KUALA LUMPUR: Two ministers and one deputy minister have been dropped from the new Cabinet announced today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The ministers are Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, who had served as the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), and Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories).
Mohd Na’im was recently reappointed as a Senator for a second term.
They have been replaced by Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Hasan, previously the deputy minister for religious affairs, and Hannah Yeoh, the former Youth and Sports Minister, respectively.
Also dropped from the new MADANI Government line-up is the Deputy Minister of National Unity, K Saraswathy.
The reshuffle comes after four portfolios were already vacant. The posts of Economy Minister, held by Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli; Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, held by Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; and Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, held by Datuk Ewon Benedick, were left empty following their resignations.
Meanwhile, the position of Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, held by Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, became vacant after his term as a Senator expired. – BERNAMA
