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<TR>April 9, 2009
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Najib Razak (left) told a press conference that the new cabinet will consist of 28 members, who will be assisted by 40 deputy ministers. -- PHOTO: AFP
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a new 28-member Cabinet on Thursday, bringing in seven first-time ministers and retaining the Finance Ministry for himself as he embarks on an ambitious reform programme.
Mr Najib named Muhyiddin Yassin as deputy prime minister and minister for education.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>THE NEW CABINET LINE-UP
New Cabinet line-up:
Prime Minister and Finance Minister 1 - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Reformers join cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S prime minister of six days announced his new cabinet line-up on Thursday, appointing reformers untainted by corruption to key economic posts.
Najib Razak plans to implement major economic reforms in order to reduce Malaysia's dependence on low-value manufactured exports and on cyclical commodities as the country faces its worst slowdown since the Asian crisis of a decade ago.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The 28 ministers - down from the previous 32 - will be assisted by 40 deputy ministers, the most notable of whom is former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's son, Mr Mukhriz. He was made the deputy minister of international trade, apparently a reflection of Dr Mahathir's clout.
In another major change, Mr Najib named Koh Tsu Koon, the leader of a minority party in the ruling coalition, as a minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of national unity.
The appointment of an ethnic Chinese to head a newly created post dealing with social issues is a reflection of the importance Mr Najib has placed on healing a sense of alienation among the Chinese and Indian ethnic minorities in this Malay Muslim majority country.
'The clear message is that everyone wants a government that is responsive to the needs of the people today,' Mr Najib said.
Mr Najib, who took office on Friday, has pledged to carry out wide-ranging administrative and social reforms, a task his predecessor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, failed to carry out despite making similar promises when he took office in October 2003.
Mr Abdullah's lacklustre rule was largely blamed for the ruling National Front coalition's poor results in the March 2008 general elections. Mr Abdullah stepped down as prime minister and leader of the United Malays National Organisation, the main component of the National Front, last month.
In another rebuff to Mr Abdullah, his son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, was not given any Cabinet or deputy minister's post even though he was elected the head of Umno's youth chief in party elections last month. Traditionally, the youth chief has handled the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Mr Khairy defeated Mr Mukhriz for the youth chief's post, prompting Dr Mahathir to openly accuse Mr Khairy of bribing party delegates to win the job. Despite reports he will create a much smaller Cabinet than Mr Abdullah's, Mr Najib's lineup is only four ministers less than before. He abolished two ministries but created a new one for Green Energy and Water. -- AP
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<TR>April 9, 2009
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>M'sia has slimmer Cabinet <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- show image if available --><TR vAlign=bottom><TD width=330>
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Najib Razak (left) told a press conference that the new cabinet will consist of 28 members, who will be assisted by 40 deputy ministers. -- PHOTO: AFP
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a new 28-member Cabinet on Thursday, bringing in seven first-time ministers and retaining the Finance Ministry for himself as he embarks on an ambitious reform programme.
Mr Najib named Muhyiddin Yassin as deputy prime minister and minister for education.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>THE NEW CABINET LINE-UP
New Cabinet line-up:
Prime Minister and Finance Minister 1 - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Reformers join cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S prime minister of six days announced his new cabinet line-up on Thursday, appointing reformers untainted by corruption to key economic posts.
Najib Razak plans to implement major economic reforms in order to reduce Malaysia's dependence on low-value manufactured exports and on cyclical commodities as the country faces its worst slowdown since the Asian crisis of a decade ago.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The 28 ministers - down from the previous 32 - will be assisted by 40 deputy ministers, the most notable of whom is former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's son, Mr Mukhriz. He was made the deputy minister of international trade, apparently a reflection of Dr Mahathir's clout.
In another major change, Mr Najib named Koh Tsu Koon, the leader of a minority party in the ruling coalition, as a minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of national unity.
The appointment of an ethnic Chinese to head a newly created post dealing with social issues is a reflection of the importance Mr Najib has placed on healing a sense of alienation among the Chinese and Indian ethnic minorities in this Malay Muslim majority country.
'The clear message is that everyone wants a government that is responsive to the needs of the people today,' Mr Najib said.
Mr Najib, who took office on Friday, has pledged to carry out wide-ranging administrative and social reforms, a task his predecessor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, failed to carry out despite making similar promises when he took office in October 2003.
Mr Abdullah's lacklustre rule was largely blamed for the ruling National Front coalition's poor results in the March 2008 general elections. Mr Abdullah stepped down as prime minister and leader of the United Malays National Organisation, the main component of the National Front, last month.
In another rebuff to Mr Abdullah, his son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, was not given any Cabinet or deputy minister's post even though he was elected the head of Umno's youth chief in party elections last month. Traditionally, the youth chief has handled the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Mr Khairy defeated Mr Mukhriz for the youth chief's post, prompting Dr Mahathir to openly accuse Mr Khairy of bribing party delegates to win the job. Despite reports he will create a much smaller Cabinet than Mr Abdullah's, Mr Najib's lineup is only four ministers less than before. He abolished two ministries but created a new one for Green Energy and Water. -- AP
