Anwar unveils his cabinet - Zahid DPM I, Fadillah DPM II

Anwar unveils his cabinet - Zahid DPM I, Fadillah DPM II


Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has revealed his cabinet, which includes BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as deputy prime minister I and GPS' Fadhillah Yusof as deputy prime minister II.

In a televised address tonight, the Pakatan Harapan chairperson said the cabinet would comprise 28 ministers, in 22 ministries, and four portfolios in the Prime Minister's Department.

He said that the strength of the unity government was reaching nearly two-thirds majority in the Dewan Rakyat.

Below is the line-up:

1) Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim

2) Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

3) Deputy Prime Minister and Plantations and Commodities Minister Fadillah Yusof

4) Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming

5) Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil

6) Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Rafizi Ramli

7) Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek

8) Health Minister Zaliha Mustafa

9) Transport Minister Anthony Loke

10) Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan

11) Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi

12) Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

13) International Trade and Industries Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

[kt notes: have to senatorised him via the 'backdoor', wakakaka]

14) Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin

15) Science and Technology Minister Chang Lih Kang

16) Agriculture Minister Mohamad Sabu

17) Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri

18) Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law) Azalina Othman Said

19) Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir

20) Unity Minister Ago Dagang

21) Human Resources Minister Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu

22) Religious Affairs Minister Mohd Na’im Mokhtar

23) Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh

24) Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing

25) Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Armizan Mohd Ali

26) Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Minister Ewon Benedick

27) Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Salahuddin Ayub

28) Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Interestingly, when reading out the list of ministers, Anwar left out naming Batu Gajah MP V Sivakumar as the human resources minister in his address.

Malaysiakini understands that Anwar has apologised to the Batu Gajah MP over the initial oversight.

Beyond the cabinet, several advisers will assist in the affairs of the Finance Ministry, led by Petronas adviser Mohd Hassan Marican

The new cabinet will be sworn in at 3pm tomorrow.

Pakatan Harapan has 15 ministers in the announced cabinet list, with eight from PKR, four from DAP, two from Amanah, and one from Upko.

Meanwhile, six of the ministers are from BN, all of whom are from Umno, while GPS has five ministers. GRS has one minister in the cabinet.

One more minister - that is the Religious Affairs Minister Mohd Na’im Mokhtar - is not affiliated with any political parties. He is currently the Chief Judge of the Syariah Judiciary Department.