Media currently gathering at the PMO lobby.
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is the new Deputy Prime Minister, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Home Minister, replaced Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Najib, in a live media conference from the Prime Minister's Office here, said the decision was made to ensure his administration remains committed.
The announcement came on the heels of a Cabinet reshuffle speculation, sparked by an Utusan Malaysia report this morning.
Below is the full list of ministers and their respective portfolios.
Prime Minister/Finance Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Razak
Deputy Prime Minister/Home Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Transport Minister: Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi
Health Minister: Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya
Defence Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
Deputy Minister: Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum
Deputy Home Minister: Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Deputy Home Minister: Masir Anak Kujat
Second Finance Minister: Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Deputy Finance Minister: Datuk Chua Tee Yong
Deputy Finance Minister: Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani
Education Minister: Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid
Deputy Minister: P. Kamalanathan
Deputy Minister: Chong Sin Woon
Higher Education Minister: Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh
Deputy Minister: Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister: Datuk Hamzah Zainudin
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Natural Resources and Environment Minister: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Deputy Minister: Datuk Hamim Samuri
Tourism and Culture Minister: Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz
Deputy Minister: Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister: Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Deputy Minister: Datuk Halimah Sadique
International Trade and Industry Minister: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed
International Trade and Industry Minister II: Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Maslan
Deputy Minister: Datuk Lee Chee Leong
Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry: Datuk Seri Maximus Ongkili
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri James Dawos Mamit
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister: Datuk Seri Douglas Unggah Embas
Deputy Minister: Datuk Noriah Kasnon
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister: Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
Rural and Regional Development Minister: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
Deputy Minister: Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi
Deputy Minister: Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub
Foreign Affairs Minister: Datuk Seri Anifah Aman
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican
Communications and Multimedia Minister: Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak
Deputy Minister: Datuk Jailani Johari
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister: Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau
Deputy Minister: Datuk Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah
Women, Family and Community Development Minister: Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim
Deputy Minister: Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun
Deputy Minister: Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun
Works Minister: Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof
Deputy Minister: Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
Human Resources Minister: Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaen
Deputy Minister: Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib
Federal Territories Minister: Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Deputy Minister: Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan
Youth and Sports Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
Deputy Minister: Datuk M. Saravanan
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department:
* Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom
* Datuk Seri Idris Jala
* Datuk Azalina Othman
* Tan Sri Joseph Kurup
* Datuk Wee Ka Siong
* Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar
* Nancy Shukri
* Datuk Joseph Entulu Anak Belaun
* Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim
* Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan
* Datuk Mah Siew Keong
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department:
* Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (Islamic Affairs)
* Datuk Razali Ibrahim
Earlier, Astro AWANI reporters, Hafiz Marzukhi, Anthea Yap and Mariah Ahmad, and photographer Shahir Omar, were on the ground to cover the scene.
1:27PM: Mariah tweets that the media personnel have not been barred from entering the PMO in Putrajaya.
12:02PM
Hafiz tweets that he was heading to Putrajaya upon learning of the purported Press conference.
8AM
Rumours of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would be dropped from the Cabinet began heating up, but at about 11am, the Deputy Prime Minister was observed to perform his duties as per normal.
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