The new cabinet has agreed to reappoint PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang as Malaysia’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, said the Prime Minister’s Office.

In a short media statement, the office announced that Progressive Democratic Party president Tiong King Sing and Serian MP Richard Riot, who is with Sarawak United People’s Party, are also reappointed as the Prime Minister’s special envoys to China and East Asia, respectively.

“The first cabinet meeting held on Sept 1 has...