Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, being the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time on 10 May 2018, formed the seventh Mahathir cabinet after being invited by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V to form a new government. It was the 20th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Initially, he announced that the cabinet would be composed of 10 key ministries only representing Pakatan Harapan parties, i.e. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and National Trust Party (AMANAH), as he suggested "to being a small Cabinet" rather than to have "a huge Cabinet". On 21 May 2018, that list expanded by 13 ministries. On 2 July 2018, 13 ministers and 23 deputy ministers took office. It was a cabinet of 28 ministers until their fall on 24 February 2020 following Mahathir's resignation.
Composition
Full members The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
(7) (6) (6) (5) (3) MAP (1)
Portfolio Office bearerParty Constituency Term start Term end Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad BERSATU Langkawi 10 May 2018 24 February 2020 Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail PKR Pandan 21 May 2018Ministers in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDatuk Seri Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa (Religious Affairs)AMANAHParit Buntar 2 July 2018 Datuk Liew Vui Keong (Legal Affairs)WARISANBatu SapiSenator Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (National Unity and Social Well-being)MAPSenator17 July 2018 Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng DAP Bagan 21 May 2018 Minister of Economic Affairs Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali PKR Gombak Minister of Defence Mohamad Sabu AMANAH Kota Raja Minister of Home Affairs Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin BERSATU PagohMinister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking WARISANPenampang2 July 2018Minister of EducationDr. Maszlee Malik BERSATU Simpang Renggam 21 May 2018 3 January 2020 Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Langkawi 3 January 202024 February 2020Minister of Water, Land and Natural ResourcesDato' Dr. Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam PKRKuala Langat 2 July 2018Minister of Federal Territories Khalid Abdul Samad AMANAHShah Alam Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook DAP Seremban 21 May 2018 Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub AMANAH Pulai Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad Kuala SelangorMinister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Mohammadin Ketapi WARISANSilam2 July 2018 Minister of Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin PKR Ampang 21 May 2018Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah Indera Mahkota2 July 2018 Minister of Human Resources Kulasegaran Murugeson DAP Ipoh Barat 21 May 2018Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumers AffairsDatuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail PKRKulim-Bandar Baharu 2 July 2018Minister of Entrepreneurship Development and Co-operatives Datuk Seri Mohd. Redzuan Md. Yusof BERSATUAlor Gajah Minister of Rural Development Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun Titiwangsa 21 May 2018Minister of WorksBaru Bian PKRSelangau 2 July 2018Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate ChangeYeo Bee Yin DAPBakriMinister of Primary IndustriesTeresa Kok Suh Sim SeputehMinister of Women, Family and Community Development Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail PKR Pandan 21 May 2018Minister of Youth and SportsSyed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman BERSATUMuar2 July 2018 Minister of Communication and MultimediaGobind Singh Deo DAP Puchong 21 May 2018
Deputy ministers (7) (7) (6) (5) (2)
Portfolio Office bearerParty Constituency Term start Term endDeputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's DepartmentFuziah Salleh (Religious Affairs)PKRKuantan 2 July 2018 24 February 2020Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (Law)AMANAHSepangDatuk Wira Dr. Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (National Unity and Social Wellbeing)BERSATUTanjung Piai21 September 2019Deputy Minister of FinanceDato' Wira Ir. Haji Amiruddin Hamzah Kubang Pasu 24 February 2020Deputy Minister of Economic AffairsSenator Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin Senator17 July 2018Deputy Minister of DefenceSenator Liew Chin TongDAPDeputy Minister of Home AffairsDatuk Mohd. Azis Jamman WARISANSepanggar2 July 2018Deputy Minister of International Trade and IndustryDr. Ong Kian Ming DAPBangiDeputy Minister of EducationTeo Nie Ching KulaiDeputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural ResourcesTengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji RaubDeputy Minister of Federal TerritoriesDatuk Dr. Shahruddin Md. Salleh BERSATUSri GadingDeputy Minister of TransportDato' Kamarudin Jaffar PKRBandar Tun RazakDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based IndustrySim Tze Tzin Bayan BaruDeputy Minister of HealthDr. Lee Boon Chye GopengDeputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and CultureMuhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik Balik PulauDeputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentSenator Dato' Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja AhmadAMANAHSenator17 July 2018Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsSenator Datuk Wira Marzuki YahyaBERSATUDeputy Minister of Human ResourcesDato' Wira Mahfuz Omar AMANAHPokok Sena2 July 2018Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer AffairsChong Chieng Jen DAPStampinDeputy Minister of Entrepreneurship DevelopmentDatuk Wira Dr. Mohd Hatta Md Ramli AMANAHLumutDeputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentSivarasa Rasiah PKRSungai BulohDeputy Minister of WorksDatuk Wira Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir AMANAHTemerlohDeputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate ChangeIsnaraissah Munirah Majilis WARISANKota BeludDeputy Minister of Primary IndustriesDatuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin PKRHang Tuah JayaDeputy Minister of Women, Family and Community DevelopmentHannah Yeoh Tseow Suan DAPSegambutDeputy Minister of Youth and SportsSteven Sim Chee Keong Bukit MertajamDeputy Minister of Communication and MultimediaDato' Eddin Syazlee Shith BERSATUKuala Pilah </onlyinclude>
Council of Eminent Persons In addition to the cabinet, Mahathir established a five-member advisory team called "Council of Eminent Persons" or "Council of Elders" (Malay: Majlis Penasihat Kerajaan, literally Government Advisory Council), led by Daim Zainuddin as the council chairman. The purpose of this council was to advise the government on matters pertaining to economic and financial matters during the transition of power period. Daim declared the council, which held its final meeting on 17 August 2018, had ended its 100-day term, as it had fulfilled the mandate given to it within the specified period.
Members Previous positionTun Dr. Daim Zainuddin - ChairmanFormer Malaysian finance minister Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar AzizFormer Bank Negara Malaysia governor Professor Dr. Jomo Kwame SundaramProminent Malaysian economistTan Sri Robert Kuok Hok NienHong Kong-based Malaysian tycoon Tan Sri Hassan MaricanFormer CEO of Petronas </onlyinclude>
Changes Under this cabinet: A new Ministry of Economic Affairs was established as a result of separation of economic affairs portfolio from the Prime Minister's Department. Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism was reinstated to its old name, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation formed in the previous Cabinet, were merged into two new ministries, namely Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change and Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources. Ministry of Entrepreneur Development was reinstated as a result of transfer of such function from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the then-Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Co-operatives and Consumerism. Ministries of Education and Higher Education were merged. A single Ministry of Education is reinstated. Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities was renamed as Ministry of Primary Industries. Ministry of Rural and Regional Development was reinstated to its old name, Ministry of Rural Development. Ministry of Tourism and Culture was renamed as Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture.
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