Cabinet of Sabah

The Cabinet of Sabah is a part of the executive arm of the Government of Sabah, Malaysia. The Cabinet consists of the Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, and 10 other ministers made up of members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Cabinet of Sabah
Kabinet Negeri Sabah
Coat of arms of Sabah
Overview
State	Sabah
Leader	Chief Minister
Appointed by	Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister
Responsible to	Legislative Assembly

This Cabinet is similar in structure and role to that of federal level, while being smaller in size. As federal and state responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and state governments.

Members of the Cabinet are selected by the Chief Minister, and appointed by the Governor. Cabinet Ministers are always the head of a ministry.

List of cabinets

Assembly	Term began	Members	Election	Cabinet	Majority party/coalition
1st	1963		Appointed	Fuad I	Sabah Alliance
2nd	1965			Peter Lo	Sabah Alliance
3rd	1967	32		Mustapha I	Sabah Aliance
4th	1971	32		Mustapha II (1971–1975) Said I (1975–1976)	Sabah Aliance (1971–1973) Barisan Nasional (1973–1976)
5th	1976	48		Fuad II (1976) Haris I (1976–1981)	BERJAYA
6th	1981	48		Haris II	Barisan Nasional
7th	1985	48		Joseph I	PBS
8th	1986	48		Joseph II	Barisan Nasional
9th	1990	48		Joseph III	Gagasan Rakyat
10th	1994	48		Joseph IV (1994) Sakaran (1994) Salleh (1994–1996) Yong Teck Lee (1996–1998) Bernard (1998–1999)	Gagasan Rakyat (1994) Barisan Nasional (1994–1999)
11th	1999	48		Sukam I (1999–2001) Chong Kah Kiat I (2001–2003) Musa I (2003-2004)	Barisan Nasional
12th	2004	60		Musa II	Barisan Nasional
13th	2008	60		Musa III	Barisan Nasional
14th	2013	60		Musa IV	Barisan Nasional
15th	2018	60		Musa V (2018) Shafie (2018–2020)	Barisan Nasional (2018) WARISAN (2018–2020)
16th	2020	73		Hajiji	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

Current Cabinet

Main article: Hajiji cabinet

The current cabinet, led by Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, succeeds the Shafie cabinet. Hajiji formed his cabinet following the 2020 State Election.

As of 11 January 2023, the makeup of the current Cabinet is as follows:^[1]

Hajiji cabinet
Minister		Office(s)	Department	Took office
	The Rt Hon. Hajiji Noor MLA for Sulaman	Chief Minister	Chief Minister's Department	29 September 2020
	Hon. Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan MLA for Tambunan	Deputy Chief Minister I Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry	11 January 2023 (as Deputy Chief Minister I) 29 September 2020 (as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry)
	Hon. Dr. Joachim Gunsalam MLA for Kundasang	Deputy Chief Minister II Minister of Local Government and Housing	Ministry of Local Government and Housing	11 January 2023
	Hon. Shahelmey Yahya MLA for Tanjung Keramat	Deputy Chief Minister III Minister of Works	Ministry of Works	11 January 2023
	Hon. Masidi Manjun MLA for Karanaan	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	11 January 2023
	Hon. Jahid Jahim MLA for Tamparuli	Minister of Rural Development	Ministry of Rural Development	29 September 2020
	Hon. Arifin Arif MLA for Membakut	Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	11 January 2023
	Hon. Ellron Angin MLA for Sook	Minister of Youth and Sports	Ministry of Youth and Sports	29 September 2020
	Hon. James Ratib MLA for Sugut	Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing	Ministry of Community Development and People's Wellbeing	11 January 2023
	Hon. Christina Liew MLA for Api-Api	Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment	Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment	11 January 2023
	Hon. Phoong Jin Zhe MLA for Luyang	Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship	Ministry of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship	11 January 2023

See also

• List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
• Chief Minister of Sabah
• Sabah State Legislative Assembly
• Sabah State Government