On the other hand, his replacement, Steven Sim, was promoted from deputy finance minister to human resources minister.

The 41-year-old Bukit Mertajam MP is the youngest minister in the Cabinet.

Sim’s previous post is now held by Lim Hui Ying, the sister of DAP chairman and former finance minister Lim Guan Eng.

Two deputy ministers were dropped from the line-up, the most prominent being Ramkarpal Singh, who was deputy law and institutional reform minister.

The Bukit Gelugor MP was replaced by Ipoh Barat MP M Kula Segaran, a former human resources minister in the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.

Meanwhile, Ramkarpal’s brother, Gobind Singh Deo, is back in the Cabinet as the digital minister. The Damansara MP was previously the communications and multimedia minister in the PH administration.

Beaufort MP Siti Aminah Aching was Umno’s sole casualty in the reshuffle, with her post as deputy plantation and commodities minister taken over by Chan Foong Hin. Chan was the deputy agriculture and food security minister prior to this.

While Siti Aminah is out, Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad is back with a government post, albeit as a deputy minister. The former higher education minister is now deputy women, family and community development minister.

Another noteworthy appointment is PKR’s R Ramanan, who was named deputy entrepreneur and cooperatives development minister.

Ramanan, who is serving his first term as Sungai Buloh MP, is also the chairman of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit or Mitra.