PM announces his new Cabinet, without a DPM candidate

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today unveiled his cabinet line-up, who will be sworn in next Monday (Aug 30).

Similar to the initial line-up of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s previous cabinet line-up, there is no Deputy Prime Minister.

Four ‘senior ministers’ are appointed in its stead – Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (International Trade and Industry), Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (Defence), Datuk Seri Fadilah Yusof (Works), Datuk Seri Radzi Jidin (Education).

In a live televised announcement, Ismail Sabri said that the cabinet’s main tasks are to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and heal the country’s economy.

He also said that each minister appointed to cabinet must prove their performance within the first 100 days in office.

The list of Cabinet ministers is as follows:

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali
  • Deputy: Datuk Lim Ban Hong

Ministry of Defence

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
  • Deputy: Datuk Seri Ikhmal Hisham Abdul Aziz

Ministry of Finance

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Aziz
  • Deputy 1: Mohd Shahar Abdullah
  • Deputy 2: Yamani Hafez Musa

Ministry of Works

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Fadilah Yusof
  • Deputy: Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup

Ministry of Education

  • Minister: Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon
  • Deputy 2: Datuk Mohamad Alamin

Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Economy)

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed
  • Deputy: Eddin Syazlee Shith

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions)

  • Minister: Datuk Dr Latiff Ahmad
  • Deputy: Datuk Mastura Mohd Yazid

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law)

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
  • Deputy: Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsuddin

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religous Affairs)

  • Minister: Idris Ahmad
  • Deputy: Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib

Ministry of Transport

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong
  • Deputy: Datuk Henry Sum Agong

Ministry of Environment and Water

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
  • Deputy: Datuk Dr Mansor Othman

Ministry of Human Resources

  • Minister: Datuk Seri M. Saravanan
  • Deputy: Datuk Awang Hashim

Ministry of Federal Territories

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim
  • Deputy: Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias

Ministry of Women, Family and Community

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Rina Harun
  • Deputy: Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff

Ministry of Higher Education

  • Minister: Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad
  • Deputy: Datuk Dr Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan
  • Deputy: Datuk Ali Biju

Ministry of Home Affairs

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said
  • Deputy 2: Jonathan Yassin

Ministry of Health

  • Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali
  • Deputy 2: Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang

Ministry of Rural Development

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad
  • Deputy 2: Datuk Hasbi Habibollah

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah
  • Deputy 2: Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • Minister: Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah
  • Deputy: Kamarudin Jaffar

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
  • Deputy: Datuk Rosol Wahid

Ministry of Communications and Multimedia

  • Minister: Tan Sri Annuar Musa
  • Deputy: Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin

Ministry of Housing and Local Government

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican
  • Deputy: Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Mutalib

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba
  • Deputy: Datuk Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim

Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives

  • Minister: Tan Sri Noh Omar
  • Deputy: Tuan Muslimin Yahaya

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities

  • Minister: Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin
  • Deputy 1: Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng
  • Deputy 2: Willie Mongin

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri
  • Deputy: Datuk Seri Dr Santhara Kumar

Ministry of National Unity

  • Minister: Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique
  • Deputy: Tuan Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal

Ministry of Youth and Sports

  • Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu
  • Deputy: Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker – Aug 27, 2021

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