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Cabinet of Sabah
Kabinet Negeri Sabah
Coat of arms of Sabah
Overview
State	Sabah
Leader	Chief Minister
Appointed by	Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister
Responsible to	Legislative Assembly

The Cabinet of Sabah is a part of the executive arm of the Government of Sabah, Malaysia. The Cabinet consists of the Chief Minister, appointed by the Governor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, and 10 other ministers made up of members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

This Cabinet is similar in structure and role to that of federal level, while being smaller in size. As federal and state responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and state governments.

Members of the Cabinet are selected by the Chief Minister, and appointed by the Governor. Cabinet Ministers are always the head of a ministry.

List of cabinets

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

Current Cabinet

The current cabinet, led by Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, succeeds the Shafie cabinet. Hajiji formed his cabinet following the 2020 State Election.

As of 11 January 2023, the makeup of the current Cabinet is as follows:

Hajiji cabinet
Minister		Office(s)	Department	Took office
	The Rt Hon. Hajiji Noor MLA for Sulaman	Chief Minister	Chief Minister's Department	29 September 2020
	Hon. Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan MLA for Tambunan	Deputy Chief Minister I Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry	11 January 2023 (as Deputy Chief Minister I) 29 September 2020 (as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry)
	Hon. Dr. Joachim Gunsalam MLA for Kundasang	Deputy Chief Minister II Minister of Local Government and Housing	Ministry of Local Government and Housing	11 January 2023
	Hon. Shahelmey Yahya MLA for Tanjung Keramat	Deputy Chief Minister III Minister of Works	Ministry of Works	11 January 2023
	Hon. Masidi Manjun MLA for Karanaan	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	11 January 2023
	Hon. Jahid Jahim MLA for Tamparuli	Minister of Rural Development	Ministry of Rural Development	29 September 2020
	Hon. Arifin Arif MLA for Membakut	Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation	11 January 2023
	Hon. Ellron Angin MLA for Sook	Minister of Youth and Sports	Ministry of Youth and Sports	29 September 2020
	Hon. James Ratib MLA for Sugut	Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing	Ministry of Community Development and People's Wellbeing	11 January 2023
	Hon. Christina Liew MLA for Api-Api	Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment	Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment	11 January 2023
	Hon. Phoong Jin Zhe MLA for Luyang	Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship	Ministry of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship	11 January 2023

See also

• List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
• Chief Minister of Sabah
• Sabah State Legislative Assembly
• Sabah State Government

References

1. Correspondent, Hazlin HassanMalaysia (11 January 2023). "Sabah chief minister reshuffles Cabinet after political coup attempt". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Sabah State Government

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• Politics of Sabah
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