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The swearing ceremony in progress. Photo grab from an RTM live recording via Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers took place before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Melawati here today.

Also attending and witnessing the ministers took their oaths of office, loyalty and secrecy was Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.

The ceremony held at the Balairung Seri or the throne room of the palace began at 3 pm with the singing of national anthem Negaraku.

Also present were Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife, Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman, as well as Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador and Chief of Defence ForceTan Sri Affendi Buang.

After taking their oaths, the ministers than signed the official instrument of appointment, witnessed by Chief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali.

Muhyiddin’s new Cabinet line-up comprised 31 ministers, including four senior ministers, and 37 deputy ministers.  

Following is the sequence of swearing in of the new ministers and deputy ministers before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Melawati here today.

GROUP 1:

Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry)

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Senior Minister and Defence Minister)

Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (Finance Minister)

Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (Senior Minister and Works Minister)

Senator Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (Senior Minister and Education Minister)

Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (Transport Minister)

Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)

GROUP 2

Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (Environment Minister)

Datuk Seri M Saravanan (Human Resource Minister)

Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (Women & Family Minister)

Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad (Higher Education Minister)

Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions)

Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (Agriculture and Food Industry Minister)

Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy)

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