New Cabinet's swearing-in ceremony begins

KUALA LUMPUR: The swearing-in ceremony of new ministers and deputy ministers took place before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara here today.

Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah was also in attendance at the ceremony which began at 2.30pm.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, however, was unable to attend the ceremony as he had to undergo self-quarantine for having been a close contact of a COVID-19 patient.

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Chief Secretary to the Government witnessed the ceremony.

The swearing-in ceremony followed Ismail Sabri's announcement of his Cabinet line-up comprising 31 ministers and 38 deputy ministers, last Friday.

Ismail Sabri was sworn in as Malaysia's 9th Prime Minister on Aug 20 to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who resigned on Aug 16 after losing the majority support in Parliament.

-- BERNAMA