{"id":60248,"date":"2023-12-12T12:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T04:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=60248"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T07:45:45","slug":"madani-cabinet-reshuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/madani-cabinet-reshuffle","title":{"rendered":"Madani Government Cabinet Reshuffle; Who\u2019s In And Who\u2019s Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a year in power, it\u2019s safe to say that the court of public opinion hasn\u2019t been kind<\/a> to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Madani government.<\/p>\n

Trust in the government has suffered thanks to various issues such as concerns over the economic direction of Malaysia<\/a>, the high inflation rate, and a lack of significant reforms.<\/p>\n

So in an effort to rebuild the people\u2019s trust in the Madani government, Anwar announced a major cabinet reshuffle to help shake things up, and hopefully affect some real changes.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Return of old favourites, plus some new faces<\/span><\/h2>\n

The changes made to Anwar\u2019s cabinet include the return of former ministers to their old haunting grounds, the movement of prominent ministers, the splitting of existing ministries and some new faces.<\/p>\n

For the returning of old favourites, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and Gobind Singh Deo are returning to the post of Health Minister and the Communications and Digital Ministry respectively.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, UMNO\u2019s deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, who is currently holding the Defence Minister post, has been moved to the Foreign Ministry, with another UMNO mainstay, Datuk Seri Mohamad Khalid Nordin set to take his place.<\/p>\n

There are some new faces set to make their debuts in Anwar\u2019s cabinet as well, such as the surprise nomination of the current Employees Provident Fund (EPF) CEO, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan as the newly created Finance Minister II post.<\/p>\n

<\/span>New cabinet line up announced\u00a0 on Dec 12, 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n

The prime minister shared the good news in a live broadcast<\/a> aired earlier today.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Anwar\u2019s new cabinet<\/a> will look like after the reshuffle;<\/p>\n