Third Abdullah cabinet

Third Abdullah cabinet

17th Cabinet of Malaysia
Date formed19 March 2008
Date dissolved10 April 2009
People and organisations
Head of stateTuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Head of governmentAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of governmentNajib Razak
No. of ministers32 ministers and 38 deputy ministers
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition government
140 / 222

Opposition partiesPeople's Justice Party
Democratic Action Party
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Opposition leadersWan Azizah Wan Ismail (2008)
Anwar Ibrahim (2008–2009)
History
Election2008 Malaysian general election
Legislature term12th Malaysian Parliament
Budget2009
PredecessorSecond Abdullah cabinet
SuccessorFirst Najib cabinet

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the third Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to begin a new government following the 8 March 2008 general election in Malaysia. It was the 17th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (as Prime Minister) the second Abdullah cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional.

This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.