KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced his Cabinet of 28 ministers today, with many faces retained.
Sabah State emerging big winners with four members given senior portfolios. They are Datuk Anifah and four Sabah ministers are Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Dr Maximus Ongkili and Datuk Shafie Apdal.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, newly elected as Umno deputy president, was made deputy prime minister and education minister
Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, as expected, returned to the Cabinet as the new women’s affairs minister, as did Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who was made minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Both of them will be appointed senators.
Another new face in the Cabinet is Raja Nong Chik, who was appointed Federal Territories minister.
Datuk Husni Hanadzlah was made the second finance minister.Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, who was elected Umno vice-president, was made the home minister while another Umno Vice President Datuk Zahid Hamidi will be the defence minister.
Datuk Mustapa Mohamad was made the international trade and industry minister.
As expected, Khairy Jamaluddin, who was recently elected Umno Youth chief, was not offered a Cabinet post.
It was a major slap in the face for him as Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, whom he beat in the party polls, was made a deputy minister as was his deputy Youth chief Razali Ibrahim.
MCA also maintains its status quo of four ministers in the Cabinet with Datuk Kong Cho Ha as the new addition in place of Datuk Ong Ka Chuan.
Among the ministers dropped were Datuk Azalina Aziz, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Amirsham Aziz, Datuk Ong Ka Chuan and Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad.
Cortesy: The Malaysian Insider
Sabah State emerging big winners with four members given senior portfolios. They are Datuk Anifah and four Sabah ministers are Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Dr Maximus Ongkili and Datuk Shafie Apdal.Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, newly elected as Umno deputy president, was made deputy prime minister and education minister
Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, as expected, returned to the Cabinet as the new women’s affairs minister, as did Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who was made minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Both of them will be appointed senators.
Another new face in the Cabinet is Raja Nong Chik, who was appointed Federal Territories minister.
Datuk Husni Hanadzlah was made the second finance minister.Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, who was elected Umno vice-president, was made the home minister while another Umno Vice President Datuk Zahid Hamidi will be the defence minister.
Datuk Mustapa Mohamad was made the international trade and industry minister.
As expected, Khairy Jamaluddin, who was recently elected Umno Youth chief, was not offered a Cabinet post.It was a major slap in the face for him as Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, whom he beat in the party polls, was made a deputy minister as was his deputy Youth chief Razali Ibrahim.
MCA also maintains its status quo of four ministers in the Cabinet with Datuk Kong Cho Ha as the new addition in place of Datuk Ong Ka Chuan.
Among the ministers dropped were Datuk Azalina Aziz, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Amirsham Aziz, Datuk Ong Ka Chuan and Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad.Cortesy: The Malaysian Insider
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