Cabinet to be sworn in next Monday
Debra Chong
Malay Mail17 May 2018
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad arrives at the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia headquarters in Petaling Jaya on May 17, 2018. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaMore
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced today that 13 Cabinet members will be sworn in on May 21, pending approval from Istana Negara.
He said he has appointed five people to the Cabinet and will appoint eight more, two from each of the four component parties that make up his Pakatan Harapan coalition administration.
The 92-year-old said he will take charge of the Education Ministry portfolio.
PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will handle the Women’s Affairs and Welfare Ministry portfolio.
