KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced a Cabinet reshuffle, the first after one year of the Unity government.
Anwar said the reshuffle was aimed at making adjustments to meet current demands and conditions.
At the press conference to announce the line-up of the new Cabinet, Anwar, who retained the Finance portfolio, said the reshuffle was done as any change in the economic development and people's problems, including the cost of living, should be addressed promptly.
The restructured cabinet now comprises 31 ministers and 29 deputy ministers, a slight increase from Anwar's original cabinet of 28 members and 27 deputy ministers. This brings the total number of administrative members of the government to 60.
Here's the full list of ministers and deputy ministers:
Prime Minister and Finance Minister - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy Prime Minister - Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister II - Datuk Seri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof
Finance Minister II - Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Deputy Finance Minister - Lim Hui Ying
Home Affairs Minister - Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Deputy Home Affairs Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Haji Nasarah
Health Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Hj Dzulkefly Ahmad
Deputy Health Minister - Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni
Youth and Sports Minister - Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
Deputy Youth and Sports Minister - Adam Adli Abd Halim
Foreign Affairs Minister - Datuk Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Hasan
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister - Datuk Mohamad Alamin
Transport Minister - Loke Siew Fook
Deputy Transport Minister - Haji Hasbi Haji Habibollah
Economy Minister - Mohd Rafizi Ramli
Deputy Economy Minister - Datul Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib
Digital Minister - Gobind Singh Deo
Deputy Digital Minister - Datuk Ugak Anak Kumbong
Communications Minister - Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil
Deputy Communications Minister - Teo Nie Ching
Defence Minister - Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Deputy Defence Minister - Adly Zahari
Education Minister - Fadhlina Sidek
Deputy Education Minister - Wong Kah Woh
Higher Education Minister - Datuk Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Abd Kadir
Deputy Higher Education Minister - Datuk Mustapha@Mohd Yunus Sakmud
Local Government Development Minister - Nga Kor Ming
Deputy Local Government Development Minister - Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu
Works Minister - Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
Deputy Works Minister - Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad Haji Maslan
Rural and Regional Development Minister - Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister - Datuk Hajah Rubiah Wang
Agriculture and Food Security Minister - Datuk Seri Haji Mohamad Sabu
Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister - Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup
Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister - Tengku Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Deputy Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister - Liew Chin Tong
Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister- Chang Lih Kang
Deputy Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister - Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal
Women, Family, and Community Development Minister - Datuk Seri Hajah Nancy Shukri
Deputy Women, Family, and Community Development Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad
Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister - Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister - Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister - Datuk Ewon Benedick
Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister - Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan
Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister - Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing
Deputy Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister - Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
National Unity Minister - Datuk Aaron Ago Anak Dagang
Deputy National Unity Minister - Saraswathy Kandasami
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister - Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali
Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister - Hajah Fuziah Salleh
Plantation and Commodities Minister - Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani
Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister - Datuk Chan Foong Hin
Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Minister - Fadillah Haji Yusof
Deputy Energy Transition and Renewable Energy Minister - Haji Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Human Resources Minister - Steven Sim Chee Keong
Deputy Human Resources Minister - Datuk Sri Abdul Rahman Haji Mohamad
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) - Datuk Seri Azalina Othman
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) - M Kulasegaran
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) - Datuk Setia Dr Haji Mohd Na'im Haji Mokhtar
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) - Dr Zulkifli Hasan
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) - Dr Zaliha Mustafa
Meanwhile, here's the list of those who did not make it into the new cabinet lineup.
Human Resources Minister - Sivakumar Varatharaju
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Legal and Institutional Reforms) - Ramkarpal Singh
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities - Datuk Siti Aminah Aching
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