Malaysia’s Prime Minister YB Datuk Patinggi Mohd Najib Tun Razak announces a new Deputy Prime Minster Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi following a cabinet reshuffle in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Also present was YBhg Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa, Chief Secretary to the Malaysian Government. The following is the list of new ministerial appointments:
New ministers
1. Deputy Prime Minister – YB Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
2. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister – YB Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau
3. Domestic Trade Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister – YB Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin
4. Natural Resources and Environmental Minister – YB Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
5. Education Minister – YB Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid
6. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department – YB Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said
7. International Trade and Industry Minister II – YB Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan
8. Communication and Multimedia Minister – YB Datuk Seri Mohd Salleh Keruak
Ministers with new portfolios
1. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister – YB Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Former Communications and Multimedia Minister)
2. Higher Education Minister – YB Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh (Former Education Minister II)
3. The Rural and Regional Development Ministry – YB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Former Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister)
New Deputy Ministers and new portfolios
1. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister – YB Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican
2. Deputy Home Minister – YB Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed
3. Deputy Home Minister – YB Tuan Masir Anak Kujat
4. Deputy Tourism Minister – YB Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
5. Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister (MITI) – YB Datuk Ahmad Maslan (Former Deputy Finance Minister)
6. Deputy Higher Education Minister – YB Datuk Mary Yap (Former Deputy Education Minister)
7. Deputy Education Minister – YB Chong Sin Woon
8. Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Minister – YB Datuk Hamim Samuri
9. Deputy Defence Minister – YB Mohd Johari Baharum
10. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs – YBDatuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
11. Deputy Finance Minister – YB Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani
