Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has declared a substantial Cabinet reshuffle today, marking a notable change in the countrys administration. Here's a rundown of the new appointments and shifts within the Malaysian Cabinet:
New Appointments:
1. Finance Minister II: Amir Hamzah Azizan
2. Deputy Finance Minister: Lim Hui Ying
3. Deputy PM II, Energy Transition, and Sabah and Sarawak Affairs: Fadillah Yusof
4. Deputy Energy Transition: Akmal Nasrullah
5. Deputy Local Government: Aiman Aithirah
6. Foreign Minister: Mohamad Hasan
7. Deputy Works: Ahmad Maslan
8. Defence Minister: Khaled Nordin
9. Deputy Women Minister: Noraini Ahmad
10. Deputy Law Minister: M. Kulasegaran
11. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment: Nik Nazmi
12. Education Minister: Zambry Abdul Kadir
13. Deputy Education Minister: Wong Kah Woh
14. Deputy Unity Minister: Saraswathy Kandasami
15. Minister of Religious Affairs: Zulkifli Hasan
16. Federal Territories Minister: Zaliha Mustafa
17. Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living: Armizan Ali
18. Minister of Plantations and Commodities: Johari Abdul Ghani
19. Health Minister: Dzulkefly Ahmad
20. Minister of Digital Technology: Gobind Singh Deo
21. Deputy Minister of Digital Technology: Ugak Kumbong
22. Minister of Human Resources: Sim Chee Keong
Ministers Newly Introduced To The Line-up:
-+ Gobind Singh Deo (Digital Minister, Puchong MP)
-+ Steven Sim (Human Resources Minister, Bukit Mertajam MP)
-+ Amir Hamzah (Finance Minister II)
-+ Johari Abdul Ghani (Plantations and Commodities Minister, Titiwangsa MP)
-+ Dzulkefly Ahmad (Health Minister, Kuala Selangor MP)
No Longer In The Cabinet:
-+ V. Sivakumar (Human Resources Minister, Tronoh MP)
For reference, here's the full list of the updated cabinet members:
Anwar Ibrahim additionally confirmed the continued implementation of a 20% salary reduction for all cabinet ministers. He also reiterated his decision to abstain from receiving the prime minister's salary. Take a look at the list of his old cabinet members here if you'd like to compare.
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