At the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya late yesterday, Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled the new Malaysian Cabinet for year 2013. The cabinet included a mix of technocrats and civil society representatives, who bring valuable experience from outside government, as well as experienced ministers and younger faces.
The new line-up of Ministers and Deputy Ministers are as follows:
Prime Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy Prime Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Prime Minister’s Department:
Ministers:
- Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom
- Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar (to be appointed senator)
- Datuk Seri Idris Jala (to be appointed senator)
- Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
- Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim
- Nancy Shukri
- Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun
- Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan (to be appointed senator)
Deputy Ministers:
- Datuk Razali Ibrahim
- P. Waythamoorthy (to be appointed senator)
Finance Ministry:
- Minister I: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
- Minister II: Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Maslan
Education Ministry:
- Minister I: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
- Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh
- Deputy Minister I: Datuk Mary Yap
- Deputy Minister II: P. Kamalanathan
Home Affairs Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Communication and Multimedia Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Jailani Johari
International Trade and Industry Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed
- Deputy Minister: Hamim Samuri
Natural Resources and Environment Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri G. Palanivel
- Deputy Minister: Datuk James Dawos Mamit
Transport Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein (acting)
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Aziz Kaprawi
Tourism and Culture Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Joseph Salang
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
Defence Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri
Works Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Fadillah Yusof
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
Health Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya
Youth and Sports Ministry:
- Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
- Deputy Minister: Datuk M. Saravanan
Human Resources Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Richard Riot
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Ismail Abdul Muttalib
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Hasan Malek
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (to be appointed senator)
Women, Family and Community Development Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun
Foreign Affairs Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Anifah Aman
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin
Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahalan
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Halimah Sadique
Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Noriah Kasnon
Rural and Regional Development Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi
Federal Territories Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr J. Loga Bala Mohan
Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid
Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry:
- Minister: Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin
- Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah
Number of Ministries: 24
Number of Ministers: 30
Number of Deputy Ministers: 27
Total: 57
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