Head of government Mahathir Mohamad Head of state Tuanku Ahmad Shah | Deputy head of government Musa Hitam | |
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Member parties Barisan Nasional
United Malays National Organisation
Malaysian Chinese Association
United Sabah National Organisation
Malaysian People's Movement Party
United Traditional Bumiputera Party
Sabah People's United Front
Sarawak United Peoples' Party
Sarawak National Party
Malaysian Indian Congress Status in legislature UMNO led coalition majority government Opposition parties Democratic Action Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Sarawak People's Organization | ||
Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Hussein Onn. Hussein had presided over the second Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
References
First Mahathir cabinet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA