Cabinet Name: | Fourth Rahman cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | Malaysia |
Cabinet Number: | 4th |
Flag: | Flag of Malaysia.svg |
Government Head: | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Deputy Government Head: | Abdul Razak Hussein |
Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
Opposition Parties: | Democratic Action Party United Sabah National Organisation Pan-Malayan Islamic Party Sarawak National Party Malaysian People's Movement Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party People's Progressive Party Sabah Chinese Association Parti Pesaka Sarawak |
Opposition Leader: | None |
Election: | 1969 Malaysian general election |
Legislature Term: | 3rd Malaysian Parliament |
Budget: | 1970 |
Previous: | Third Rahman cabinet |
Successor: | First Razak cabinet |
This article is about the fourth cabinet of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman. He announced his cabinet on 21 May 1969, eight days after the 13 May incident,[1] and eleven days after the 1969 Malaysian general election, where his Alliance only won by a slim majority. It was the 4th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. This was the final government headed by Tunku Abdul Rahman, although in reality the government was suspended and de facto replaced by National Operations Council or MAGERAN on 15 May. Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned from his position a year later, succeeded by his deputy and the MAGERAN Director, Abdul Razak Hussein.
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:[1]
Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assistant Minister of Defence | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Segamat Utara | |||
Assistant Minister of Finance | Ali Ahmad MP | UMNO | Pontian Selatan | |||
Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir MP | UMNO | Terengganu Tengah | |||
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | BUMIPUTERA | Samarahan | |||
Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah | |||
Assistant Minister of Special Functions | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat Selatan | |||