Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect, while continuing to oversee the defence portfolio, and Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is now a Senior Minister.
In a statement today, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said Hishammuddin will head the Security Cluster — previously under Ismail Sabri — while assisting Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in the execution of the National Recovery Plan.
It said Ismail Sabri’s appointment will assist the prime minister in managing the administration of the country and fulfil the people’s needs amid the current health and economic crisis.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has been informed of both appointments, which are effective immediately, said PMO.
“It is hoped that these appointments will further enhance the capacity of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government especially in facing the Covid-19 pandemic, strengthen unity among the parties that make up the government, and strengthen the PN government with transparent, corruption-free and integrity governance.
“The Prime Minister’s Office congratulates YAB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and YB Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein on the appointments,” the statement said.
