The Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, also known as the Unity Government (Malay: Kerajaan Perpaduan), 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.
Changes
Changes in result of the new incoming cabinet
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 Costs of Living.
- 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.[3]
- Ministry of Federal Territories was transferred the Prime Minister's Department as a portfolio and a department under the Prime Minister.[4]
- 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
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
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 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.[5] 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 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.[6] Anwar subsequently announced the formation of three secretariat committees namely the elections committee, the strategy committee and the government and political agenda monitoring committee.[6]
The leaders of the secretariat are:
| Post | Member | Other posts |
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| Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
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| Deputy Chairmen | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
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| Abang Johari |
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| Hajiji Noor |
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| Shafie Apdal |
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| Secretary-General | Fadillah Yusof |
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| Secretariat Chief | Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki |
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The members of the secretariat are:
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Cabinet
Ministers
| Post | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | PH (PKR) | 24 November 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| GPS (PBB) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Law and Institutional Reform | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions | GRS | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| Religious Affairs | Independent | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Federal Territories | PH (PKR) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Finance | PH (PKR) | 24 November 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Independent | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Economy | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Defence | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Home Affairs | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | 5 April 2023 | |||
| Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry | 5 April 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Education | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Transport | PH (DAP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Security | PH (AMANAH) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Health | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| PH (AMANAH) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | GPS (PDP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Local Government Development | PH (DAP) | 3 December 2022 | 13 December 2023 | |||
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Youth and Sports | PH (DAP) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Minister of Higher Education | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Human Resources | PH (DAP) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living | PH (AMANAH) | 3 December 2022 | 23 July 2023 | |||
| GRS | Acting: 30 July 2023 | Acting: 12 December 2023 | ||||
| 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development | PH (UPKO) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Rural and Regional Development | BN (UMNO) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Works | GPS (PBB) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | GPS (PBB) | 12 December 2023 | 7 February 2024 | |||
| Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | 7 February 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Plantation and Commodities | GPS (PBB) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| BN (UMNO) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Women, Family and Community Development | GPS (PBB) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of National Unity | GPS (PRS) | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister of Communications and Digital | PH (PKR) | 3 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| Minister of Communications | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister of Digital | PH (DAP) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister Responsible for National Disaster Management Agency | BN (UMNO) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister Responsible for Sabah and Sarawak | GPS (PBB) | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
Deputy Ministers
| Post | Minister | Party | Constituency | Took office | Left office | ||
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| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Law and Institutional Reform | PH (DAP) | Bukit Gelugor | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | ||
| Ipoh Barat | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions | GPS (PRS) | Hulu Rajang | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| Religious Affairs | Independent | Senator | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Deputy Minister of Finance | BN (UMNO) | Pontian | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | |||
| PH (DAP) | Bukit Mertajam | 10 December 2022 | 12 December 2023 | ||||
| Tanjong | 12 December 2023 | Incumbent | |||||
| Deputy Minister of Economy | GPS (PBB) | Mukah | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Deputy Minister of Defence | PH (AMANAH) | Alor Gajah | 10 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | 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 | ||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Parzi, Mohd Nasaruddin (3 December 2022). "Dua portfolio kementerian digabung, satu lagi dimansuh". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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- ^ "Finding common ground aim of unity govt's secretariat meeting, says Zahid". Free Malaysia Today. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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