First Abdullah cabinet

First Abdullah cabinet

15th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of state
Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
Head of government
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of government
Najib Razak (from 2004)
Member parties
Status in legislature
Coalition government
Opposition parties
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Democratic Action Party
People's Justice Party
Opposition leader
Abdul Hadi Awang
History
Outgoing election
2004 Malaysian general election
Legislature term10th Malaysian Parliament
PredecessorSixth Mahathir cabinet
SuccessorSecond Abdullah cabinet

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the first Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin to form 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.[1][2][3]

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

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

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

Deputy ministers

Portfolio Office bearer Party Constituency Term start Term end
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dato' Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar MP UMNO Jerantut 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
M. Kayveas PPP Senator
Deputy Minister of Finance Dato' Shafie Salleh MP UMNO Kuala Langat 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Dato' Ng Yen Yen MP MCA Raub
Deputy Minister of Defence Shafie Apdal MP UMNO Semporna 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin MP UMNO Bagan Serai 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato' Seri Kerk Choo Ting MP Gerakan Taiping 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Education Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin MP UMNO Senator 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Han Choon Kim MP MCA Seremban
Deputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development Tan Kee Kwong MP Gerakan Segambut 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Transport Tan Sri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib MP UMNO Pasir Salak 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Douglas Uggah Embas MP PBB Betong
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dato' Seri Mohd Shariff Omar MP UMNO Tasek Gelugor 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of HealthSuleiman Mohamed MPUMNOTitiwangsa3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismFu Ah Kiow MPMCAMentakab3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentPeter Chin Fah Kui MPSUPPMiri3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsLeo Michael Toyad MPPBBMukah3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Human ResourcesAbdul Latiff Ahmad MPUMNOMersing3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismSubramaniam Sinniah MPMICSegamat3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentMohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos MPUMNOJempol3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Palanivel Govindasamy MPMICHulu Selangor3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of WorksMohamed Khaled Nordin MPUMNOJohor Bahru3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentZainal DahlanUMNOSabak Bernam3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications Datuk Tan Chai Ho MP MCA Bandar Tun Razak 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesAnifah Aman MPUMNOBeaufort3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentTiki Lafe MPSNAPMas Gading3 November 200326 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Ong Tee Keat MP MCA Ampang Jaya 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Deputy Minister of Information Dato' Zainuddin Maidin UMNO Senator 3 November 2003 26 March 2004
Dato' Donald Lim Siang Chai MP MCA Petaling Jaya Selatan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mahathir hands over power to Abdullah". en.people.cn. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Prime Minister of Malaysia, Facts, & Biography | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "ELECTIONS IN 2004". data.ipu.org. 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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