Sixteen out of 32 ministers have kept their jobs - no change for eight and new portfolios for another eight. Ten have been given a promotion while eight moved to new ministries.

No change for 8

  • Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Finance - Umno)
  • Najib Abdul Razak (Defence - Umno)
  • Hishamuddin Hussein (Education - Umno)
  • Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Second finance minister - Umno)
  • Zulhasnan Rafique (Federal Territories - Umno)
  • Bernard Dompok (Prime Minister’s Department - Upko)
  • Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Prime Minister’s Department - Umno)
  • Peter Chin Fah Kui (Plantation Industries and Commodities - Supp)

New posts for 8

  • Mustapa Mohamed (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry - Umno)
  • Muhyiddin Yassin (International Trade and Industry - Umno)
  • Syed Hamid Albar (Home Affairs and Internal Security - Umno)
  • Dr Maximus Ongkili (Science, Technology and Innovation - PBS)
  • Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Higher Education - Umno)
  • Shafie Apdal (National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage - Umno)
  • Dr Rais Yatim (Foreign Affairs)
  • Azalina Othman Said (Tourism - Umno)

6 new faces

  • Ong Ka Chuan (Housing and local government - MCA)
  • Shahrir Abdul Samad (Domestic trade and consumer affairs - Umno)
  • Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Rural and regional development - Umno)
  • Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Youth and sports - Umno)
  • Zaid Ibrahim (PM’s Department in charge of legal affairs - Umno)
  • Amirsham A Aziz (PM’s Department in charge of EPU - Umno)

10 promoted

Promoted from deputy minister

  • Mohd Zin Mohamed (Works - Umno)
  • Shaziman Abu Mansor (Energy, water and communications - Umno)
  • Ong Tee Keat (Transport - MCA)
  • Liow Tiong Lai (Health - MCA)
  • Dr Ng Yen Yen (Women, Family and Community Development - MCA)
  • Douglas Uggah Embas (Natural Resources and Environment - PBB)
  • Nor Omar (Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development - Umno)
  • Zahid Hamidi (PM’s Department - Umno)

Promoted from parliamentary secretary

  • Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Information/ Umno)
  • S Subramaniam (Human Resources/ MIC)

8 moved to new ministries

  • Mustapa Mohamed (Higher Education to Agriculture and Agro-based Industry - Umno)
  • Muhyiddin Yassin (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to International Trade and Industry - Umno)
  • Syed Hamid Albar (Foreign Affairs to Home Affairs and Internal Security - Umno)
  • Dr Rais Yatim (Culture, Arts and Heritage to Foreign Affairs - Umno)
  • Shafie Apdal (Domestic Trade and Industry to National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage - Umno)
  • Dr Maximus Ongkili (PM’s Department to Science, Technology and Innovation)
  • Mohamed Khaled Nordin (Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development to Higher Education)
  • Azalina Othman Said (Youth and Sports to Tourism)

Ministerial portfolios merged

  • Internal Security + Home Affairs
  • Culture, Arts and Heritage + National Unity and Integration (previously under PM’s Department)