First Najib cabinet

Najib Razak formed the first Najib cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous prime minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. It was the 18th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Prior to the resignation, Abdullah led (as Prime Minister) the third Abdullah cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

First Najib cabinet
18th Cabinet of Malaysia
Date formed	10 April 2009
Date dissolved	16 May 2013
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (2009–2011) Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (2011–2013)
Head of government	Najib Razak
Head of government's history	Najib Government
Deputy head of government	Muhyiddin Yassin
No. of ministers	33 ministers and 40 deputy ministers
Member parties	Barisan Nasional UMNO PBB MCA PRS PBS MIC SPDP UPKO GERAKAN PBRS SUPP LDP PPP
Status in legislature	Coalition government 139 / 222
Opposition cabinet	Frontbench Committees of Anwar Ibrahim
Opposition parties	People's Justice Party Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Socialist Party of Malaysia
Opposition leader	Anwar Ibrahim
History
Outgoing election	2013 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	12th Malaysian Parliament
Budgets	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Predecessor	Third Abdullah cabinet
Successor	Second Najib cabinet

Najib announced his inaugural Cabinet on 9 April 2009.^[1] Former Malaysia Airlines chief executive officer and managing director Idris Jala was added to the line-up on 28 August 2009.^[2]

Najib streamlined the Cabinet to 28 members from 32 in the previous Abdullah Ahmad Badawi administration. His new line-up came under criticism from previous prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.^[3]

This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Prime Minister	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	3 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Prime Minister	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin MP		UMNO	Pagoh	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz MP		UMNO	Padang Rengas	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop MP			Tasek Gelugor
	Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Dato' Seri Jamil Khir Baharom			Senator
	Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon		Gerakan
	Dato' Sri Idris Jala		Independent		28 August 2009
	Datuk Seri Palanivel Govindasamy		MIC		9 August 2011
Minister of Finance	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP		UMNO	Pekan	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Dato' Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah MP			Tambun
Minister of Defence	Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi MP		UMNO	Bagan Datok	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Home Affairs	Dato' Sri Hishammuddin Hussein MP		UMNO	Sembrong	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed MP		UMNO	Jeli	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Education	Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin MP		UMNO	Pagoh	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment	Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas MP		PBB	Betong	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing	Dato' Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin		UMNO	Senator	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Transport	Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat MP		MCA	Pandan	10 April 2009	4 June 2010
	Dato' Seri Kong Cho Ha MP			Lumut	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Datuk Seri Noh Omar MP		UMNO	Tanjong Karang	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Health	Dato' Seri Liow Tiong Lai MP		MCA	Bentong	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Tourism	Dato' Sri Ng Yen Yen MP		MCA	Raub	16 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Dato' Seri Kong Cho Ha MP		MCA	Lumut	10 April 2009	4 June 2010
	Dato' Seri Chor Chee Heung MP			Alor Setar	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Datuk Seri Panglima Anifah Aman MP		UMNO	Kimanis	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Higher Education	Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin MP		UMNO	Pasir Gudang	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Human Resources	Datuk Seri Subramaniam Sathasivam MP		MIC	Segamat	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism	Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob MP		UMNO	Bera	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Rural and Regional Development	Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal MP		UMNO	Semporna	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Works	Dato' Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor MP		UMNO	Tampin	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Datuk Seri Panglima Maximus Johnity Ongkili MP		PBS	Kota Marudu	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water	Dato' Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui MP		SUPP	Miri	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities	Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Bernard Giluk Dompok MP		UPKO	Penampang	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Dato' Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil		UMNO	Senator	10 April 2009	8 April 2012
	Dato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak MP			Pekan	8 April 2012	15 May 2013
Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek MP		UMNO	Kemaman	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and Culture	Dato' Seri Utama Rais Yatim MP		UMNO	Jelebu	10 April 2009	15 May 2013

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party		Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dato' Mashitah Ibrahim		UMNO	Senator	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Datuk Ahmad Maslan MP			Pontian
	Dato' Sri Devamany Krishnasamy MP		MIC	Cameron Highlands
	Dato' Murugiah Thopasamy		PPP	Senator
	Datuk Liew Vui Keong MP		LDP	Sandakan
Deputy Minister of Finance	Dato' Awang Adek Hussin		UMNO	Senator	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Dato' Wira Chor Chee Heung MP		MCA	Alor Setar		4 June 2010
	Dato' Donald Lim Siang Chai			Senator	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Defence	Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad MP		UMNO	Mersing	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop		UMNO	Masjid Tanah	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Jelaing Mersat MP		SPDP	Saratok		4 June 2010
	Lee Chee Leong MP		MCA	Kampar	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Mukhriz Mahathir MP		UMNO	Jerlun	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Jacob Dungau Sagan MP		SPDP	Baram
Deputy Minister of Education	Mohd Puad Zarkashi MP		UMNO	Batu Pahat	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Wee Ka Siong MP		MCA	Ayer Hitam
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment	Joseph Kurup MP		PBRS	Pensiangan	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing	Saravanan Murugan MP		MIC	Tapah	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Transport	Abdul Rahim Bakri MP		UMNO	Kudat	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Robert Lau Hoi Chew MP		SUPP	Sibu		9 April 2010
	Jelaing Mersat MP		SPDP	Saratok	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Mohd. Johari Baharum MP		UMNO	Kubang Pasu	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Rohani Abdul Karim MP		PBB	Batang Lupar		4 June 2010
	Chua Tee Yong MP		MCA	Labis	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Health	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin MP		UMNO	Papar	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Tourism	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib MP		PBB	Kota Samarahan	10 April 2009	14 December 2009
	Dr. James Dawos Mamit MP			Mambong	14 December 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Housing, and Local Government	Lajim Ukin MP		UMNO	Beaufort	10 April 2009	30 July 2012
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	A. Kohillan Pillay		Gerakan	Senator	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Lee Chee Leong MP		MCA	Kampar		4 June 2010
	Richard Riot Jaem MP		SUPP	Serian	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Higher Education	Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah MP		UMNO	Temerloh	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Dato' Hou Kok Chung MP		MCA	Kluang
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Dato' Maznah Mazlan		UMNO	Senator	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism	Dato' Tan Lian Hoe MP		Gerakan	Gerik	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Rohani Abdul Karim MP		PBB	Batang Lupar	4 June 2010
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development	Hasan Malek MP		UMNO	Kuala Pilah	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Joseph Entulu Belaun MP		PRS	Selangau
Deputy Minister of Works	Yong Khoon Seng MP		SUPP	Stampin	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Fadillah Yusof MP		PBB	Petra Jaya	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water	Noriah Kasnon MP		UMNO	Sungai Besar	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities	Hamzah Zainudin MP		UMNO	Larut	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Dato' Palanivel Govindasamy		MIC	Senator	4 June 2010	9 August 2011
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun		MCA	Senator	10 April 2009	4 June 2010
	Datuk Heng Seai Kie				4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Dato' Razali Ibrahim MP		UMNO	Muar	10 April 2009	15 May 2013
	Datuk Wee Jeck Seng MP		MCA	Tanjong Piai		4 June 2010
	Gan Ping Sieu			Senator	4 June 2010	15 May 2013
Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture	Heng Seai Kie		MCA	Senator	10 April 2009	4 June 2010
	Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum MP		PRS	Julau		15 May 2013
	Datuk Maglin Dennis d'Cruz		PPP	Senator	4 June 2010

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 12th Malaysian Parliament
• Frontbench Committees of Anwar Ibrahim