By Adrian Lim
KUCHING, March 9: Four MPs from the state-ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) have been appointed as ministers while seven others been made deputies in the federal cabinet led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
These MPs are Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (Petra Jaya), Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (Santubong), Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi (Kapit) and Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (Batang Sadong).
Fadillah, who is GPS parliamentary whip chief, has been appointed to head the Works Ministry, while Wan Junaidi will lead the Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives Ministry.
Nanta will head the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, while Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri has been appointed Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister.
The seven deputy ministers from Sarawak are Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (Bintulu), Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang (Kanowit), Datuk Henry Sum Agong (Lawas), Ali Biju (Saratok), Datuk Hanifah Taib (Mukah) and Willie Mongin (Puncak Borneo) and Hasbi Habibollah (Limbang).
Tiong, who is also Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president, was made Deputy National Unity Ministry and Henry was appointed Deputy Rural Development Minister.
Meanwhile, out of the six deputy ministers, five are new faces namely Hanifah (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Ministry), Hasbi (Transport), Aaron (Health), Ali (Energy and Natural Resources) and Willie (Primary Industries and Commodities).
All together, there are 11 MPs from Sarawak appointed to the federal cabinet under Muhyiddin’s leadership.
Earlier today, Muhyiddin had an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to present his list of cabinet ministers and get the consent from the King to appoint his cabinet ministers.
Muhyiddin was appointed the eighth prime minister of Malaysia on March 1, following a political turmoil which saw the resignation of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. — DayakDaily
