{"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 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 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 Read More: H<\/a>ighlights Of Malaysia Madani Budget 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In an effort to improve public opinion of the government and affect some major changes, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a major reshuffle of his Cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":45629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,216],"tags":[1808,1396,430,1639],"class_list":["post-60248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-news-updates","tag-cabinet-reshuffle","tag-datuk-seri-anwar-ibrahim","tag-government","tag-malaysia-madani"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/span>Return of old favourites, plus some new faces<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>New cabinet line up announced\u00a0 on Dec 12, 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nFinance Minister II: Datuk Seri Amiz Hamzah Azizan
\nDeputy Finance Minister: Lim Hui Ying<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Rural and Regional Development Minister: Datuk Rubiah Wang<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Energy Transition and Public Utility Minister: Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Transport Minister: Datuk Hasbi Habibollah<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Agriculture and Food Securities Minister: Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Economy Minister : Datuk Hanifah Taib<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Local Government Development Minister: Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Foreign Minister: Datuk Mohamad Alamin<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Works Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Home Minister: Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah<\/li>\n
\nDeputy International Trade & Industry Minister : Liew Chin Tong<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Defence Minister: Adly Zahari<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister: Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Women, Family & Community Development Minister: Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department, Law and Institutional Reform: M. Kulasegaran<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Natural Resources and Sustainability Minister: Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister: Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Higher Education Minister: Datuk Mustapha Yunus Sakmud<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Tourism, Arts & Culture Minister: Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Communications Minister: Teo Nie Ching<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Education Minister: Wong Kah Woh<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Unity Minister: Saraswathy Kandasami<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Dept, Religious Affairs:: Professor Dr Zulkifli Hassan<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Youth & Sports Minister: Adam Adli Abdul Halim<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister: Fuziah Salleh<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Plantation and Commodities Minister: Datuk Chan Foon Hin<\/li>\n
\nDeputy: Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Digital Minister: Datuk Ugak Anak Kumbong<\/li>\n
\nDeputy Human Resources Minister: Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n