Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg today announced a new cabinet reshuffle.
He said the cabinet reshuffle was made after Wong Soon Koh resigned as international trade and e-commerce minister recently.
The new cabinet line-up that was announced and came into effect today saw Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas being appointed as second finance minister replacing Soon Koh.
Subsequently, James Masing was appointed as the development of infrastructure and ports minister, while Awang Tengah Ali Hasan was appointed as international trade and industry, industrial terminal and entrepreneur development minister.
Meanwhile, the transport minister - a new portfolio in the cabinet - is Lee Kim Shin.
Lee, who was previously the deputy tourism, arts and culture, was succeeded by state assemblyperson for Piasau, Sebastian Ting.
The Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry has now been broken into two, namely the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry and the Youth and Sports Ministry.
The minister for both portfolios, namely Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, has been retained.
Meanwhile, Jaul Samion is the new state secretary succeeding Mohd Morshidi Abdul Ghani.
The assistant minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Sarawak Corporate Affairs and Public Communications Unit) is Abdullah Saidol, while the portfolios for other ministers and assistant ministers have been retained.
Abang Johari said the new state cabinet reshuffle announced today was in line with the objectives of Sarawak which intended to be a developed state by 2030.
“As such, in the efforts to achieve the target of becoming a developed state, the Sarawak government gave emphasis on five major sectors, namely raising domestic exports and imports, boosting the oil and gas industry, modernising the agricultural sector, revamping urban areas and improving public transport, and finally, developing the tourism sector,” he said at a media conference at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching, today.
Chief minister
Abang Johari Abang Openg
Deputy chief ministers
Douglas Unggah Embas
James Jemut Masing
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office
Talip Zulpilip (Integrity & Ombudsman)
Assistant ministers in the Chief Minister’s Office
Abdul Rahman Junaidi (Islamic Affairs & DBKU)
John Sikei Tayai (Native Laws & Customs)
Sharifah Hasidah Sayed Aman Ghazali (Law, States-Federal & Project Monitoring)
Abdullah Saidol (Corporate Affairs & UKAS)
Finance and economic planning minister
Abang Johari Abang Openg
Second finance and economic planning minister
Douglas Uggah Embas
Urban development and natural resources minister
Abang Johari Abang Openg
Second urban development and natural resources minister
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Assistant urban development and natural resources minister
Len Talif Salleh
Agriculture, native customary lands, and regional development minister
Douglas Unggah Embas
Assistant agriculture, native customary lands, and regional development ministers
Roland Sagah Wee Inn
Abdul Rahman Ismail
Infrastructure and ports development minister
James Jemut Masing
Assistant Infrastructure and ports development minister
Julaihi Narawi
International trade and industry, industrial terminals and entrepreneurship minister
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Assistant international trade and industry, industrial terminals and entrepreneurship ministers
Mohd Naroden Majais
Malcom Mussem Lamoh
Education, science and technology research minister
Michael Manyin Jawong
Assistant education, science and technology research minister
Annuar Rapaee
Welfare and community wellbeing, women, family and children’s development minister
Fatimah Abdullah
Assistant welfare and community wellbeing, women, family and children’s development ministers
Francis Hardin Hollis
Rosey Yunus
Utilities minister
Stephen Rundi Anak Utom
Assistant utilities ministers
Liwan Anak Dagang (Utility)
Abdul Rahman Junaidi (Water Supply)
Housing and local government minister
Sim Kui Hian
Assistant housing and local government minister
Penguang Anak Manggil
Anuar Rapaee
Tourism, arts and culture minister
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Assistant tourism, arts and culture minister
Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew
Youth and Sports Minister
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Assistant youth and sports minister
Snowdan Lawan
Transport minister
Lee Kim Shin
Assistant transport minister
Jerip Anak Susil
- Bernama
