KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim unveiled a reshuffled Cabinet lineup in a special announcement broadcast live at 3.30pm today, ending months of speculation over vacancies.
Among the most notable changes is the appointment of Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani as the new minister of investment, trade and industry, a portfolio previously held by Senator Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Another is the appointment of Akmal Nasir, a close ally of Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, as the new minister of economy, and Hannah Yeoh as the new minister in the Prime Minister’s Department overseeing the federal territories.
She was previously the youth and sports minister.