First Najib cabinet


formed the first Najib cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Prior to the resignation, Abdullah led the third Abdullah cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
Najib announced his inaugural Cabinet on 9 April 2009. Former Malaysia Airlines chief executive officer and managing director Idris Jala was added to the line-up on 28 August 2009.
Najib streamlined the Cabinet to 28 members from 32 in the previous Abdullah Ahmad Badawi administration. His new line-up came under criticism from previous Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir.
This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan10 April 200915 May 2013
Deputy Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Mohd. YassinUMNOPagoh10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentMohamed Nazri Abdul AzizUMNOPadang Rengas10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentUMNOTasek Gelugor10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentMaj. Gen. Jamil Khir BaharomUMNOSenator10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentKoh Tsu KoonGerakanSenator10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentIdris JalaIndependentSenator28 August 200915 May 2013
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentPalanivel GovindasamyMICSenator9 August 201115 May 2013
Minister of FinanceMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of FinanceUMNOTambun10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of DefenceAhmad Zahid HamidiUMNOBagan Datok10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Home AffairsHishammuddin HusseinUMNOSembrong10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of International Trade and IndustryMustapa MohamedUMNOJeli10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of EducationMuhyiddin Mohd. YassinUMNOPagoh10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Natural Resources and EnvironmentDouglas Uggah EmbasPBBBetong10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Federal Territories and Urban WellbeingRaja Nong Chik Zainal AbidinUMNOSenator10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of TransportOng Tee KeatMCAPandan10 April 20094 June 2010
Minister of TransportKong Cho HaMCALumut4 June 201015 May 2013
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based IndustryNoh OmarUMNOTanjong Karang10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of HealthLiow Tiong LaiMCABentong10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of TourismNg Yen YenMCARaub16 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentKong Cho HaMCALumut10 April 20094 June 2010
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentChor Chee HeungMCAAlor Setar4 June 201015 May 2013
Minister of Foreign AffairsAnifah AmanUMNOKimanis10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Higher EducationMohamed Khaled NordinUMNOPasir Gudang10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Human ResourcesSubramaniam SathasivamMICSegamat10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and ConsumerismIsmail Sabri YaakobUMNOBera10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Rural and Regional DevelopmentShafie ApdalUMNOSemporna10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of WorksShaziman Abu MansorUMNOTampin10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationMaximus Johnity OngkiliPBSKota Marudu10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Energy, Green Technology and WaterPeter Chin Fah KuiSUPPMiri10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister for Plantation Industries and CommoditiesBernard Giluk DompokUPKOPenampang10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Women, Family and Community DevelopmentSharizat Abdul JalilUMNOSenator10 April 20098 April 2012
Minister of Women, Family and Community DevelopmentMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan8 April 201215 May 2013
Minister of Youth and SportsAhmad Shabery CheekUMNOKemaman10 April 200915 May 2013
Minister of Information, Communications, Arts and CultureRais YatimUMNOJelebu10 April 200915 May 2013

Deputy ministers