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Fourth Rahman cabinet

4th Cabinet of Malaysia
People and organisations
Head of stateTuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (1969–1970) Tuanku Abdul Halim (1970)
Head of governmentTunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy head of governmentAbdul Razak Hussein
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
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Opposition partiesDemocratic Action Party
United Sabah National Organisation
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
Sarawak National Party
Malaysian People's Movement Party
Sarawak United Peoples' Party
People's Progressive Party
Sabah Chinese Association
Parti Pesaka Sarawak
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election1969 Malaysian general election
Legislature term3rd Malaysian Parliament
Budget1970
PredecessorThird Rahman cabinet
SuccessorFirst Razak cabinet

This article is about the fourth cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman. He announced his cabinet on 21 May 1969, eight days after the 13 May incident,[1] and eleven days after the 1969 Malaysian general election, where his Alliance only won by a slim majority. It was the 4th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. This was the final government headed by Tunku Abdul Rahman, although in reality the government was suspended and de facto replaced by National Operations Council or MAGERAN on 15 May. Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned from his position a year later, succeeded by his deputy and the MAGERAN Director, Abdul Razak Hussein.

Composition

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Full members

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The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:[1]

Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Kuala Kedah
Minister of External Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein MP UMNO Pekan
Minister of Defence
Minister of National and Rural Development
Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin MP MCA Malacca Tengah
Minister of Home Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman MP UMNO Johore Timor
Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications V. T. Sambanthan MP MIC Sungei Siput
Minister of Transport V. Manickavasagam MP MIC Klang
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Hamzah Abu Samah MP UMNO Raub
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Minister of Education Abdul Rahman Ya'kub MP BUMIPUTERA Payang
Minister of Justice Abdul Ghani Gilong MP USNO Kinabalu
Minister of Health Sardon Jubir MP UMNO Pontian Utara

Assistant ministers

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Portfolio Office Bearer Party Constituency Term Start Term End
Assistant Minister of Defence Musa Hitam MP UMNO Segamat Utara
Assistant Minister of Finance Ali Ahmad MP UMNO Pontian Selatan
Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir MP UMNO Terengganu Tengah
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdul Taib Mahmud MP BUMIPUTERA Samarahan
Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development Abdul Samad Idris MP UMNO Kuala Pilah
Assistant Minister of Special Functions Lee San Choon MP MCA Segamat Selatan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tengku pileh Kabinet baru". Berita Harian (in Malay). 21 May 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.