PERIKATAN Nasional (PN) today announced a 29-member shadow cabinet, with Muhyiddin Yassin as chief of MPs, the first time an opposition front has unveiled such a lineup.

Muhyiddin when announcing the lineup said the members will serve their duties based on the 12th Malaysia Plan.

The Pagoh MP said the PN secretariat will issue a policy statement on matters related to the portfolios involved, in accordance with the policy of the coalition administration in the last term.

“We will present it so the people know we are ready to take on the responsibility if we were given the mandate to govern the country.”

The PN chairman said opposition MPs can express the party’s position on relevant issues according to their respective portfolios.

“They will respond to issues related to their respective portfolios so we are seen as an effective opposition.”

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang is deputy chief of MPs, while Larut MP Hamzah Zainudin is opposition leader.

Putrajaya MP Radzi Jidin will shadow Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli in their portfolios.

Kota Baru MP Takiyuddin Hassan will oversee the Home Ministry portfolio, while the defence portfolio is to be shadowed by Tanah Merah MP Ikhmal Hisham Abdul Aziz.

Arau MP Shahidan Kassim will follow Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the rural and regional development portfolio.

Bukit Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan will shadow Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

The full list of the MPs and their assigned portfolios is as follows:

1. Muhyiddin Yassin (chief of MPs)
2. Abdul Hadi Awang (deputy chief of MPs)
3. Hamzah Zainudin (opposition leader)
4. Radzi Jidin (finance and economy)
5. Takiyuddin Hassan (home affairs)
6. Idris Ahmad (religious affairs)
7. Ronald Kiandee (agriculture and food security)
8. Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (natural resources, environment, and climate change)
9. Saifuddin Abdullah (education and higher education)
10. Shahidan Kassim (rural and regional development)
11. Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (youth and sports)
12. Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (foreign affairs)
13. Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (law and institutional reforms)
14. Rosol Wahid (domestic trade and cost of living)
15. Ali Biju (Sabah and Sarawak affairs and special functions)
16. Muslimin Yahaya (entrepreneur and cooperatives development)
17. Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (women, family, and community development)
18. Ismail Abd Muttalib (local government development)
19. Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (tourism, arts, and culture)
20. Awang Hashim (human resources)
21. Ahmad Amzad Hashim (science, technology, and innovation)
22. Wan Saiful Wan Jan (communications and digital)
23. Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (works)
24. Halimah Ali (national unity)
25. Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (international trade and industry)
26. Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi (health)
27. Azman Nasrudin (plantation and commodities)
28. Khairil Nizam Khirudin (transport) – February 2, 2023.