PM Najib announces new Cabinet

Hindraf's Waytha Moorthy, Maybank CEO & Khairy all appear in Najib's new Cabinet

 

Hindraf leader Waytha Moorthy, Maybank CEO Abdul Wahid Omar and Khairy Jamaluddin all hit the Cabinet jackpot as Prime Minister Najib Razak announced his executive lineup on Wednesday.

Calling it a balanced team of ministers ranging from experienced faces, technocrats and newcomers, the PM's list contained a blend of old-timers and interesting new additions.

Najib said the old heads were there to provide continuity, while the technocrats provided expertise and the young ones; youth, ability and vigor. 

He said team will continue his agenda of national transformation and help the government regain the trust of the rakyat. Najib also said issues like integrity and corruption will be areas of focus for the new Cabinet.
Below is the full list of office bearers in Najib Razak's 2013 Cabinet:

PRIME MINISTER Najib Razak

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Muhyiddin Yassin


PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Ministers
Jamil Khir Baharom
Abdul Wahid Omar (Maybank CEO)
Idris Jala
Joseph Kurup
Shahidan Kassim
Nancy Shukri
Joseph Entulu Anak Belaun
Paul Low Seng Kuan (Transparency International president)

Deputy Ministers
P. Waytha Moorthy
Razali Ibrahim

FINANCE
MinisterNajib Razak

Minister IIAhmad Husni Hanadzlah

Deputy MinisterAhmad Maslan



EDUCATION
Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister II
Idris Jusoh

Deputy Ministers
Mary Yap
P. Kamalanathan

DEFENCE
Minister
Hishamuddin Hussein
Deputy Minister
Abdul Rahim Bakri


TRANSPORT
Minister (Acting)
Hishamuddin Hussein

Deputy Minister
Abdul Aziz Kaprawi


HOME AFFAIRS
Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Deputy Minister
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar

WORKS
Minister
Fadillah Yusof

Deputy Minister
Rosnah Rashid Shirlin

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Minister
Mustapa Mohamed

Deputy Minister
Hamim Samuri


FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Minister
Anifah Aman
Deputy Minister
Hamzah Zainuddin


DOMESTIC TRADE, COOPERATIVES & CONSUMERISM
Minister
Hasan Malek
Deputy Minister
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah


COMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA
Minister
Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Deputy Minister
Jailani Johari


HUMAN RESOURCES
Minister
Richard Riot Anak Jaem

Deputy Minister
Ismail Abd Mutalib


RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Minister
Shafee Apdal

Deputy Minister
Alexander Nanta Linggi


URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Minister
Abdul Rahman Dahlan

Deputy Minister
Halimah Saddique


FEDERAL TERRITORIES
Minister
Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor

Deputy Minister
Loga Bala Mohan


YOUTH AND SPORTS
Minister
Khairy Jamaluddin

Deputy Minister
M. Saravanan


HEALTH
Minister
S. Subramaniam

Deputy Minister
Hilmi Yahaya


ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER
Minister
Maximus Ongkili

Deputy Minister
Mahdzir Khalid


AGRICULTURE  AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES
Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Deputy Minister
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman

TOURISM
Minister
Mohamed Nazri Aziz

Deputy Minister
Joseph Salang Gandum


NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Minister
G. Palanivel

Deputy Minister
James Dawos Mamit


SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Minister
Ewon Ebin

Deputy Minister
Abu Bakar Muhamad Diah

WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Minister
Rohani Abdul Karim

Deputy Minister
Azizah Mohd Dun


PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES
Minister
Douglas Uggah Embas

Deputy Minister
Noriah Kasnon

Totals
Prime Minister	1 position
Deputy Prime Minister	1 position
Ministers (exc. PM)	33 positions
Deputy Ministers (exc. DPM)	26 positions
Total	61 positions
Total ministries	24

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