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Third Abdullah cabinet

Malaysian cabinet (2008–09)

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Third Abdullah cabinet
17th Cabinet of Malaysia
Date formed	19 March 2008
Date dissolved	10 April 2009
People and organisations
Head of state	Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Head of government	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy head of government	Najib Razak
No. of ministers	32 ministers and 38 deputy ministers
Member parties	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation Malaysian Chinese Association United Traditional Bumiputera Party Malaysian Indian Congress Malaysian People's Movement Party United Sabah Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation Liberal Democratic Party Sabah Progressive Party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party Sarawak People's Party United Sabah People's Party People's Progressive Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 140 / 222
Opposition parties	People's Justice Party Democratic Action Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Opposition leaders	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2008) Anwar Ibrahim (2008–2009)
History
Election	2008 Malaysian general election
Legislature term	12th Malaysian Parliament
Budget	2009
Predecessor	Second Abdullah cabinet
Successor	First 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 electioninMalaysia. It was the 17th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (asPrime 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.

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

• Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 12th Malaysian Parliament