First Abdullah cabinet

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the First Abdullah Cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin to form a new government, following the resignation of the previous prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as prime minister) the sixth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 15th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

First Abdullah cabinet
15th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Head of government	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of government	Najib Razak (from 2004)
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party Sarawak National Party United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation Liberal Democratic Party Sabah Progressive Party United Sabah Party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party Sarawak Native People's Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 148 / 193
Opposition parties	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Democratic Action Party People's Justice Party
Opposition leader	Abdul Hadi Awang
History
Outgoing election	2004 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	10th Malaysian Parliament
Predecessor	Sixth Mahathir cabinet
Successor	Second Abdullah cabinet

This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the fifth prime minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Prime Minister	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	7 January 2004	26 March 2004
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Seri Utama Rais Yatim MP		UMNO	Jelebu	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid Zainal Abidin			Senator
	Dato' Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
	Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok MP		UPKO	Kinabalu
Minister of Finance	Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Dato' Jamaluddin Jarjis MP			Rompin
Minister of Defence	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi MP		UMNO	Kepala Batas	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz MP		UMNO	Kuala Kangsar	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Education	Tan Sri Musa Mohamad MP		UMNO	Senator	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development	Tan Sri Datuk Kasitah Gaddam MP		UMNO	Senator	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Transport	Dato' Sri Chan Kong Choy MP		MCA	Selayang	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Agriculture	Dato Sri Mohd Effendi Norwawi MP		PBB	Kuala Rajang	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Health	Dato' Chua Jui Meng MP		MCA	Bakri	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Dato' Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir MP		UMNO	Kulim-Bandar Baharu	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting MP		MCA	Pontian	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Dato' Syed Hamid Albar MP		UMNO	Kota Tinggi	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Human Resources	Datuk Wira Fong Chan Onn MP		MCA	Selandar	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin MP		UMNO	Pagoh	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Entrepreneur Development	Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz MP		UMNO	Chenderoh	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Rural Development	Dato' Azmi Khalid MP		UMNO	Padang Besar	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Works	Dato' Seri Samy Vellu MP		MIC	Sungai Siput	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Dato' Seri Law Hieng Ding MP		SUPP	Sarikei	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Energy, Water and Communications	Datuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok MP		PBDS	Kanowit	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister for Primary Industries	Dato' Seri Lim Keng Yaik MP		Gerakan	Beruas	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of National Unity and Community Development	Dato' Sri Siti Zaharah Sulaiman MP		UMNO	Paya Besar	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Women and Family Development	Dato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil MP		UMNO	Lembah Pantai	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Hishammuddin Hussein MP		UMNO	Tenggara	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Minister of Information	Dato' Sri Mohd Khalil Yaakob MP		UMNO	Kuantan	3 November 2003	26 March 2004

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar MP		UMNO	Jerantut	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	M. Kayveas		PPP	Senator
Deputy Minister of Finance	Dato' Shafie Salleh MP		UMNO	Kuala Langat	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Dato' Ng Yen Yen MP		MCA	Raub
Deputy Minister of Defence	Shafie Apdal MP		UMNO	Semporna	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin MP		UMNO	Bagan Serai	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dato' Seri Kerk Choo Ting MP		Gerakan	Taiping	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Education	Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin MP		UMNO	Senator	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Han Choon Kim MP		MCA	Seremban
Deputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development	Tan Kee Kwong MP		Gerakan	Segambut	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Transport	Tan Sri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib MP		UMNO	Pasir Salak	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Douglas Uggah Embas MP		PBB	Betong
Deputy Minister of Agriculture	Dato' Seri Mohd Shariff Omar MP		UMNO	Tasek Gelugor	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Health	Suleiman Mohamed MP		UMNO	Titiwangsa	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism	Fu Ah Kiow MP		MCA	Mentakab	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Peter Chin Fah Kui MP		SUPP	Miri	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Leo Michael Toyad MP		PBB	Mukah	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Abdul Latiff Ahmad MP		UMNO	Mersing	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Subramaniam Sinniah MP		MIC	Segamat	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development	Mohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos MP		UMNO	Jempol	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Rural Development	Dato' Palanivel Govindasamy MP		MIC	Hulu Selangor	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Works	Mohamed Khaled Nordin MP		UMNO	Johor Bahru	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment	Zainal Dahlan		UMNO	Sabak Bernam	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications	Datuk Tan Chai Ho MP		MCA	Bandar Tun Razak	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries	Anifah Aman MP		UMNO	Beaufort	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community Development	Tiki Lafe MP		SNAP	Mas Gading	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Ong Tee Keat MP		MCA	Ampang Jaya	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Information	Dato' Zainuddin Maidin		UMNO	Senator	3 November 2003	26 March 2004
	Dato' Donald Lim Siang Chai MP		MCA	Petaling Jaya Selatan

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 10th Malaysian Parliament
• List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia § First Abdullah cabinet