Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today announced his much-awaited cabinet which saw many old faces retained and Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin being left out of the line-up.
The cabinet has been slashed from 32 ministers to 28 but the number of deputy ministers increased from 38 to 40.
At the same time, the number of ministries have been reduced from 28 to 25, with the merger of a few portfolios.
Najib made his announcement at 3pm and he was flanked by his new deputy Muhyiddin Yassin, who was also named education minister.
In a brief 15-minute statement before reading out his list, Najib said the cabinet reflected the government's aim to focus on people-first paradigm.
He said two ministries have been merged and one new ministry formed. A separate portfolio has also been created to oversee national unity under the PM's Department.
The new premier also added that he would personally evaluate the performance of each minister every six months.
Key ministers dropped
The following are ministers dropped by Najib:
Syed Hamid Albar (Home Affairs), Muhammad Muhd Taib (Rural and Regional Development), Azalina Othman Said (Tourism), Ong Ka Chuan (Housing and Local Government), Senator Amirshah A Aziz (Minister in the PM's Department), Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works), Douglas Uggah Embas (Natural Resources and Environment) and Zulhasnan Rafique (Federal Territories).
Shahrir Samad who had tendered his resignation as domestic trade and consumer affairs minister last week was not considered in this line-up.
Also not included in the new line-up was Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, but his rival Mukhriz Mahathir has been named a deputy minister.
Khairy is the only head of the three Umno wings not appointed minister.
Sabah has increased its representation in the cabinet from three ministers in the previous cabinet to four.
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