Head of state Tuanku Ahmad Shah | ||
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Member parties Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National OrganisationMalaysian Chinese AssociationUnited Sabah National OrganisationMalaysian People's Movement PartyUnited Traditional Bumiputera PartySabah People's United FrontSarawak United Peoples' PartySarawak National PartyMalaysian Indian Congress Status in legislature UMNO led coalition majority government Opposition parties Democratic Action PartyPan-Malaysian Islamic PartySarawak 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