that saw eight ministers dropped and seven new faces appointed.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who won the Umno deputy presidency in last month’s party elections, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister.
Najib, who took his oath of office as the new prime minister on April 3, also retained the finance portfolio which he has held since Sept 19 last year following the portfolio swap between him and former premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at that time.
Najib’s Cabinet is slightly smaller than his predecessor’s 32 ministers and 27 ministries.
Najib said that the new members of the administration were highly spirited and ready to serve.
“I am confident that all of them share the same commitment to spur the nation towards excellence.
“This is our lineup and our team which reflects Malaysia’s plural society,“ he said when announcing the list at the Prime Minister’s Department, carried live on national television.
The new Cabinet also a reflection of the slogan “One Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” adopted by Najib’s administration.
The eight dropped are Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar (Home), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (Tourism), Senator Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Rural and Regional Development), Senator Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz (Prime Minister’s Department), Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan (Housing and Local Government), Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works), Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique (Federal Territories) and Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad (Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) who had resigned.
The new faces includes Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon who is appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Unity and Performance Management.
The functions of the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development will be absorbed by other ministries -- for example, small and medium enterprise development will come under International Trade and Industry, while Mara and Tekun will be overseen by Rural and Regional Development.
Najib also announced that he would be forming a Council of Economic Advisers, consisting of between six and eight experts who will advise him directly on economic matters. The chairman of the Council will have ministerial rank but would not be part of the Cabinet.
Najib was at Istana Terengganu in Kuala Lumpur at about 10:57am where he had a 30-min audience with the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan, before leaving for Putrajaya where he announced the new line-up at 3pm.
The premier had spent the last five days juggling names and positions to take into consideration the requests and views of various Barisan Nasional component parties.
The new ministers and deputy ministers will take their oath of office at Istana Negara at 9.30am Friday.
NEW CABINET LINE-UP:
Prime Minister and Finance Minister 1: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy PM and Education Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Ministers in Prime Minister’s DepartmentUnity and Performance Management: Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu KoonLaw and Parliament: Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri AzizReligious Affairs: Brig. Gen. (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir BaharumEconomic Planning Unit: Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Deputies: Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Senator Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, Datuk SK Devamany, Ahmad Maslan, Senator T. Murugiah
FinanceDatuk Seri Najib Tun RazakFinance Minister II: Datuk Ahmad Husni HanadzlahDeputies: Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussein
EducationTan Sri Muhyiddin YassinDeputies: Datuk Wee Ka Siong, Datuk Puad Zarkashi
TransportDatuk Seri Ong Tee KeatDeputies: Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, Datuk Robert Lau
HomeDatuk Seri Hishammuddin HusseinDeputies: Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop, Jelaing Mersat
Information, Communications, Arts and CultureDatuk Seri Dr Rais YatimDeputies: Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum, Senator Heng Seai Kie
Energy, Green Technology & WaterDatuk Peter Chin Fah KuiDeputy: Noriah Kasnon
Plantation Industries and CommoditiesTan Sri Bernard DompokDeputy: Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin
Rural and Regional Development Datuk Seri Shafie ApdalDeputies: Datuk Hassan Malek, Datuk Joseph Entulu
Higher EducationDatuk Seri Khaled NordinDeputies: Dr Hou Kok Chung, Saifuddin Abdullah
International Trade and IndustryDatuk Mustapa MohamedDeputies: Datuk Muhkriz Mahathir, Datuk Jacob Dungau
Science, Technology and InnovationDatuk Dr Maximus OngkiliDeputy: Fadillah Yusof
Natural Resources and EnvironmentDatuk Douglas Uggah EmbasDeputy: Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
TourismDatuk Seri Dr Ng Yen YenDeputy: Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib
Agriculture and Agro-based IndustriesDatuk Noh OmarDeputies: Johari Baharum, Rohani Abdul Karim
DefenceDatuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid HamidiDeputy: Datuk Dr Abdul Latif
WorksDatuk Shaziman Abu MansorDeputy: Datuk Yong Khoon Seng
HealthDatuk Seri Liow Tiong LaiDeputy: Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shilin
Youth and SportsDatuk Ahmad Shabery CheekDeputies: Datuk Razali Ibrahim, Wee Jeck Seng
Human ResourcesDatuk Dr S. SubramaniamDeputy: Datuk Maznah Mazlan
Domestic Trade and Consumer AffairsDatuk Seri Ismail SabriDeputy: Datuk Tan Lian Hoe
Housing and Local GovernmentDatuk Kong Cho HaDeputy: Lajim Ukin
Women, Family and Community DevelopmentDatuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul JalilDeputy: Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun
Foreign AffairsDatuk Anifah AmanDeputies: Datuk Lee Chee Leong, Senator A. Kohilan Pillai
Federal TerritoriesDatuk Raja Nong Chik Zainal AbidinDeputy: Datuk M. Saravanan
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who won the Umno deputy presidency in last month’s party elections, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister.
Najib, who took his oath of office as the new prime minister on April 3, also retained the finance portfolio which he has held since Sept 19 last year following the portfolio swap between him and former premier Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at that time.
Najib’s Cabinet is slightly smaller than his predecessor’s 32 ministers and 27 ministries.
Najib said that the new members of the administration were highly spirited and ready to serve.
“I am confident that all of them share the same commitment to spur the nation towards excellence.
“This is our lineup and our team which reflects Malaysia’s plural society,“ he said when announcing the list at the Prime Minister’s Department, carried live on national television.
The new Cabinet also a reflection of the slogan “One Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” adopted by Najib’s administration.
The eight dropped are Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar (Home), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (Tourism), Senator Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Rural and Regional Development), Senator Datuk Amirsham A. Aziz (Prime Minister’s Department), Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan (Housing and Local Government), Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works), Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique (Federal Territories) and Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad (Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) who had resigned.
The new faces includes Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon who is appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Unity and Performance Management.
The functions of the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development will be absorbed by other ministries -- for example, small and medium enterprise development will come under International Trade and Industry, while Mara and Tekun will be overseen by Rural and Regional Development.
Najib also announced that he would be forming a Council of Economic Advisers, consisting of between six and eight experts who will advise him directly on economic matters. The chairman of the Council will have ministerial rank but would not be part of the Cabinet.
Najib was at Istana Terengganu in Kuala Lumpur at about 10:57am where he had a 30-min audience with the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan, before leaving for Putrajaya where he announced the new line-up at 3pm.
The premier had spent the last five days juggling names and positions to take into consideration the requests and views of various Barisan Nasional component parties.
The new ministers and deputy ministers will take their oath of office at Istana Negara at 9.30am Friday.
NEW CABINET LINE-UP:
Prime Minister and Finance Minister 1: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy PM and Education Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Ministers in Prime Minister’s DepartmentUnity and Performance Management: Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu KoonLaw and Parliament: Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri AzizReligious Affairs: Brig. Gen. (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir BaharumEconomic Planning Unit: Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Deputies: Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Senator Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, Datuk SK Devamany, Ahmad Maslan, Senator T. Murugiah
FinanceDatuk Seri Najib Tun RazakFinance Minister II: Datuk Ahmad Husni HanadzlahDeputies: Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussein
EducationTan Sri Muhyiddin YassinDeputies: Datuk Wee Ka Siong, Datuk Puad Zarkashi
TransportDatuk Seri Ong Tee KeatDeputies: Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, Datuk Robert Lau
HomeDatuk Seri Hishammuddin HusseinDeputies: Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop, Jelaing Mersat
Information, Communications, Arts and CultureDatuk Seri Dr Rais YatimDeputies: Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum, Senator Heng Seai Kie
Energy, Green Technology & WaterDatuk Peter Chin Fah KuiDeputy: Noriah Kasnon
Plantation Industries and CommoditiesTan Sri Bernard DompokDeputy: Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin
Rural and Regional Development Datuk Seri Shafie ApdalDeputies: Datuk Hassan Malek, Datuk Joseph Entulu
Higher EducationDatuk Seri Khaled NordinDeputies: Dr Hou Kok Chung, Saifuddin Abdullah
International Trade and IndustryDatuk Mustapa MohamedDeputies: Datuk Muhkriz Mahathir, Datuk Jacob Dungau
Science, Technology and InnovationDatuk Dr Maximus OngkiliDeputy: Fadillah Yusof
Natural Resources and EnvironmentDatuk Douglas Uggah EmbasDeputy: Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
TourismDatuk Seri Dr Ng Yen YenDeputy: Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib
Agriculture and Agro-based IndustriesDatuk Noh OmarDeputies: Johari Baharum, Rohani Abdul Karim
DefenceDatuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid HamidiDeputy: Datuk Dr Abdul Latif
WorksDatuk Shaziman Abu MansorDeputy: Datuk Yong Khoon Seng
HealthDatuk Seri Liow Tiong LaiDeputy: Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shilin
Youth and SportsDatuk Ahmad Shabery CheekDeputies: Datuk Razali Ibrahim, Wee Jeck Seng
Human ResourcesDatuk Dr S. SubramaniamDeputy: Datuk Maznah Mazlan
Domestic Trade and Consumer AffairsDatuk Seri Ismail SabriDeputy: Datuk Tan Lian Hoe
Housing and Local GovernmentDatuk Kong Cho HaDeputy: Lajim Ukin
Women, Family and Community DevelopmentDatuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul JalilDeputy: Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun
Foreign AffairsDatuk Anifah AmanDeputies: Datuk Lee Chee Leong, Senator A. Kohilan Pillai
Federal TerritoriesDatuk Raja Nong Chik Zainal AbidinDeputy: Datuk M. Saravanan
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