Hajiji cabinet

The Hajiji cabinet took office on 29 September 2020, three days after the 2020 Sabah State Election.[1]

The cabinet consists of ministers and assistant ministers from the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), the dissidents of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2][3] BN led by then Deputy Chief Minister and State Minister of Works Bung Moktar Radin withdrew in January 2023, causing a political crisis. However, there were a few dissidents who did not follow BN to withdraw support for Hajiji, among them are Tanjung Keramat MLA Shahelmey Yahya who was later promoted to Deputy Chief Minister and appointed as State Minister of Works. Following this, Sabah BN is split into two factions in the government led by Shahelmey and opposition led by Bung Moktar. The crisis also saw PH joining the government after it decided to support Hajiji and allow him to regain the majority support in the assembly to remain as Chief Minister.

Hajiji cabinet

20th Cabinet of Sabah
2020–present
Date formed29 September 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateJuhar Mahiruddin
Head of governmentHajiji Noor (GRS)
Deputy head of governmentShahelmey Yahya (UMNO)
Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR)
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
Total no. of members11
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
with confidence & supply from IND
65 / 79 (82%)
Opposition partiesSabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)
Opposition leaderMohd. Shafie Apdal (WARISAN)
History
Election2020 Sabah state election
Legislature term16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Budget2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
PredecessorShafie cabinet
  1. ^ "Official: GRS wins Sabah elections with two-seat majority". Malaysiakini. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ Miwil, Olivia (29 September 2020). "Hajiji, cabinet ministers sworn in at Istana Negeri | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Sabah's full Cabinet revealed". The Star. Retrieved 21 October 2021.