Third Abdullah cabinet


formed the third Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to begin a new government following the 8 March 2008 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Abdullah led the second Abdullah cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
PortfolioOffice BearerPartyConstituencyTerm StartTerm End
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas19 March 20089 April 2009
Deputy Prime MinisterMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentMohamed Nazri Abdul AzizUMNOPadang Rengas19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAhmad Zahid HamidiUMNOBagan Datok19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentAmirsham Abdul AzizUMNOSenator19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentZaid IbrahimUMNOSenator19 March 200817 September 2008
Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentBernard Giluk DompokUPKOPenampang19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of FinanceAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas19 March 200823 September 2008
Minister of FinanceUMNOTasek Gelugor19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of FinanceMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan23 September 20089 April 2009
Minister of DefenceMohd. Najib Abdul RazakUMNOPekan19 March 200823 September 2008
Minister of DefenceAbdullah Ahmad BadawiUMNOKepala Batas23 September 20089 April 2009
Minister of Home AffairsSyed Hamid AlbarUMNOKota Tinggi19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of International Trade and IndustryMuhyiddin Mohd. YassinUMNOPagoh19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of EducationHishammuddin HusseinUMNOSembrong19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Natural Resources and EnvironmentDouglas Uggah EmbasPBBBetong19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Federal TerritoriesZulhasnan RafiqueUMNOSetiawangsa19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of TransportOng Tee KeatMCAPandan19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based IndustryMustapa MohamedUMNOJeli19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of HealthLiow Tiong LaiMCABentong19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of TourismAzalina Othman SaidUMNOPengerang19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of National Unity, Arts, Culture and HeritageShafie ApdalUMNOSemporna19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentOng Ka ChuanMCATanjong Malim19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Foreign AffairsRais YatimUMNOJelebu19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Higher EducationMohamed Khaled NordinUMNOPasir Gudang19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Human ResourcesSubramaniam SathasivamMICSegamat19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismShahrir Abdul SamadUMNOJohor Bahru19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives DevelopmentNoh OmarUMNOTanjong Karang19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Rural and Regional DevelopmentMuhammad Muhammad TaibUMNOSenator19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of WorksMohd Zin MohamedUMNOSepang19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationMaximus Johnity OngkiliPBSKota Marudu19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Energy, Water and CommunicationsShaziman Abu MansorUMNOTampin27 March 200418 March 2008
Minister for Plantation Industries and CommoditiesPeter Chin Fah KuiSUPPMiri19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Women, Family and Community DevelopmentNg Yen YenMCARaub19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of Youth and SportsIsmail Sabri YaakobUMNOBera19 March 20089 April 2009
Minister of InformationAhmad Shabery CheekUMNOKemaman19 March 20089 April 2009

Deputy ministers