Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet

Taken from: Malaysian Insider

Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced his Cabinet of 28 ministers today, with many faces retained and Sabah emerging big winners with four members given senior portfolios.

But despite the expectations otherwise, there were only a sprinkling of new faces with many members of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s team retaining their jobs albeit with different ministries.

The Cabinet was also marginally trimmed down even though a leaner Cabinet was expected.

Among the ministers dropped were Datuk Azalina Aziz, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Tan Sri Amirsham Aziz, Datuk Ong Ka Chuan and Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, newly elected as Umno deputy president, was made deputy prime minister.

Influential Sabah lawmaker Datuk Anifah Aman was the most prominent new member of the Cabinet and was given the plum Foreign Ministry portfolio.

Datuk Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, as expected, returned to the Cabinet as the new women’s affairs minister, as did Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who was made minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Both of them will be appointed senators.

Another new face in the Cabinet is Raja Nong Chik, who was appointed Federal Territories minister.

Among the other prominent appointments were Muhyiddin as education minister and Najib himself remains the first finance minister.

Datuk Husni Hanadzlah was made the second finance minister.

Besides Anifah, the other three Sabah ministers are Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Maximus Ongkili and Datuk Shafie Apdal.

Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein, who was elected Umno vice-president, was made the home minister while another Umno V-P Datuk Zahid Hamidi will be the defence minister.

Datuk Mustapa Mohamad was made the international trade and industry minister.

As expected, Khairy Jamaluddin, who was recently elected Umno Youth chief, was not offered a Cabinet post.

It was a major slap in the face for him as Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, whom he beat in the party polls, was made a deputy minister as was his deputy Youth chief Razali Ibrahim.

MCA also maintains its status quo of four ministers in the Cabinet with Datuk Kong Cho Ha as the new addition in place of Datuk Ong Ka Chuan.

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36 Responses to “Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet”

orangluar on April 9th, 2009 6:13 pm

Look how smart are politician. Anifah aman rejected his Deputy Minister offered by PA Lah. Now become a full minister.

Lucky Sulaiman Taib not promoted to train him to take over from the father.
Uchu Aki Ia on April 9th, 2009 7:46 pm

I thought Taib had said that BN’s victory in BA was a gift to the 6th Pee Emm of Malaysia. But why no new face from Sarawak in Najib’s cabinet? Sarawak still maintains the status quo with only two full ministers compared to four for Sabah. I’d expected Sarawk to be given at least one more new Minister and Deputy Minister posts to reciprocate Taib’s “gift” to Najib. But it seems it’s not to be.

Geogie Boy Chan seemed so optimistic that his party SOUP would be given another Ceputy Minister post in the new cabinet. When asked by by media people what had transpired during his brief meeting with the Pee Eem,he had smilingly replied that it was good news. Why no appointment for the five term MP of Serian? Why is he, being the only Dayak MP in SOUP, always being sidelined? In the previos Yong Khoon Seng was favoured over him. Just join PK,and you’ll assured of a ministerial portfolio if PR takes over the federal gov’t of Malaysia.

It looks like UMNO the backbone party of BN is breaking away from tradition when Khairy Jamaluddin (Pak Lah’s s-i-l) was not given any cabinet appointment. In the past the elected head of UMNO’s youth wing had always been appointed a minister. But this time around, Muhkrz Mahathir (the son of Dr. Mahathir) who lost to Khairy for the contest of Pemuda UMNO, is appointed a Dy. Minister instead. What a turn of event indeed!
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lola on April 9th, 2009 8:03 pm

koh tsu koon?

why?
Uchu Aki Ia on April 9th, 2009 8:17 pm

The exclusion of Shit Hamid Albar from the cabinet is good riddance to bad rubbish!
akituai on April 9th, 2009 8:21 pm

Kabinet baru merupakan satu berita yang baik untuk Pakatan Rakyat kerana Sarawak ada modal untuk pilihanraya Sarawak yang akan datang. Daripada 141 ahli parlimen BN 29 adalah dari Sarawak. Kenapa hanya dua sahaja menteri penuh untuk Sarawak. Sabah yang mempunyai 24 orang ahli parlimen mendapat 4 menteri penuh. Ini adalah satu modal untuk Pakatan Rakyat untuk menawan Negeri Sarawak.
Najib berkata tiada kaum yang ditinggalkan dalam kabinet beliau. Mana wakil kaum Bidayuh yang merupakan satu kaum yang terbesar di Sarawak selepas, Iban, Cina dan Melayu?
Ahli Parlimen Serian merupkan ahli parlimen selama 5 penggal tidak disenaraikan. SUPP hanya mempergunakan kaum dayak yang menjadi ahli dalam SUPP. What the dayaks get with SUPP is just the “SOUP” no “Flesh”.
Richard Rio, SUPP will not nominate you in the coming PRU 13 because you are so senior and the SUPP Chinese leaders will feel guilty if you win in the coming PRU13 and no nominate you the represent the dayaks in the cabinet line-up.
SUPP is a multiracial party but when come to nominate it members to any government posts it only think of their own cronies.
apekbayat on April 9th, 2009 9:01 pm

kabinet ke baru tu..utai ke isu2 memagang utai ulih empa najib.
ABCanair on April 9th, 2009 11:53 pm

The return of Taib to Kuching empty handed without any addition of his PBB/BN friends to Najib’s cabinet illustrates how little they treasured the votes of Batang Ai voters that tilted in favour of BN in 407 by-election. Adding Koh and Chew to Najib’s list will surely hasten the demise of Gerakan and MCA in 13th GE.
belik aku on April 10th, 2009 1:52 am

Hi all,
no need any alot of minister from Sarawak, because we in sarawak is not a threat. It shows in the batang ai result… even if there are no minister also we still vote for BN. Pity sarawakian… belik agi.. enda badu2. Belik nar aku ehhh..
iban samarahan on April 10th, 2009 1:59 am

this will also happen if Pakatan Rakyat rule….that is why..Dr John..please work on setting up a Dayak based opposition party to ally with Pakatan Rakyat…udah gik kitai dikemeli ka laut, cina…
mata dua on April 10th, 2009 7:38 am

Why there was no Bidayuh in the line up? Are Bidayuh happy with that?

Najib still gets the advice from Mahathir to run the country.
CharcoalArt on April 10th, 2009 9:22 am

- 4 Sabah ministers compared to 2 from Sarawak – NOT SO GOOD!

- Nadai menteri penuh Laut ari Sarawak! GOOD!

- Syed Hamid is out – hope we will have less problems with “Allah” – GOOD!

- Azlina is out – GOOD!

- Khairy enda nyadi menteri – GOOD!

- Muhd Muhd Taib is out – GOOD!

- Muhyiddin DPM – GOOD!

I believe Naijb has a much better team than Pak Lah.
malong on April 10th, 2009 10:21 am

sama aja lah sida tu….nguji pakatan ga memerintah.sida tu agi mengamalkan ketuanan Melayu…PIRAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Voter on April 10th, 2009 11:43 am

What has siliman done? Nothing. What is siliman good for? Nothing. So why is siliman still in the cabinet? Maybe to clean toilets at Putrajaya and all the toilets at tourist destinations in Malaysia.
selukai on April 10th, 2009 1:25 pm

No Bidayuh minister/deputy minister because no matter what they still vote BN for development.
Same goes to laut sarawak…..
and same goes to iban…..
Felda Pasak on April 10th, 2009 8:37 pm

Three ministers from Johor dropped. They are Sharir from JB, Syed Hamid from Kota Tinggi and Azlina from Pengerang.
gerinang on April 10th, 2009 9:05 pm

To: DR.JBA
i agreed with malong and iban smrhan, maybe PR will have the same ideology with BN (they dont really care about dayak)..in tha cabinet line up..

as a PKR suppoter DR.JBA, i think we need to form a party, see what happend now, a lots of new dayak generation want a new DAYAK party and do this before they turn their back ON PR..

we have to stand on our own, mind about the resourses, just get it done, there sre plenty of time before the next state election..
JJM Junior on April 10th, 2009 9:13 pm

Dayak should be happy with 4Js deputy + Douglas full minister. But when come to physical development their representation at federal level brings no merit to the dayaks. Are they puppets or just window dressings?

The sad thing is other MPs are also not effectively playing their role, normally spend their time sleeping or absence during parliament sitting. Iban said, “eat wages blindly”.
JJM Junior on April 10th, 2009 9:21 pm

gerinang,

Kumbai nuan senang baka ke bejaku numbuh ke parti. Ni parti BBQ ga sebening ngatur ti bisi 500 iku org diintu.

Empai sempat ngerijista, udah pecah 2 kitai Iban berebut ke post.

Maia kempen kumbai nuan baka ngambi daun getah duit? Ni begulai ngau PKR ga sendat seput begiga ke duit. Nama nuan enda nemu, semina 40+ aja meri derma RM5 maia bepilih? Enti perlu meri siko pengundi sigi leka beras pan enda cukup duit nya.
gerinang on April 10th, 2009 9:39 pm

To:JJM
rega isi kera sekilo RM28.00

siko kera sihat 3-5kg

total for siko kera enti 5kg RM340

BA per person beri kita RM50.00

amat duit enda ulih di giga baka daun getah tang real iban enda mudah di kemelik kitak..paham2 meh meda tai kiha aku atas!!
jugamlapar on April 10th, 2009 10:07 pm

Amat ko gerinang nya, pia meh ia..ha3 tp diato 70 juta yu… untong bala tauke kontraktor geng cda BN, tau gak sekeda NUMPANG neh, bebagi MASING2 untung… idup DAYAK
JJM Junior on April 10th, 2009 10:27 pm

gerinang,

Don’t underestimate the rural folks basic instinct. We have to accept and look the by-election result at different angle, use the helicopter view. Let the BN celebrate the victory with pride. And we are also happy to know that if the voters really can get what they wanted for all this while from BN.

From this by-election, hopefully we can forecast the voting phenomenon and take advantage of what will happen in the coming state election if BN
1. fail to fulfill the promises? The voters not only in BA but throughout Sarawak will take BA as an example of BN great liar. They will vote the opposition in protest of the BN lying to them.

2. able to deliver the promises, we the dayaks also benefit from the BN because of strong pressure from the opposition party.

Therefore, whichever the outcome the opposition party (PKR) has nothing to lose. Now is up to the BN to walk the options.
selukai on April 10th, 2009 11:30 pm

to gerinang

Anang angan2 ka numboh parti baru, MDC berapa taun ngapil awak ka diregister agi enda ulih, nuan senang2 ka maik numboh ka parti baru.
Nama kebuah enggai masuk nyadi ahli SNAP?
Jimmy on April 11th, 2009 12:52 am

Tangan hantu Dibelakang sebab MDC tak dapat diregister ialah kerana Pehin Sri Taib, Tan Sri Alfred Jabu dan Dr. James Masing takut kalah oleh Parti Dayak MDC yang besar kemungkinan dapat menyatukan orang Dayak menjadi satu Parti yang kuat dan majoriti keahlian kerana sentimen Dayakism dan Sarawakism… Apa sebab parti Umno tak datang ke Sarawak kerana Pehin Sri Taib takut nanti tak jadi Ketua menteri kerana Parti PBB akan pecah kerana bala anak biak Iban Alfred Jabu bukan orang Melayu. Maka dengan itu jumlah perwakilan mereka melayu/ UMNO yang sedikit tak boleh jadi ketua menteri Sarawak. Tangan hantu dibelakang Parti Dayak base yang dibatalkan sebelum ini pun kita tahu siapa orang disebaliknya. Jika Dr.James Masing kerja sama/beri peluang kepada Daniel Tajem seperti Najib beri peluang kepada Pak Lah akan masih hidup Parti Dayak Bersatu bukan kalah bulu dan jadi berhantu takut MDC seperti Komunis atau
belangpinggang on April 11th, 2009 11:27 am

Nya asai Amit Lebar enda di bai Najip dalam kebinit iya!!!
gerinang on April 11th, 2009 2:31 pm

To: selukai..

Ari angan2 kitai bisi cita-cita

ari cita-cita kitai bisi impian

ari impian nyadi KENYATAAN!!

sampai bila agi ka berunding semua utai enda alah, sedangkan MOTTO kitai iban agi idup agi gelaban, tok pan ka cuma kak ngaga parti dayak baru udah engai ngelaban..

snap multiracial empu party, ke di suggest aku parti dayak y selukai.. dik empu dah mesuk snap??
bencuk d baul on April 11th, 2009 4:44 pm

Nasit amat Datuk JE agi naydi deputy minister, Enti enda pia tusah amat kami iban ba Tamin. Sokong Datuk JE nganti JJM. K ga nya. Arap amat ku ke ia.
belik aku on April 12th, 2009 12:47 pm

Dear Gerinang,
nadai salah bisi cita cita, tang cita cita mesti ka bisi jalai ke patut.

manah nuan cita cita jadi Agung ajak, ulih nuan milih Dayak nyadi PM, buai Najib..
Tigowan on April 13th, 2009 6:46 am

As A Didayuh, I am totally disappointed that none of the Bidayuh MPs are selected in najis’b Line up. It should be a clear message to the Bidayuh that we should….
selukai on April 13th, 2009 11:17 am

To gerinang, as long as buban agi idup, anang mimpi ka numboh ka parti baru. So pilih meh parti ya ka udah bisi dulu, chunto ya SNAP tauka PKR nyadi platform maya tu. Enti bisi peluang dudi ari ila, tumboh ka meh parti dayak empu.
rantaipiko on April 13th, 2009 11:29 am

berapa urang iban ngau urang megai perintah diakk..??????????
Igat Rengayong on April 14th, 2009 12:39 pm

Tumboh ka pati dayak ia ka disukung dayak….bala cina meh nyadi presiden ila……nadai guna nya…maioh udah pati dayak agi digenggam bau kentut dah nyadi pati cina……kiroh bepati….ti bisi jalaika manah nyamai bebai ngiga duit kitai…..dah maioh duit baru kitai <<>>>> sepuas ia…..

Thanks…..

Suah Udah Nyadi……
Anak MAmbong on April 14th, 2009 1:59 pm

Hello Bidayuh Fellow
Dont vote for SUPP, PBB or SPDP during next election. Ajar NAjib dan Dr George Chan supaya hormat sikit dengan maruah kita.
Celaka BN, celaka UMNO, pergi matilah SUPP

Better vote for PKR
elly on April 14th, 2009 4:47 pm

Hi anak mambung,

Good try ! Did u hear this story about our Dayak’s minister has laut girl friend ? If this person will takes Matmut’s plc, I am very scared he will welcomes UMNO to SWK !
elly on April 14th, 2009 4:51 pm

Sigi amat, maia previous election. Najib bisi madah, setiap etnik mesti siko wakil Minister ba Parlimen. Tang maia tu bisi peda? Nope..!
Dr. John Brian Anthony on April 14th, 2009 10:48 pm

Dayak Minister – “girlfriend” – please stay away from such hear say laban it can attract legal action against dayakbaru. Not worth the cost – and also of no value to our Dayak discussion.

Thank you – it is just a reminder.