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developing policies, planning, 1. Prime Minster’s
control and coordinate matters Department
related to the terms of reference
of the Ministry. Each Ministry is 2. Ministry of Finance
entrusted to a Minister holding a 3. Ministry of Rural and
portfolio which is assisted by the
Deputy Minister. Regional Development
4. Ministry of Works
Each Ministry is responsible for 5. Ministry of Women,
creating policies, planning,
monitoring and coordinating the Family and Community
implementation of matters relating Development
to the Ministry. The Ministry also 6. Ministry of International
works to control the departments Trade and Industry
or statutory bodies that are under 7. Ministry of Urban
its responsibility. The principal Wellbeing, Housing and
administrative officer of the Local Government
Ministry is the Chief Secretary 8. Ministry of Human
(KSU). Duties and responsibilities Resources
of the KSU include the formation 9. Ministry of Federal
of policies, plan activities, monitor Territories
the implementation of activities, 10. Ministry of
and coordinate the activities of Communications and
the ministries and to coordinate Multimedia
the activities of the departments 11. Ministry of Transport
or bodies under the Ministry. The 12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
KSU also serves as an Advisor to 13. Ministry of Natural
the Minister and is fully responsible Resources and
to the Chief Secretary (KSN), who Environment
is the head of the Federal Civil 14. Ministry of Science,
Service. Technology and
Innovation
After getting the mandate to 15. Ministry of Home Affairs
form the government and through 16. Ministry of Energy, Green
the successful victory during the Technology and Water
13th General Election, Dato’ Sri 17. Ministry of Plantation
Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak Industries and
announced his new cabinet line- Commodities
up on 15 May 2013. The Cabinet 18. Ministry of Defence
reshuffle and restructuring involve 19. Ministry of Education
changes in a few portfolio and 20. Ministry of High Education
names of ministries including 21. Ministry of Tourism and
the merging of two ministries to Culture
strengthen the government’s 22. Ministry of Health
public service delivery system. 23. Ministry of Agriculture and
The 2016 Cabinet has 25 ministries Agro Based Industry
which are as follows:- 24. Ministry of Domestic
Trade, Co-operative and
Consumerism
25. Ministry of Youth and
Sports
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