Najib Administration 2009

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THE NAJIB ADMINISTRATION 2009



Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak

Deputy Prime Minister
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Koh Tsu Koon (Unity Affairs and Performance Management)
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz (Justice and & Parliament)
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Economic Planning Unit)
Maj. Gen (R) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom (Islamic Religious Affairs)

Deputy Ministers
Datuk Liew Vui Keong
Senator Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim
Datuk S. K. Devamany
Ahmad Maslan
Senator T. Murugiah

Finance
Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Razak
Minister II: Datuk Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlan
Deputy: Datuk Chor Chee Heung
Deputy: Senator Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussein

Education
Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy: Datuk Dr. Wee Ka Siong
Deputy: Datuk Dr Puad Zakarshi

Transport
Minister: Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Deputy: Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri
Deputy: Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew

Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister: Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Deputy: Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

Home
Minister: Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein
Deputy: Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop
Deputy: Encik Jelaing Mersat

Information, Communication, Arts and Culture
Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim
Deputy: Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
Deputy: Senator Heng Seai Kie

Energy, Green Technology and Water
Minister: Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Deputy: Noriah Kasnon

Rural and Regional Development
Minister: Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal
Deputy: Datuk Hassan Malek
Deputy: Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun

Higher Education
Minister: Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin
Deputy: Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung
Deputy: Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah

International Trade and Industry
Minister: Datuk Mustapa Mohamad
Deputy: Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir
Deputy: Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan

Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister: Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Deputy: Fadillah Yusof

Natural Resources and Environment
Minister: Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas
Deputy: Tan Sri Joseph Kurup

Tourism
Minister: Datuk Ng Yen Yen
Deputy: Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries
Minister: Datuk Noh Omar
Deputy: Datuk Johari Baharum
Deputy: Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim

Defence
Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy: Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad

Works
Minister: Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor
Deputy: Datuk Yong Khoon Seng

Health
Minister: Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
Deputy: Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shilin

Youth and Sports
Minister: Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy: Datuk Razali Ibrahim
Deputy: Encik Wee Jeck Seng

Human Resources
Minister: Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam
Deputy: Datuk Maznah Mazlan (Senator)

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister: Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy: Datuk Tan Lian Hoe

Housing and Local Government
Minister: Datuk Kong Cho Ha
Deputy: Datuk Lajim Ukin

Women’s Development, Family and Community
Minister: Senator Datuk Shahrizat Jalil
Deputy: Datuk Paduka Chew Mei Fun

Foreign
Minister: Datuk Anifah Aman
Deputy: Senator A. Kohilan Pillay
Deputy: Datuk Lee Chee Leong

Federal Territories
Minister: Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin
Deputy: Datuk M. Saravanan

(Derived from NST, New Straits Time, 10-4-2009)

The new administration was previously being expected to be an administration which involves less ministers. But as a consequence, we could observe very clearly that, although two ministries has been cut off from the cabinet, and one new ministry has been added in, this does not fulfill the government's initial anticipation, in the contrary, the new administration has invited more deputy ministers into the house.

The most notable issue, would certainly fall on our new Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He is also our current Education Minister, in other words, he is now considered a successor to Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein.

By looking closely, the previous PMs in Malaysia (exceptional case for Tunku Abdul Rahman), used to take up the role as the Education Minister, does it indicate that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has now won the heart over PM and ready to make further contribution in the next upcoming few years? We never know. I thought that Tan Sri Muhyiddin would live up a relatively more powerful role such as the Defence Minister, but instead, that position has been taken up by a buddy of our current PM, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Except for Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, whose ministry pose has been ripped off by the new administration, others (Chinese Ministers), with the likes of Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat (Transport Minister), Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (Deputy Minister of Education), Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (Health Minister), have retained their posts with solid style. Whereas Datuk Ng Yen Yen received one which claimed to be the greatest present in her life, is appointed to take charge as the Tourism Minister.

As for Khairy, well... I don't know. Maybe he still has SO MUCH MORE to learn from.

Previously, rakyat were expecting that the ministries of Higher Education and Education will be merged together as one, so as to make things easier, less bureaucratic. But in the end, it turns out differently, unchanged.

Many analysts claimed that this could be the healthiest administration ever, at least, healthier than the previous one, I suppose.

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