Najib Chairs First Cabinet Meet Today After Reshuffle the Malaysian Insider July 29, 2015

Najib chairs first Cabinet meet today after reshuffle The Malaysian Insider July 29, 2015 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today chaired the first cabinet meeting after the reshuffle with the appointment of several new ministers yesterday. The meeting, that started at about 2.30pm at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya, saw cheerful ministers shaking hands and congratulating each other before proceeding into the meeting room. The six new cabinet members, namely Datuk Hamzah Zainudin (domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism minister), Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (natural resources and environment minister), Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (education minister), attended the meeting. Also attending the meeting were Senator Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak (communication and multimedia minister), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (minister in prime minister's department) and Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan (second international trade and industry minister). Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau did not attend the meeting. He is reportedly in Italy. It was the first cabinet meeting for the four except for two others, namely Azalina, who had held the post of Youth and Sports Minister and Tourism Minister while Ong had been the Housing and Local Government Minister until 2009. Yesterday, Najib announced the new cabinet line-up at a press conference, dropping Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as deputy prime minister. He was replaced by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who also retains his Home Ministry portfolio. – Bernama, July 29, 2015. Copyright © 2015 Edge Insider Sdn Bhd Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-chairs-first-cabinet-me et-today-after-reshuffle .

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