Johari made trade minister, Hannah becomes FT minister

R Ramanan takes over human resources portfolio from Steven Sim, who now helms the entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry.

Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani was previously plantation and commodities minister.

PUTRAJAYA:

 Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani has been promoted to investment, trade and industry minister by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the Cabinet reshuffle.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has meanwhile been made federal territories minister under the Prime Minister’s Department, replacing Dr Zaliha Mustafa who was dropped from the Cabinet.

Sungai Petani MP Taufiq Johari takes over from Yeoh as youth and sports minister, while Johari’s previous plantation and commodities ministry will now be helmed by Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad.

DAP’s Steven Sim has been swapped to the entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry while PKR vice-president R Ramanan will take over the human resources portfolio.

Sim fills the post vacated by Upko president Ewon Benedick who had resigned last month.

PKR’s Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir meanwhile takes over the economy portfolio, which had been left vacant following the resignation of former party deputy president Rafizi Ramli.

Sabah PKR chief Mustapha Sakmud was promoted as Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister. He was previously deputy higher education minister.

Now-former religious affairs minister Na’im Mokhtar was also dropped from the Cabinet. 

Meanwhile, DAP deputy secretary-general Steven Sim takes the entrepreneur development and cooperatives portfolio left vacant by the resignation of Upko president Ewon Benedick on Nov 8.

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The new ministers are Sungai Buluh MP R Ramanan, Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad, Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir, Sabah PKR chief Mustapha Sakmud, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Arthur Joseph Kurup, and senator Zulkifli Hassan.

Ramanan, who served as Ewon’s deputy at the entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry takes over from Sim as human resources minister, while Noraini is promoted from deputy minister of family, women and community development to plantation industries and commodities minister, replacing Johari.

Akmal takes the place of Rafizi Ramli, who gave up the economy portfolio after being ousted as PKR deputy president in May, and Mustapha moves up from deputy higher education minister to minister of Sabah and Sarawak affairs. The portfolio was previously held by deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof.

Arthur Joseph Kurup, formerly agriculture and food security deputy minister, is now natural resources and sustainability minister, taking over from Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad who quit the Cabinet along with Rafizi.

Zulkifli is promoted from deputy minister to minister in the prime minister’s department in charge of religious affairs, taking over from his former boss Na’im Mokhtar, the other minister who has been dropped from the Cabinet.

Among the deputy ministers, Liew Chin Tong has been moved from investment, trade and industry to finance, while Abdul Rahman Mohamad leave human resources to join the energy transition and water transformation ministry.

Lim Hui Ying, former deputy finance minister, is now women, family and community development deputy minister, while Hanifah Hajar Taib has moved from economy to health.

Meanwhile Adam Adli, who was recently appointed acting head of Melaka PKR, moves from youth and sports to higher education, also as deputy minister.

Among the new deputy ministers are R Yuneswaran at national unity, Lo Su Fui (federal territories), Chiew Choon Man (tourism, arts and culture), Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (natural resources and environmental sustainability), Sim Tze Tzin (investment, trade and industry), and Wilson Ugak Kumbong (digital).

The only deputy minister who has been dropped is K Saraswathy, who formerly served in the national unity ministry.

Here is the full list of Anwar’s new Cabinet:

Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim

Deputies
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Fadillah Yusof

Finance
Anwar Ibrahim

Finance II
Amir Hamzah Azizan

Deputy
Liew Chin Tong

Rural and regional development
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Deputy
Rubiah Wang

Energy transition and water transformation
Fadillah Yusof

Deputy
Abdul Rahman Mohamad

Transport
Loke Siew Fook

Deputy
Hasbi Habibollah

Agriculture and food security
Mohamad Sabu

Deputy
Chan Foong Hin

Economy
Akmal Nasir

Deputy
Shahar Abdullah

Housing and local government
Nga Kor Ming

Deputy
Aiman Athirah Sabu

Foreign affairs
Mohamad Hasan

Deputy
Lukanisman Awang Sauni

Works
Alexander Nanta Linggi

Deputy
Ahmad Maslan

Home affairs
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

Deputy
Shamsul Anuar Nasarah

Investment, trade and industry
Johari Ghani

Deputy
Sim Tze Tzin

Defence
Khaled Nordin

Deputy
Adly Zahari

Science, technology and innovation
Chang Lih Kang

Deputy
Yusof Apdal

Women, family and community development
Nancy Shukri

Deputy
Lim Hui Ying

Natural resources and sustainability
Arthur Joseph Kurup

Deputy
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh

Entrepreneur and cooperatives development
Steven Sim

Deputy
Mohamad Alamin

Higher education
Zambry Abdul Kadir

Deputy
Adam Adli

Tourism, arts and culture
Tiong King Sing

Deputy
Chiew Choon Man

Communications
Fahmi Fadzil

Deputy
Teo Nie Ching

Education
Fadhlina Sidek

Deputy
Wong Kah Woh

National unity
Aaron Ago Dagang

Deputy
R Yuneswaran

Youth and sports
Dr Taufiq Johari

Deputy
Mordi Bimol

Domestic trade and cost of living
Armizan Ali

Deputy
Fuziah Salleh

Plantation and commodities
Noraini Ahmad

Deputy
Huang Tiong Sii

Health
Dzulkefly Ahmad

Deputy
Hanifah Hajar Taib

Digital
Gobind Singh Deo

Deputy
Wilson Ugak Kumbong

Human resources
R Ramanan

Deputy
Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan

Prime Minister’s Department

Law and institutional reform
Azalina Othman Said

Deputy
M Kulasegaran

Religious affairs
Zulkifli Hasan

Deputy
Marhamah Rosli

Federal territories
Hannah Yeoh

Deputy
Lo Su Fui

Sabah and Sarawak
Mustapha Sakmud

- FMT