Thursday, April 9, 2009

Malaysia New Cabinet Lineup 2009

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's new Cabinet will have 28 members. Two ministries have been abolished. The new Malaysia Cabinet (2009) line-up:

Prime Minister and Finance Minister 1 - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Deputy Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin

Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Dr Koh Tsu Koon - Unity Affairs and Performance Management
Nazri Abdul Aziz - Minister in charge of law and Parliament
Nor Mohamed Yaakop - Economic Planning Unit
Major Gen Jamil Khir Baharom - Islamic Affairs

Deputies: Liew Vui Keong, Senator Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, SK Devamany, Ahmad Maslan and Senator T Murugiah

Finance Ministry

Najib Abdul Razak (1)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlan (2)

Deputies: Chor Chee Heong, Senator Dr Awang Adek Hussien

Education Ministry

Muhyiddin Yassin

Deputy: Wee Ka Siong, Puad Zarkashi

Transport Ministry

Ong Tee Keat

Deputies: Abdul Rahim Bakri, Robert Lau Hoi Chew

Agricultural Development and Commodities

Bernard Dompok

Deputy: Hamzah Zainuddin

Home Affairs

Hishammuddin Hussien

Deputies: Abu Seman Yusop, Jelaing Mersat

Information, Communication, Arts and Culture

Rais Yatim

Deputies: Joseph Salang Gandum, Senator Heng Seai Kie

Energy, Green Technology and Water

Peter Chin Fah Kui

Deputy: Noriah Kasnon

Rural Development and Territories

Shafie Apdal

Deputies: Hassan Malek, Joseph Entulu Belaun

Higher Education

Khaled Nordin

Deputies: Dr Hou Kok Chung, Saifuddin Abdullah

International Trade and Industry

Mustapa Mohamad

Deputies: Mukhriz Mahathir, Jacob Dungau Sagan

Science, Technology and Innovation

Dr Maximus Ongkili

Deputy: Fadillah Yusof

Tourism

Ng Yen Yen

Deputy: Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib

Agriculture

Noh Omar

Deputies: Johari Baharom, Rohani Abdul Karim

Defence

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Deputy: Abdul Latif Ahmad

Works

Shaziman Abu Mansor

Deputies: Yong Khoon Seng

Health

Liow Tiong Lai

Deputy: Rosnah Rashid Shilin

Youth and Sports

Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Deputies: Razali Ibrahim, Wee Jeck Seng

Human Resource

Dr S Subramaniam

Deputy: Maznah Mazlan

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Deputy: Tan Lian Hoe

Housing and Local Government

Kong Cho Ha

Deputy: Lajim Ukin

Women, Family and Society Development


Senator Sharizat Abdul Jalil

Deputy: Senator Chew Mei Fun

Foreign

Anifah Aman

Deputies: Senator A Kohilan Pillay, Senator Lee Chee Leong

Federal Territories

Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin

Deputy: M Saravanan





Key ministers dropped

Those top ministers dropped are Azalina Othman (Tourism), Syed Hamid Albar (Home), Muhammad Muhd Taib (Rural Development), Amirsham A Aziz (PM's Department) and Ong Ka Chuan (Housing).

Also not included in the new line-up is Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, but his rival Mukhriz Mahathir has been named a deputy minister.

Khairy is the only head of the three Umno wings not appointed minister.

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