Palace: Full cabinet to be sworn in on July 2

The additions to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's cabinet will be sworn in next Monday, July 2, according to Istana Negara.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V had consented to the list of ministers and deputy ministers last week and returned it to the Prime Minister's Office on Friday, the palace said in a statement.

Government sources previously told Malaysiakini that Mahathir's cabinet would be expanded to include 28 ministers.

At present, there are 13 ministers who were sworn in on May 21. They are:

Muhyiddin Yassin (Bersatu) - Home

Lim Guan Eng (DAP) – Finance

Mohamad Sabu (Amanah) - Defence

Anthony Loke (DAP) – Transport

M Kulasegaran (DAP) – Human Resources

Mazlee Malik (Bersatu) – Education

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR) – Women, Family and Community Development

Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) – Economic Affairs

Zuraida Kamaruddin (PKR) – Housing and Local Government

Salahuddin Ayub (Amanah) – Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Rina Harun (Bersatu) – Rural Development

Dzulkefly Ahmad (Amanah) – Health

Gobind Singh (DAP) – Communication and Multimedia - Mkini