Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the first Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin to form a new government, following the resignation of the previous prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as prime minister) the sixth Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 15th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.

This is a list of the members of the first 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 endPrime MinisterDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Prime MinisterDato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNOPekan7 January 200426 March 2004Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDato' Seri Utama Rais Yatim UMNOJelebu3 November 200326 March 2004Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid Zainal AbidinSenatorDato' Tengku Adnan Tengku MansorTan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok UPKOKinabaluMinister of FinanceDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas3 November 200326 March 2004Dato' Jamaluddin Jarjis RompinMinister of DefenceDato' Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak UMNOPekan3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Home AffairsDato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi UMNOKepala Batas3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Seri Rafidah Aziz UMNOKuala Kangsar3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of EducationTan Sri Musa Mohamad UMNOSenator3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentTan Sri Datuk Kasitah Gaddam UMNOSenator3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of TransportDato' Sri Chan Kong Choy MCASelayang3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of AgricultureDato Sri Mohd Effendi Norwawi PBBKuala Rajang3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of HealthDato' Chua Jui Meng MCABakri3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismDato' Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir UMNOKulim-Bandar Baharu3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentDato' Seri Ong Ka Ting MCAPontian3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Foreign AffairsDato' Syed Hamid Albar UMNOKota Tinggi3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Human ResourcesDatuk Wira Fong Chan Onn MCASelandar3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismTan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin UMNOPagoh3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentDato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz UMNOChenderoh3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Azmi Khalid UMNOPadang Besar3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of WorksDato' Seri Samy Vellu MICSungai Siput3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentDato' Seri Law Hieng Ding SUPPSarikei3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Energy, Water and CommunicationsDatuk Amar Leo Moggie Irok PBDSKanowit3 November 200326 March 2004Minister for Primary IndustriesDato' Seri Lim Keng Yaik GerakanBeruas3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentDato' Sri Siti Zaharah Sulaiman UMNOPaya Besar3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Women and Family DevelopmentDato' Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil UMNOLembah Pantai3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of Youth and SportsDato' Hishammuddin Hussein UMNOTenggara3 November 200326 March 2004Minister of InformationDato' Sri Mohd Khalil Yaakob UMNOKuantan3 November 200326 March 2004

Deputy ministers PortfolioOffice bearerPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDato' Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar UMNOJerantut3 November 200326 March 2004M. KayveasPPPSenatorDeputy Minister of FinanceDato' Shafie Salleh UMNOKuala Langat3 November 200326 March 2004Dato' Ng Yen Yen MCARaubDeputy Minister of DefenceShafie Apdal UMNOSemporna3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Home AffairsDato' Zainal Abidin Zin UMNOBagan Serai3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of International Trade and IndustryDato' Seri Kerk Choo Ting GerakanTaiping3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of EducationAbdul Aziz Shamsuddin UMNOSenator3 November 200326 March 2004Han Choon Kim MCASerembanDeputy Minister of Lands and Co-operatives DevelopmentTan Kee Kwong GerakanSegambut3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of TransportTan Sri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib UMNOPasir Salak3 November 200326 March 2004Douglas Uggah Embas PBBBetongDeputy Minister of AgricultureDato' Seri Mohd Shariff Omar UMNOTasek Gelugor3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of HealthSuleiman Mohamed UMNOTitiwangsa3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Culture, Arts and TourismFu Ah Kiow MCAMentakab3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentPeter Chin Fah Kui SUPPMiri3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsLeo Michael Toyad PBBMukah3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Human ResourcesAbdul Latiff Ahmad UMNOMersing3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and ConsumerismSubramaniam Sinniah MICSegamat3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur DevelopmentMohd. Khalid Mohd. Yunos UMNOJempol3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Rural DevelopmentDato' Palanivel Govindasamy MICHulu Selangor3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of WorksMohamed Khaled Nordin UMNOJohor Bahru3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentZainal Dahlan UMNOSabak Bernam3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Energy, Water and CommunicationsDatuk Tan Chai Ho MCABandar Tun Razak3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Primary IndustriesAnifah Aman UMNOBeaufort3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of National Unity and Community DevelopmentTiki Lafe SNAPMas Gading3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of Youth and SportsOng Tee Keat MCAAmpang Jaya3 November 200326 March 2004Deputy Minister of InformationDato' Zainuddin MaidinUMNOSenator3 November 200326 March 2004Dato' Donald Lim Siang Chai MCAPetaling Jaya Selatan

See also Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 10th Malaysian Parliament

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