Kuala Lumpur: Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled the coalition’s shadow Cabinet, which sees the former prime minister becoming the chief of PN MPs.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was named as Muhyiddin’s deputy, while PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin remained the opposition leader.
Putrajaya MP Radzi Jidin was given the finance portfolio, while Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah was tasked with the education and higher education portfolios.
“We want to be an effective and responsible opposition,” Muhyiddin said at a press conference here, adding that people wanted to see what was PN’s “DNA” since the coalition was still relatively new.
Muhyiddin said the coalition’s secretariat will issue policy statements on various issues related to the economy, environment, international, defencee and national security.
“We will present them so the people know that we are ready to shoulder a bigger responsibility if they give us the mandate to govern the country,” he said.
He also said a secretariat had been established for PN MPs, with a research team and experts to help them increase their knowledge and expertise in their respective fields.
“Although they are just MPs, the responsibility of helping the country to solve problems will still be shouldered by our MPs,” said Muhyiddin.
Here is the full list of MPs in PN’s shadow Cabinet:
Chief of PN MPs:
Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy chief of PN MPs:
Abdul Hadi Awang
Opposition Leader:
Hamzah Zainudin
Finance and Economic Affairs:
Radzi Jidin
Rural and Regional Development:
Shahidan Kassim
Plantation and Commodities:
Azman Nasrudin
Transport:
Khairil Nizam Khirudin
Agriculture and Food Security:
Ronald Kiandee
Local Government Development:
Ismail Mutallib
Defence:
Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
Works:
Che Zulkifly Jusoh
Home Affairs:
Takiyuddin Hassan
International Trade and Industry:
Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail
Education and Higher Education:
Saifuddin Abdullah
Science, Innovation and Technology:
Ahmad Amzad Hashim
Women, Family and Community Development:
Siti Zailah Yusoff
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living:
Rosol Wahid
Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change:
Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development:
Muslimin Yahaya
Foreign Affairs:
Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal
Tourism, Arts and Culture:
Suhaimi Abdullah
Communication and Digital:
Wan Saiful Wan Jan
National Unity:
Halimah Ali
Youth and Sports:
Ahmad Fadhli Shaari
Human Resources:
Awang Hashim
Health Ministry:
Ahmad Yunus Hairi
Prime Minister’s Department:
Religious Affairs:
Idris Ahmad
Law and Institutional Reform:
Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
Sabah and Sarawak Affairs, and Special Functions:
Ali Biju
