Third Abdullah cabinet

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the third Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to begin a new government following the 8 March 2008 general election in Malaysia. It was the 17th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (as Prime Minister) the second Abdullah cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

Third Abdullah cabinet
17th Cabinet of Malaysia
Date formed	19 March 2008
Date dissolved	10 April 2009
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Head of government	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of government	Najib Razak
No. of ministers	32 ministers and 38 deputy ministers
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party United Sabah Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation Liberal Democratic Party Sabah Progressive Party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party Sarawak People's Party United Sabah People's Party People's Progressive Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 140 / 222
Opposition parties	People's Justice Party Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Opposition leaders	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2008) Anwar Ibrahim (2008–2009)
History
Election	2008 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	12th Malaysian Parliament
Budget	2009
Predecessor	Second Abdullah cabinet
Successor	First Najib cabinet

This is a list of the members of the third 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	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	UMNO	Kepala Batas	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Prime Minister	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak	UMNO	Pekan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz	UMNO	Padang Rengas	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi		Bagan Datok
	Amirsham Abdul Aziz		Senator
	Zaid Ibrahim				17 September 2008
	Bernard Giluk Dompok	UPKO	Penampang		9 April 2009
Minister of Finance	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi	UMNO	Kepala Batas	19 March 2008	23 September 2008
	Nor Mohamed Yakcop		Tasek Gelugor		9 April 2009
	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak		Pekan	23 September 2008
Minister of Defence	Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak	UMNO	Pekan	19 March 2008	23 September 2008
	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi		Kepala Batas	23 September 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Home Affairs	Syed Hamid Albar	UMNO	Kota Tinggi	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of International Trade and Industry	Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin	UMNO	Pagoh	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Education	Hishammuddin Hussein	UMNO	Sembrong	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment	Douglas Uggah Embas	PBB	Betong	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Federal Territories	Zulhasnan Rafique	UMNO	Setiawangsa	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Transport	Ong Tee Keat	MCA	Pandan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Mustapa Mohamed	UMNO	Jeli	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Health	Liow Tiong Lai	MCA	Bentong	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Tourism	Azalina Othman Said	UMNO	Pengerang	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage	Shafie Apdal	UMNO	Semporna	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Housing and Local Government	Ong Ka Chuan	MCA	Tanjong Malim	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Rais Yatim	UMNO	Jelebu	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Higher Education	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	UMNO	Pasir Gudang	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Human Resources	Subramaniam Sathasivam	MIC	Segamat	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Shahrir Abdul Samad	UMNO	Johor Bahru	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development	Noh Omar	UMNO	Tanjong Karang	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Rural and Regional Development	Muhammad Muhammad Taib	UMNO	Senator	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Works	Mohd Zin Mohamed	UMNO	Sepang	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Maximus Johnity Ongkili	PBS	Kota Marudu	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Energy, Water and Communications	Shaziman Abu Mansor	UMNO	Tampin	27 March 2004	18 March 2008
Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities	Peter Chin Fah Kui	SUPP	Miri	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Ng Yen Yen	MCA	Raub	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Youth and Sports	Ismail Sabri Yaakob	UMNO	Bera	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Minister of Information	Ahmad Shabery Cheek	UMNO	Kemaman	19 March 2008	9 April 2009

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Party	Constituency	Term Start	Term End
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department	Hasan Malek	UMNO	Kuala Pilah	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Mohd. Johari Baharum		Kubang Pasu
	Mashitah Ibrahim		Senator
	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	MIC	Cameron Highlands
	Murugiah Thopasamy	PPP	Senator
Deputy Minister of Finance	Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah	UMNO	Tambun	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Kong Cho Ha	MCA	Lumut
Deputy Minister of Defence	Abu Seman Yusop	UMNO	Masjid Tanah	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs	Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh	UMNO	Senator	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Chor Chee Heung	MCA	Alor Setar
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry	Liew Vui Keong	LDP	Sandakan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Jacob Dungau Sagan	SPDP	Baram
Deputy Minister of Education	Razali Ismail	UMNO	Kuala Terengganu	19 March 2008	17 January 2009
	Wee Ka Siong	MCA	Ayer Hitam		9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment	Maznah Mazlan	UMNO	Senator	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories	Saravanan Murugan	MIC	Tapah	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Transport	Lajim Ukin	UMNO	Beaufort	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry	Rohani Abdul Karim	PBB	Batang Lupar	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Health	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	UMNO	Mersing	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Tourism	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib	PBB	Kota Samarahan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and Heritage	Teng Boon Soon	MCA	Tebrau	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government	Hamzah Zainudin	UMNO	Larut	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	SUPP	Sibu
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdul Rahim Bakri	UMNO	Kudat	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Higher Education	Idris Haron	UMNO	Tangga Batu	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Hou Kok Chung	MCA	Kluang
Deputy Minister of Human Resources	Noraini Ahmad	UMNO	Parit Sulong	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism	Jelaing Mersat	SPDP	Saratok	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development	Saifuddin Abdullah	UMNO	Temerloh	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development	Joseph Kurup	PBRS	Pensiangan	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
	Joseph Entulu Belaun	PRS	Selangau
Deputy Minister of Works	Yong Khoon Seng	SUPP	Stampin	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Fadillah Yusof	PBB	Petra Jaya	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and Communications	Joseph Salang Gandum	PRS	Julau	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities	A. Kohillan Pillay	Gerakan	Senator	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Noriah Kasnon	UMNO	Sungai Besar	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports	Wee Jeck Seng	MCA	Tanjong Piai	19 March 2008	9 April 2009
Deputy Minister of Information	Tan Lian Hoe	Gerakan	Gerik	19 March 2008	9 April 2009

See also

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 12th Malaysian Parliament