In a surprise move, Anwar named himself as the finance minister.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has named Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from Barisan Nasional and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) as Deputy Prime Ministers I and II, respectively.
In a surprise move, Anwar also named himself as the finance minister, in what is seen as a repeat of the Najib Razak era when the prime minister also assumed the critical portfolio.
The Pakatan-led unity government will see PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail helming the Home Ministry, while DAP secretary-general and Seremban MP Anthony Loke is back as transport minister. Amanah president and Kota Raja MP Mohamad Sabu will helm the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
The Defence Minister will be Rembau MP Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Works Minister will be Kapit MP Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Dr Zaliha Mustafa will be the new Health Minister while Teluk Intan MP Nga Kor Ming will be the Local Government Minister.
Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, meanwhile, who was thought to be eyeing the finance ministry, was named the economic affairs minister, a position once held by his former arch rival in PKR, Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Tengku Zafrul Aziz also saw a return to the Cabinet as the international trade and industry minister.
The former banker was first recruited as finance minister under the Perikatan Nasional government, and failed to debut as an MP when he lost to incumbent Dzulkefly Ahmad in Kuala Selangor at the recent general election.
However, former health minister Dzulkefly was not named for any portfolio.
Below is the line-up:
- Anwar Ibrahim – Prime Minister, Finance Minister
2. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – Deputy Prime Minister, Rural and Regional Development Minister
3. Fadillah Yusof – Deputy Prime Minister, Plantations and Commodities Minister
4. Anthony Loke Siew Fook – Transport Minister
5. Mohamad Sabu – Agriculture and Food Security Minister
6. Mohd Rafizi Ramli – Minister of Economy
7. Nga Kor Ming – Minister of Local Government Development
8. Mohamad Haji Hasan – Defence Minister
9. Alexander Nanta Linggi – Works Minister
10. Saifuddin Nasution Ismail – Home Minister
11. Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz – International Trade and Industry Minister
12. Mohamed Khaled Nordin – Higher Education Minister
13. Chang Lih Kang – Science and Technology Minister
14. Nancy Shukri – Development of Women, Family and Society Minister
15. Salahuddin Ayub – Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister
16. Azalina Othman – Law and Institutional Reforms Minister
17. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad – Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Minister
18. Ewon Benedick – Development of Entrepreneurs and Cooperatives Minister
19. Zambry Abd Kadir – Foreign Minister
20. Tiong King Sing – Tourism Minister
21. Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil – Digital Communications Minister
22. Fadhlina Sidek – Education Minister
23. Ago Anak Dagang – National Unity Minister
24. Mohd Na’im Haji Mokhtar – Religious Affairs Minister
25. Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan – Youth and Sports Minister
26. Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu – Human Resources Minister
27. Zaliha Mustafa – Health Minister
28. Armizan Mohd Ali – Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Minister
