Cabinet of Malaysia

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The Cabinet of Malaysia is the executive branch of Malaysia's government. Led by the Prime Minister, the cabinet is a council of ministers who are accountable to the Parliament. According to the Article 43 of the Constitution, members of the Cabinet can only be selected from members of either houses of Parliament. Formally, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints all Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister, which he is obliged to follow. <ref>Hj. Mohd Jali, Nazaruddin, Redzuan, Ma'arof, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi & Hj. Mohd Rashid, Ismail (2003). Malaysian Studies: Nationhood and Citizenship, p. 73. Pearson Malaysia. ISBN 983-2473-91-8.</ref>

By convention, members of the Cabinet are typically appointed from the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat. Although Deputy Ministers and/or Parliamentary Secretaries may be appointed to each portfolio, they are not included in the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets weekly, every Wednesday.<ref>Funston, John (2001). "Malaysia: Developmental State Challenged". In John Funston (Ed.), Government and Politics in Southeast Asia, pp. 173–175. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.</ref>

[edit] Present Malaysian Cabinet

As of 15 February 2006, this is the composition of the Malaysian Cabinet.

Portfolio	Minister
Prime Minister of Malaysia	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia	Najib Tun Razak
Internal Security Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Finance Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Defence Minister	Najib Tun Razak
Housing and Local Government Minister	Ong Ka Ting
Works Minister	Samy Vellu
Energy, Water and Communications Minister	Lim Keng Yaik
Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
International Trade and Industry Minister	Rafidah Aziz
Foreign Minister	Syed Hamid Albar
Education Minister	Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
Transport Minister	Chan Kong Choy
Human Resources Minister	Fong Chan Onn
Home Affairs Minister	Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
Women, Family and Community Development Minister	Shahrizat Abdul Jalil
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister	Rais Yatim
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister	Jamaluddin Jarjis
Second Finance Minister	Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Minister	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Higher Education Minister	Mustapa Mohamed
Natural Resources and Environment Minister	Azmi Khalid
Rural and Regional Development Minister	Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister	Shafie Apdal
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister	Peter Chin Fah Kui
Youth and Sports Minister	Azalina Othman
Health Minister	Dr Chua Soi Lek
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Bernard Dompok
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dr Abdullah Md Zin
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Dr Maximus Ongkili
Information Minister	Zainuddin Maidin
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohd Effendi Norwawi
Tourism Minister	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Federal Territories Minister	Zulhasnan Rafique