Johari, who was the plantation industries and commodities minister, takes over from Tengku Zafrul Aziz, who stepped down upon the end of his second term as senator on Dec 2.
Apart from Johari, two other ministers were given new portfolios, and six new ministers have been appointed. The shake-up also saw seven deputy ministers swapping portfolios, nine new deputy ministers appointed, while two ministers and a deputy minister have been dropped.
Youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh takes over the federal territories portfolio from Dr Zaliha Mustafa, one of the two ministers who will no longer sit in the Cabinet.
Meanwhile, DAP deputy secretary-general Steven Sim takes the entrepreneur development and cooperatives portfolio left vacant by the resignation of Upko president Ewon Benedick on Nov 8.
The new ministers are Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan, Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad, Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir, Sabah PKR chief Mustapha Sakmud, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Arthur Joseph Kurup, and senator Zulkifli Hassan.
Ramanan, who served as Ewon’s deputy at the entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry takes over from Sim as human resources minister, while Noraini is promoted from deputy minister of family, women and community development to plantation industries and commodities minister, replacing Johari.
Akmal takes the place of Rafizi Ramli, who gave up the economy portfolio after being ousted as PKR deputy president in May, and Mustapha moves up from deputy higher education minister to minister of Sabah and Sarawak affairs. The portfolio was previously held by deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof.
Arthur Joseph Kurup, formerly agriculture and food security deputy minister, is now natural resources and sustainability minister, taking over from Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad who quit the Cabinet along with Rafizi.
Zulkifli is promoted from deputy minister to minister in the prime minister’s department in charge of religious affairs, taking over from his former boss Na’im Mokhtar, the other minister who has been dropped from the Cabinet.
Among the deputy ministers, Liew Chin Tong has been moved from investment, trade and industry to finance, while Abdul Rahman Mohamad will leave human resources to join the energy transition and water transformation ministry.
Lim Hui Ying, former deputy finance minister, is now women, family and community development deputy minister, while Hanifah Hajar Taib has moved from economy to health.
Meanwhile Adam Adli, who was recently appointed acting head of Melaka PKR, moves from youth and sports to higher education, also as deputy minister.
Among the new deputy ministers are R Yuneswaran at national unity, Lo Su Fui (federal territories), Chiew Choon Man (tourism, arts and culture), Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (natural resources and environmental sustainability), Sim Tze Tzin (investment, trade and industry), and Wilson Ugak Kumbong (digital).
The only deputy minister who has been dropped is K Saraswathy, who formerly served in the national unity ministry.
Here is the full list of Anwar’s new Cabinet:
Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim
Deputies
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Fadillah Yusof
Finance
Anwar Ibrahim
Finance II
Amir Hamzah Azizan
Deputy
Liew Chin Tong
Rural and regional development
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy
Rubiah Wang
Energy transition and water transformation
Fadillah Yusof
Deputy
Abdul Rahman Mohamad
Transport
Loke Siew Fook
Deputy
Hasbi Habibollah
Agriculture and food security
Mohamad Sabu
Deputy
Chan Foong Hin
Economy
Akmal Nasir
Deputy
Shahar Abdullah
Housing and local government
Nga Kor Ming
Deputy
Aiman Athirah Sabu
Foreign affairs
Mohamad Hasan
Deputy
Lukanisman Awang Sauni
Works
Alexander Nanta Linggi
Deputy
Ahmad Maslan
Home affairs
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Deputy
Shamsul Anuar Nasarah
Investment, trade and industry
Johari Ghani
Deputy
Sim Tze Tzin
Defence
Khaled Nordin
Deputy
Adly Zahari
Science, technology and innovation
Chang Lih Kang
Deputy
Yusof Apdal
Women, family and community development
Nancy Shukri
Deputy
Lim Hui Ying
Natural resources and sustainability
Arthur Joseph Kurup
Deputy
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh
Entrepreneur and cooperatives development
Steven Sim
Deputy
Mohamad Alamin
Higher education
Zambry Abdul Kadir
Deputy
Adam Adli
Tourism, arts and culture
Tiong King Sing
Deputy
Chiew Choon Man
Communications
Fahmi Fadzil
Deputy
Teo Nie Ching
Education
Fadhlina Sidek
Deputy
Wong Kah Woh
National unity
Aaron Ago Dagang
Deputy
R Yuneswaran
Youth and sports
Dr Taufiq Johari
Deputy
Mordi Bimol
Domestic trade and cost of living
Armizan Ali
Deputy
Fuziah Salleh
Plantation and commodities
Noraini Ahmad
Deputy
Huang Tiong Sii
Health
Dzulkefly Ahmad
Deputy
Hanifah Hajar Taib
Digital
Gobind Singh Deo
Deputy
Wilson Ugak Kumbong
Human resources
R Ramanan
Deputy
Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
Prime Minister’s Department
Law and institutional reform
Azalina Othman Said
Deputy
M Kulasegaran
Religious affairs
Zulkifli Hasan
Deputy
Marhamah Rosli
Federal territories
Hannah Yeoh
Deputy
Lo Su Fui
Sabah and Sarawak
Mustapha Sakmud