Muhyiddin cabinet

The Muhyiddin Cabinet
The Muhyiddin Cabinet
	; 21st Cabinet of Malaysia
	2020–present
Date formed	1 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Al-Sultan Abdullah
Head of government	Muhyiddin Yassin
Total no. of members	32
Member parties	PN PPBM; BN; PAS; GPS; PBS; STAR; IND; ;
Status in legislature	PN led Coalition government
Opposition parties	PH; WARISAN; IND; UPKO; PSB;
Opposition leaders	Anwar Ibrahim (since 18 May 2020)
History
Legislature term(s)	14th Malaysian Parliament
Predecessor	Seventh Mahathir cabinet

The Muhyiddin cabinet was formed on 10 March 2020, nine days after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia.

History

Mahathir Mohamad resigned as Prime Minister on 24 February 2020,[1] marking the end of the seventh Mahathir cabinet, where Muhyiddin was Minister of Home Affairs. A combination of factors, including Muhyiddin's decision to pull out his own party (BERSATU) out of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition[2], the sacking of Mohamed Azmin Ali and Zuraida Kamaruddin from People's Justice Party (PKR) for initiating the "Sheraton Move"[3] and the resignation of nine other Members of Parliament (MPs) aligned to Azmin from PKR[4], resulted in the ruling coalition losing a simple majority in the Dewan Rakyat, leaving itself hung. However, at the request of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Mahathir stayed on as interim Prime Minister until a new Prime Minister is appointed.

Following the leadership vacuum, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong summoned all MPs to the Istana Negara (National Palace) on 26 and 27 February to gauge their support for a new prime minister. PH initially wanted Mahathir to return, but later named Anwar Ibrahim to the post[5] based on Mahathir's promise to pass the baton to Anwar before retracting the nomination for another time.[6] The proposed return of Mahathir received cross community support from BERSATU, Barisan Nasional (BN), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN), Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) and other political parties represented in the Parliament. However, BN, PAS and GPS opposed the return of Democratic Action Party (DAP) to the governing coalition, the same way Mahathir opposed the return of "kleptocrats and traitors" to the same.

On 28 February, the National Palace stated that none of Prime Minister's candidates, namely Mahathir, Anwar, Muhyiddin or the self-nominated Bung Moktar Radin, obtained a simple majority in the Dewan Rakyat to form a government. Therefore, His Majesty gave another chance to leaders of all political parties represented in the Parliament to propose a new Prime Minister on the following day.

As a result, His Majesty has decided to appoint Muhyiddin as Prime Minister according to Articles 40(2)(a) and 43(2)(a) of the Federal Constitution following His Majesty's belief that Muhyiddin could command the majority of the Dewan Rakyat,[7] Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja (Comptroller of the National Palace) Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin announced in a palace statement. According to PAS Secretary-General Takiyuddin Hassan, Muhyiddin was supported by 114 MPs representing BERSATU, BN, PAS, GBS and GPS.[8] Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg later announced that GPS is not a part of the newly-created Perikatan Nasional (National Alliance) coalition but a party that provides confidence and supply to Muhyiddin.

Despite Mahathir's claim that he received support from 114 MPs to return to premiership at the night before Muhyiddin's swearing-in, Muhyiddin was sworn in as the eighth Prime Minister[9] at 10.33 in the morning of 1 March.

Composition

On 9 March 2020, Muhyiddin announced his Cabinet of 32 ministers and 38 deputy ministers. The Cabinet includes six technocrats who was appointed as Senators on 10 March 2020 before taking office.[10][11] The position of Deputy Prime Minister was kept vacant as "there is no need to appoint one". Instead, the Senior Ministers will deputise for the Prime Minister in his absence should such necessity arises.[12]

Ministers

As of 1 March 2020, the Cabinet comprises:[13]
PPBM (11) BN (11) GPS (4) PAS (3) Independent (2) PBS (1)

Portfolio	Office Bearer		Constituency	Took Office	Left Office
Prime Minister	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Haji Mohd. Yassin MP	PPBM	Pagoh	1 March 2020	Incumbent
Senior Ministers	Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali MP (Finance and Economics)	PPBM	Gombak	10 March 2020
	Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob MP (Security)	BN (UMNO)	Bera
	Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof MP (Infrastructure Development)	GPS (PBB)	Petra Jaya
	Dr. Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin (Education and Social)	PPBM	Senator
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed MP (Economy)		Jeli
	Dato' Seri Mohd. Redzuan Md. Yusof MP (Special Functions)		Alor Gajah
	Dato' Haji Takiyuddin Hassan MP (Parliament and Law)	PAS	Kota Bharu
	Dato' Seri Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (Religious Affairs)	Independent	Senator
	Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili MP (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)	PBS	Kota Marudu
Minister of Finance	Dato' Sri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz	Independent	Senator
Minister of Defence	Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob MP	BN (UMNO)	Bera
Minister of Home Affairs	Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin MP	PPBM	Larut
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali MP		Gombak
Minister of Education	Dr. Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin		Senator
Minister of Environment and Water	Ustaz Dato' Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man MP	PAS	Kubang Kerian
Minister of Federal Territories	Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Annuar Haji Musa MP	BN (UMNO)	Ketereh
Minister of Transport	Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong MP	BN (MCA)	Ayer Hitam
Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries	Datuk Seri Dr. Ronald Kiandee MP	PPBM	Beluran
Minister of Health	Datuk Sri Dr. Adham Baba MP	BN (UMNO)	Tenggara
Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture	Dato' Sri Hajjah Nancy Shukri MP	GPS (PBB)	Batang Sadong
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Puan Hajjah Zuraida Kamaruddin MP	PPBM	Ampang
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Sri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein MP	BN (UMNO)	Sembrong
Minister of Higher Education	Dato' Dr. Noraini Ahmad MP	BN (UMNO)	Parit Sulong
Minister of Human Resources	Datuk Seri Saravanan Murugan MP	BN (MIC)	Tapah
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs	Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi MP	GPS (PBB)	Kapit
Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperative	Dato' Sri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar MP	GPS (PBB)	Santubong
Minister of Rural Development	Datuk Dr. Haji Abdul Latiff Haji Ahmad MP	PPBM	Mersing
Minister of Works	Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof MP	GPS (PBB)	Petra Jaya
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar MP	BN (UMNO)	Rembau
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Dato' Dr. Shamsul Anuar Haji Nasarah MP	BN (UMNO)	Lenggong
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities	Ustaz Dato' Dr. Mohd. Khairuddin Aman Razali MP	PAS	Kuala Nerus
Minister of Women and Family	Datuk Seri Rina Mohd. Harun MP	PPBM	Titiwangsa
Minister of National Unity	Datuk Wira Halimah Mohamed Sadique MP	BN (UMNO)	Kota Tinggi
Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Sri Reezal Merican Naina Merican MP	BN (UMNO)	Kepala Batas
Minister of Communication and Multimedia	Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah MP	PPBM	Indera Mahkota

Deputy Ministers

As of 6 July 2020, the Deputy Ministers are:[13]
PPBM (16) BN (13) PAS (5) GPS (4) STAR (1)

Portfolio	Office Bearer		Constituency	Took Office	Left Office
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Arthur Joseph Kurup MP (Economy)	BN (PBRS)	Pensiangan	10 March 2020	Incumbent
	Datin Mastura Tan Sri Mohd. Yazid MP (Special Functions)	BN (UMNO)	Kuala Kangsar		Incumbent
	Dato' Eddin Syazlee Shith MP (Parliament and Law)	PPBM	Kuala Pilah		6 July 2020
	Datuk Shabudin Yahaya MP (Parliament and Law)	PPBM	Tasek Gelugor	6 July 2020	Incumbent
	Ustaz Haji Ahmad Marzuk Shaary MP (Religious Affairs)	PAS	Pengkalan Chepa	10 March 2020
	Dato' Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib MP (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)	GPS (PBB)	Mukah
Deputy Minister of Finance	Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri MP	PPBM	Kudat
Deputy Minister of Finance	Mohd. Shahar Abdullah MP	BN (UMNO)	Paya Besar
Deputy Minister of Defence	Dato' Sri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz MP	PPBM	Tanah Merah
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Jonathan Yasin MP	PPBM	Ranau
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Sri Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Mohamed Said MP	BN (UMNO)	Kuala Krau
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Datuk Lim Ban Hong	BN (MCA)	Senator
Deputy Minister of Education	Muslimin Yahaya MP	PPBM	Sungai Besar
Deputy Minister of Education	Dato' Dr. Mah Hang Soon	BN (MCA)	Senator
Deputy Minister of Environment and Water	Dato' Dr. Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad	BN (UMNO)	Senator
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories	Dato' Sri Dr. Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu MP	PPBM	Segamat
Deputy Minister of Transport	Tuan Haji Hasbi Haji Habibollah MP	GPS (PBB)	Limbang
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries	Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad Hamzah MP	BN (UMNO)	Jasin
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries	Dato' Haji Che Abdullah Mat Nawi MP	PAS	Tumpat
Deputy Minister of Health	Dato' Dr. Haji Noor Azmi Ghazali MP	PPBM	Bagan Serai
Deputy Minister of Health	Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang MP	GPS (PRS)	Kanowit
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Art	Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan MP	STAR	Keningau
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Sri Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Abd. Muttalib MP	BN (UMNO)	Maran
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Haji Kamarudin Jaffar MP	PPBM	Bandar Tun Razak
Deputy Minister of Higher Education	Dato' Dr. Mansor Othman MP	PPBM	Nibong Tebal
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Tuan Haji Awang Solahuddin Hashim MP	PAS	Pendang
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs	Dato' Haji Rosol Wahid MP	PPBM	Hulu Terengganu
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperatives	Datuk Wira Hajjah Mas Ermieyati Haji Samsudin MP	PPBM	Masjid Tanah
Deputy Minister of Rural Development	Dato' Sri Abdul Rahman Mohamad MP	BN (UMNO)	Lipis
Deputy Minister of Rural Development	Dato Henry Sum Agong MP	GPS (PBB)	Lawas
Deputy Minister of Works	Datuk Dr. Shahruddin Md. Salleh MP	PPBM	Sri Gading		4 June 2020[14]
Deputy Minister of Works	Dato' Eddin Syazlee Shith MP	PPBM	Kuala Pilah	6 July 2020	Incumbent
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Tuan Haji Ahmad Amzad Hashim MP	PAS	Kuala Terengganu	10 March 2020
Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Ali Anak Biju MP	PPBM	Saratok
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities	Willie Anak Mongin MP	PPBM	Puncak Borneo
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities	Dato' Sri Dr. Wee Jeck Seng MP	BN (MCA)	Tanjung Piai
Deputy Minister of Women and Family	Dato' Hajjah Siti Zailah Mohd. Yusoff MP	PAS	Rantau Panjang
Deputy Minister of National Unity	Dato' Sri Ti Lian Ker	BN (MCA)	Senator	5 May 2020[15][16]
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Wan Ahmad Fayhsal	PPBM	Senator	10 March 2020
Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia	Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin MP	BN (UMNO)	Padang Besar	10 March 2020

Changes

Under this Cabinet:

Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry was renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries.
Ministry of Economic Affairs was returned to the Prime Minister's Department in its original form as economic affairs portfolio.
A single Ministry of Education was divided into two separate ministries. Ministry of Higher Education was reinstated.
Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change and Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources were reorganised into three different ministries, namely Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and Ministry of Environment.
Ministry of National Unity was established as a result of separation of national unity portfolio from the Prime Minister's Department.
Ministry of Primary Industries was renamed as Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development was renamed as Ministry of Women and Family.

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[1] Tan, CK (25 February 2020). "Mahathir resignation leaves coalition's campaign promises hanging". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[2] Abd Mutalib, Zanariah (24 February 2020). "BERSATU keluar PH". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[3] "Azmin, Zuraida dipecat". BH Online (in Malay). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[4] Arifin, Latifah (24 February 2020). "11 Ahli Parlimen PKR keluar parti". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[5] Hussain, Hasniza (26 February 2020). "PH sepakat calon Anwar sebagai Perdana Menteri". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[6] "Anwar steps aside, endorses Dr Mahathir as PM representing PH coalition". Borneo Post Online. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[7] "Malaysian king chooses Muhyiddin Yassin over Mahathir to be prime minister". South China Morning Post. 29 February 2020.

[8] "Muhyiddin mohon semua pihak hormati keputusan Agong". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[9] "Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as Malaysia's new prime minister - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[10] "Mufti Wilayah Menteri Agama, CEO CIMB Menteri Kewangan". BH Online (in Malay). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[11] "Six new senators sworn in at Dewan Negara | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[12] Mat Ruzki, Rafidah; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (9 March 2020). "4 Menteri Kanan ganti TPM". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[:0-13] "Senarai penuh Kabinet". BH Online (in Malay). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[14] Patho Rohman, Mohd Anwar (4 June 2020). "Shahruddin letak jawatan Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[15] The post of Deputy Minister of National Unity was supposed to be filled by Bintulu MP, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (GPS-PDP) He then declined as "it was not befitting of his stature as a party chief and a five-term MP".

[16] "Govt accepts Tiong's decision to decline deputy minister's post | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 March 2020.