NAJIB'S CABINET

Najib announced his new cabinet at 3pm today 13/04/1430 - 09/04/2009.His DPM is Muhyiddin who also double as education minister. Notable omission is KJ, contraversial UMNO youth chief and SIL of AAB who want to be PM at 40.His deputy Razali Ibrahim is in as deputy minister. So too his beaten contender Mukhriz Mahathir. Going by tradition - as the previous PMs did to their former bosses son - it is only a matter of time before Mukhriz is appointed as a full minister.Mukhriz now can look after AP issue closely, a subject which is very dear to his father's heart.Hishamudin is now internal security minister. His contraversial old ministry now headed by Muhiyiddin and assisted by Fuad Zarkashi, another Johorean who steadfastly opposes the teaching of science and mathematics in english, an autocratic policy which is highly favoured by the english speaking urban elites middle class but was forced on to the masses. Is it an indicator that the contraversial policy will be slowly abandoned ?There are also recycle ministers who enter through the back door notable among them is Shahrizat , the women affairs minister. UMNO get less minister but MCA retains its previous number with an additional deputy minister though they did not get what what they wanted most - 2nd DPM.