Najib said the old heads were there to provide continuity, while the technocrats provided expertise and the young ones; youth, ability and vigor.
Few surprises in Najib’s new Cabinet:-
Umno’s “six million dollar man” Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who was tied to allegations of corruption in the award of a RM1.3 billion 23-year concession to his company to build the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Tapah campus, has been made a deputy minister.Hindraf. Leader Waytha Moorthy, Maybank CEO Abdul Wahid Omar and Khairy Jamaluddin
Below is the full list of office bearers in Najib Razak's 2013 Cabinet:
PRIME MINISTER Najib Razak
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Muhyiddin Yassin
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Ministers
Jamil Khir Baharom
Abdul Wahid Omar (Maybank CEO)
Idris Jala
Joseph Kurup
Shahidan Kassim
Nancy Shukri
Joseph Entulu Anak Belaun
Paul Low Seng Kuan (Transparency International president)
Deputy Ministers
P. Waytha Moorthy
Razali Ibrahim
FINANCE
MinisterNajib Razak
Minister IIAhmad Husni Hanadzlah
Deputy MinisterAhmad Maslan
EDUCATION
Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister II
Idris Jusoh
Deputy Ministers
Mary Yap
P. Kamalanathan
DEFENCE
Minister
Hishamuddin Hussein
Deputy Minister
Abdul Rahim Bakri
TRANSPORT
Minister (Acting)
Hishamuddin Hussein
Deputy Minister
Abdul Aziz Kaprawi
HOME AFFAIRS
Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy Minister
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
WORKS
Minister
Fadillah Yusof
Deputy Minister
Rosnah Rashid Shirlin
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Minister
Mustapa Mohamed
Deputy Minister
Hamim Samuri
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Minister
Anifah Aman
Deputy Minister
Hamzah Zainuddin
DOMESTIC TRADE, COOPERATIVES & CONSUMERISM
Minister
Hasan Malek
Deputy Minister
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
COMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA
Minister
Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy Minister
Jailani Johari
HUMAN RESOURCES
Minister
Richard Riot Anak Jaem
Deputy Minister
Ismail Abd Mutalib
RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Minister
Shafee Apdal
Deputy Minister
Alexander Nanta Linggi
URBAN WELLBEING, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Minister
Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Deputy Minister
Halimah Saddique
FEDERAL TERRITORIES
Minister
Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Deputy Minister
Loga Bala Mohan
YOUTH AND SPORTS
Minister
Khairy Jamaluddin
Deputy Minister
M. Saravanan
HEALTH
Minister
S. Subramaniam
Deputy Minister
Hilmi Yahaya
ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER
Minister
Maximus Ongkili
Deputy Minister
Mahdzir Khalid
AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES
Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy Minister
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
TOURISM
Minister
Mohamed Nazri Aziz
Deputy Minister
Joseph Salang Gandum
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Minister
G. Palanivel
Deputy Minister
James Dawos Mamit
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Minister
Ewon Ebin
Deputy Minister
Abu Bakar Muhamad Diah
WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Minister
Rohani Abdul Karim
Deputy Minister
Azizah Mohd Dun
PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES
Minister
Douglas Uggah Embas
Deputy Minister
Noriah Kasnon
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