KUALA LUMPUR: Five new ministers have been appointed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Cabinet in the reshuffle announced on Tuesday (Dec 12).
The Cabinet, which had 28 ministers previously, has now been expanded to 31, with two ministerial portfolios split and the appointment of a second Finance Minister.
This is the new Cabinet line-up:
Finance Ministry
Prime Minister and Finance Minister – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Finance Minister II – Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (new)
Deputy Finance Minister – Lim Hui Ying (formerly deputy education minister)
Rural and Regional Development Ministry
Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister – Datuk Rubiah Wang
Energy Transition and Public Utilities Ministry (new – split from natural resources, environment and climate change ministry)
Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Transition and Public Utilities Minister – Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (also in charge of Sabah, Sarawak Affairs)
Deputy Energy Transition and Public Utilities Minister – Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) – Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) – M. Kulasegaran (new)
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) – Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) – Dr Zulkifli Hassan (new)
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) – Dr Zaliha Mustafa (formerly health minister)
Transport Ministry
Transport Minister – Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Deputy Transport Minister – Datuk Hasbi Habibollah
Agriculture and Food Securities Ministry
Agriculture and Food Securities Minister – Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu
Deputy Agriculture and Food Securities Minister – Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup (formerly deputy science, technology and innovation minister)
Economy Ministry
Economy Minister – Rafizi Ramli
Deputy Economy Minister – Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib
Local Government Development Ministry
Local Government Development Minister – Nga Kor Ming
Deputy Local Government Development Minister – Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu (formerly deputy women, family and community development minister)
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Foreign Affairs Minister – Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (formerly defence minister)
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister – Datuk Mohamad Alamin
Works Ministry
Works Minister – Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
Deputy Works Minister – Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (formerly deputy finance minister)
Home Affairs Ministry
Home Affairs Minister – Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Deputy Home Affairs Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah
Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry
Investment, Trade and Industry Minister – Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister – Liew Chin Tong
Defence Ministry
Defence Minister – Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (formerly higher education minister)
Deputy Defence Minister – Adly Zahari
Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister – Chang Lih Kang
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister – Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal (formerly deputy higher education minister)
Women, Family and Community Development Ministry
Women, Family and Community Development Minister – Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri
Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (new)
Natural Resources and Sustainability Ministry (new ministry – split from split from natural resources, environment and climate change ministry)
Natural Resources and Sustainability Minister – Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Deputy Natural Resources and Sustainability Minister – Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister – Datuk Ewon Benedick
Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister – Datuk R. Ramanan (new)
Higher Education Ministry
Higher Education Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (formerly foreign affairs minister)
Deputy Higher Education Minister – Datuk Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus Sakmud (formerly deputy human resources minister)
Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister – Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing
Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister – Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
Communications Ministry (new – split from communications and digital ministry)
Communications Minister – Fahmi Fadzil
Deputy Communications Minister – Teo Nie Ching
Digital Ministry (new – split from communications and digital ministry)
Digital Minister – Gobind Singh Deo
Deputy Digital Minister – Datuk Ugak Anak Kumbong (formerly deputy special functions and Sabah, Sarawak affairs minister)
Education Ministry
Education Minister – Fadhlina Sidek
Deputy Education Minister – Wong Kah Woh (new)
Unity Ministry
Unity Minister – Datuk Aaron Ago Anak Dagang
Deputy Unity Minister – Saraswathy Kandasami (formerly deputy entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister)
Youth and Sports Ministry
Youth and Sports Minister – Hannah Yeoh
Deputy Youth and Sports Minister – Adam Adli Abd Halim
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister – Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (formerly minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah, Sarawak affairs and special functions)
Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister – Fuziah Salleh
Plantations and Commodities Ministry
Plantations and Commodities Minister – Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (new)
Deputy Plantations and Commodities Minister – Datuk Chan Foon Hin (formerly deputy agriculture and food securities minister)
Health Ministry
Health Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (new)
Deputy Health Minister – Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni
Human Resources Ministry
Human Resources Minister – Steven Sim Chee Keong (new)
Deputy Human Resources Minister – Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad (formerly deputy works minister)
