First Abdullah cabinet

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the first Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin to begin 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 stateTuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Head of governmentAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of governmentNajib Razak (from 2004)
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
148 / 193
Opposition partiesPan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Democratic Action Party
People's Justice Party
Opposition leaderAbdul Hadi Awang
History
Outgoing election2004 Malaysian general election
Legislature term10th Malaysian Parliament
PredecessorSixth Mahathir cabinet
SuccessorSecond Abdullah cabinet

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

Composition

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Full members

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The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

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

Deputy ministers

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

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