Anwar Ibrahim cabinet
The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet is the current federal cabinet of Malaysia, formed on 3 December 2022,[1] nine days after Anwar Ibrahim took office as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The composition of the cabinet was announced by Anwar a day earlier on 2 December 2022, consisting of most of the political coalitions and parties represented in the 15th Parliament.[2] It was the 23rd cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Although Perikatan Nasional (PN) was also invited to join the government, it decided to decline the invitation and instead formed the opposition. The government is often referred to as "unity government" (Malay: Kerajaan Perpaduan).
Composition
[edit]Ministers
[edit]The following are the ministers of Malaysia.
| PH (16) | BN (7) | GPS (5) | GRS (1) | Independent (2) |
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| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Took office | Left office | |
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| Prime Minister | Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP | PH (PKR) | Tambun | 24 November 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi MP | BN (UMNO) | Bagan Datuk | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof MP | GPS (PBB) | Petra Jaya | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Dato' Sri Azalina Othman Said MP (Law and Institutional Reform) |
BN (UMNO) | Pengerang | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Datuk Armizan Mohd. Ali MP (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) |
GRS | Papar | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | ||
| Senator Dato' Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Na'im Mokhtar (Religious Affairs) |
Independent | Senator | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Dr. Zaliha Mustafa MP (Federal Territories) |
PH (PKR) | Sekijang | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Finance | Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim MP | PH (PKR) | Tambun | 24 November 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan | Independent | Senator | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Economy | Mohd. Rafizi Ramli MP | PH (PKR) | Pandan | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Defence | Dato' Seri Utama Mohamad Hasan MP | BN (UMNO) | Rembau | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin MP | BN (UMNO) | Kota Tinggi | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | Senator Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | PH (PKR) | Senator | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | Senator Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz | BN (UMNO) | Senator | 3 December 2022 | 5 April 2023 | |
| Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry | 5 April 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Education | Fadhlina Sidek MP | PH (PKR) | Nibong Tebal | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad MP | PH (PKR) | Setiawangsa | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Transport | Anthony Loke Siew Fook MP MLA | PH (DAP) | Seremban | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Security | Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu MP | PH (AMANAH) | Kota Raja | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Health | Dr. Zaliha Mustafa MP | PH (PKR) | Sekijang | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Dzulkefly Ahmad MP | PH (AMANAH) | Kuala Selangor | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | Dato Sri Tiong King Sing MP MLA | GPS (PDP) | Bintulu | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Local Government Development | Nga Kor Ming MP MLA | PH (DAP) | Teluk Intan | 3 December 2022 | 13 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan MP | PH (DAP) | Segambut | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Senator Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir | BN (UMNO) | Senator | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Dato' Seri Utama Mohamad Hasan MP | Rembau | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Higher Education | Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin MP | BN (UMNO) | Kota Tinggi | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Senator Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir | BN (UMNO) | Senator | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Human Resources | Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu MP | PH (DAP) | Batu Gajah | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Steven Sim Chee Keong MP | Bukit Mertajam | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living | Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub MP MLA | PH (AMANAH) | Pulai | 3 December 2022 | 23 July 2023 | |
| Datuk Armizan Mohd. Ali MP | GRS | Papar | Acting: 30 July 2023 | Acting: 12 December 2023 | ||
| 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development | Datuk Ewon Benedick MP MLA | PH (UPKO) | Penampang | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Rural and Regional Development | Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi MP | BN (UMNO) | Bagan Datuk | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Works | Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi MP | GPS (PBB) | Kapit | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Chang Lih Kang MP | PH (PKR) | Tanjong Malim | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof MP | GPS (PBB) | Petra Jaya | 12 December 2023 | 7 February 2024 | |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | 7 February 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Plantation and Commodities | Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof MP | GPS (PBB) | Petra Jaya | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Seri Haji Johari Abdul Ghani MP | BN (UMNO) | Titiwangsa | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | Dato' Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri MP | GPS (PBB) | Santubong | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of National Unity | Dato Sri Aaron Ago Dagang MP | GPS (PRS) | Kanowit | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Communications and Digital | Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil MP | PH (PKR) | Lembah Pantai | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Minister of Communications | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Digital | Gobind Singh Deo MP | PH (DAP) | Damansara | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Minister Responsible for National Disaster Management Agency | Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi MP | BN (UMNO) | Bagan Datuk | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Minister Responsible for Sabah and Sarawak | Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Yusof MP | GPS (PBB) | Petra Jaya | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |
Deputy Ministers
[edit]The following are the deputy ministers.
| PH (14) | BN (6) | GPS (6) | GRS (1) | WARISAN (1) | Independent (1) |
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| Portfolio | Officeholder | Party | Constituency | Took office | Left office | |
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| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh MP (Law and Institutional Reform) |
PH (DAP) | Bukit Gelugor | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Kulasegaran Murugeson MP (Law and Institutional Reform) |
Ipoh Barat | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong MP (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) |
GPS (PRS) | Hulu Rajang | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | ||
| Senator Dr. Zulkifli Hasan (Religious Affairs) |
Independent | Senator | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan MP | BN (UMNO) | Pontian | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Steven Sim Chee Keong MP | PH (DAP) | Bukit Mertajam | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | ||
| Lim Hui Ying MP | Tanjong | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Deputy Minister of Economy | Dato Hanifah Hajar Taib MP | GPS (PBB) | Mukah | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Adly Zahari MP MLA | PH (AMANAH) | Alor Gajah | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah MP | BN (UMNO) | Lenggong | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry | Liew Chin Tong MP MLA | PH (DAP) | Iskandar Puteri | 10 December 2022 | 5 April 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry | 5 April 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Education | Lim Hui Ying MP | PH (DAP) | Tanjong | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Wong Kah Woh MP | PH (DAP) | Taiping | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change | Dato' Sri Huang Tiong Sii MP MLA | GPS (SUPP) | Sarikei | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Transport | Datuk Hasbi Habibollah MP | GPS (PBB) | Limbang | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security | Datuk Chan Foong Hin MP | PH (DAP) | Kota Kinabalu | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup MP | BN (PBRS) | Pensiangan | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Health | Dato Lukanisman Awang Sauni MP | GPS (PBB) | Sibuti | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan MP | GRS | Batu Sapi | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Local Government Development | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd. Nasir MP | PH (PKR) | Johor Bahru | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu MP | PH (AMANAH) | Sepang | 12 December 2023 | 13 December 2023 | ||
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Datuk Mohamad Alamin MP | BN (UMNO) | Kimanis | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education | Dato' Mohammad Yusof Apdal MP | WARISAN | Lahad Datu | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Mustapha Sakmud MP | PH (PKR) | Sepanggar | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources | Datuk Mustapha Sakmud MP | PH (PKR) | Sepanggar | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Dato' Sri Abdul Rahman Mohamad MP | BN (UMNO) | Lipis | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living | Senator Hajah Fuziah Salleh | PH (PKR) | Senator | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development | Senator Saraswathy Kandasami | PH (PKR) | Senator | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Dato' Sri Ramanan Ramakrishnan MP | PH (PKR) | Sungai Buloh | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development | Datuk Rubiah Wang MP | GPS (PBB) | Kota Samarahan | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Works | Dato' Sri Abdul Rahman Mohamad MP | BN (UMNO) | Lipis | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan MP | BN (UMNO) | Pontian | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup MP | BN (PBRS) | Pensiangan | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Dato' Mohammad Yusof Apdal MP | WARISAN | Lahad Datu | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd. Nasir MP | PH (PKR) | Johor Bahru | 12 December 2023 | 7 February 2024 | |
| Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | 7 February 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities | Datuk Siti Aminah Aching MP | BN (UMNO) | Beaufort | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Chan Foong Hin MP | PH (DAP) | Kota Kinabalu | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu MP | PH (AMANAH) | Sepang | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad MP | BN (UMNO) | Parit Sulong | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister of National Unity | Senator Saraswathy Kandasami | PH (PKR) | Senator | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | Adam Adli Abdul Halim MP | PH (PKR) | Hang Tuah Jaya | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital | Teo Nie Ching MP | PH (DAP) | Kulai | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Digital | Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong MP | GPS (PRS) | Hulu Rajang | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |
Changes
[edit]Changes in result of the new incoming cabinet
[edit]From the appointment of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to 12 December 2023:
- The number of Deputy Prime Ministers increased from one to two.
- The number of Deputy Ministers of several ministries decreased from two to one.
- No Deputy Ministers for Ministry of National Unity and for the Minister in the Prime Minister' Department (Religious Affairs).
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries was renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
- Ministry of Communications and Multimedia was renamed to Ministry of Communications and Digital.
- Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs was renamed to Ministry of Domestic Trade and Living Costs.
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Ministry of Environment and Water were merged into a single ministry named Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change.[4]
- Ministry of Federal Territories was transferred the Prime Minister's Department as a portfolio and a department under the Prime Minister.[5]
- Ministry of Housing and Local Government was renamed to Ministry of Local Government Development. Housing portfolio remains in this ministry for now.
- Ministry of Rural Development was renamed to Ministry of Rural and Regional Development.
- Economic affairs portfolio under the Prime Minister's Department was transferred to the returning Ministry of Economy. It was previously the Ministry of Economic Affairs under the seventh Mahathir cabinet.
- Ministry of International Trade and Industry was renamed to Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
Changes in result of the reshuffling on 12 December 2023
[edit]Since 12 December 2023:
- Deputy Ministers for Ministry of National Unity and for the Minister in the Prime Minister' Department (Religious Affairs) have been appointed.
- Ministry of Communications and Digital was split to two different ministries, i.e. Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Digital.
- Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change was split to two different ministries, i.e. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability and Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation.
- Federal Territories Department under the Prime Minister's Department is given a specific minister.
- Ministry of Local Government Development was renamed to Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
Unity Government Secretariat
[edit]The Unity Government formed a secretariat to coordinate the activities of its component coalitions and parties in February 2023. Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi added that the inaugural meeting of the secretariat would pay attention to finding common ground between the manifestos of its different components and strengthening the government.[6] The inaugural secretariat meeting was held at the headquarters of UMNO and attended by Prime Minister, Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Transport, Deputy President of PH and Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Anthony Loke Siew Fook and among others. This marked the first time Anwar had revisited the headquarters of UMNO in over 20 years after his sacking from UMNO and removal from government positions in September 1998 that sparked the Reformasi movement and the first time a DAP leader had visited the headquarters of UMNO.[7] Anwar subsequently announced the formation of three secretariat committees namely the elections committee, the strategy committee and the government and political agenda monitoring committee.[7]
The leaders of the secretariat are:
- Chairman
- Anwar Ibrahim (Prime Minister, Chairman of PH & President of PKR)
- Deputy Chairmen
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of BN & President of UMNO)
- Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (Premier of Sarawak, Chairman of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) & President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB))
- Hajiji Noor (Chief Minister of Sabah, Chairman of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) & President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN))
- Shafie Apdal (State Leader of the Opposition of Sabah & President of the Heritage Party (WARISAN))
- Secretary-General
- Fadillah Yusof (Deputy Prime Minister, Acting Secretary-General and Parliamentary Whip of GPS & Senior Vice President of PBB)
- Secretariat Chief
- Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) & Secretary-General of UMNO)
The members of the secretariat are:
- Pakatan Harapan (PH)
- Barisan Nasional (BN)
- Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- Wee Ka Siong
- Vigneswaran Sanasee
- Arthur Joseph Kurup
- Mohamad Hasan
- Zambry Abdul Kadir
- Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
- Noraini Ahmad
- Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
- Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
- Fadillah Yusof
- Alexander Nanta Linggi
- Tiong King Sing
- Sim Kui Hian
- Joseph Salang Gandum
- Nancy Shukri
- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
- Hajiji Noor
- Jeffrey Kitingan
- Pandikar Amin Mulia
- Maximus Ongkili
- Joachim Gunsalam
- Armizan Mohd Ali
- Edward Linggu Bukut
- Heritage Party (WARISAN)
- Shafie Apdal
- Darell Leiking
- Azis Jamman
- Loretto Padua Jr.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Anwar Ibrahim appointed as Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister". Bernama. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Anwar's Malaysia Cabinet Announcement Delayed Until Later Friday". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b Abdullah, Izwan (10 December 2022). "Pemimpin BERSATU Sabah keluar parti, kekal bawah GRS - Hajiji". Berita Harian.
- ^ Parzi, Mohd Nasaruddin (3 December 2022). "Dua portfolio kementerian digabung, satu lagi dimansuh". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Mat Ruzki, Rafidah (16 December 2022). "Kedudukan pegawai kanan kementerian distruktur semula akan diumum". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Finding common ground aim of unity govt's secretariat meeting, says Zahid". Free Malaysia Today. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ a b "In historic return to UMNO headquarters, Anwar says Malaysia unity government will face upcoming state polls together". CNA. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
