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Muhyiddin’s appointment as caretaker PM gazetted

Order in effect since yesterday, according to AGC

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 17 Aug 2021 11:22AM

Muhyiddin’s appointment as caretaker PM gazetted
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed caretaker prime minister by the Agong yesterday, and will helm the role until a new prime minister and cabinet emerges. – Bernama pic, August 17, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has published a federal government gazette, Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2021, on the appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as caretaker prime minister until the appointment of a new head of government.

The gazette is to notify Muhyiddin’s function, where he shall be charged with the responsibility in respect of all departments of the federal government and the subjects for which the departments are responsible for, until the appointment of the other members in the cabinet.

The order took effect yesterday.

The gazette also notified the revocation of the Ministers of the Federal Government (No. 3) Order 2020.

Yesterday, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had consented to appoint Muhyiddin as caretaker prime minister pending the appointment of a new prime minister.

The appointment of the caretaker prime minister was decided upon after His Majesty accepted the resignation of Muhyiddin as prime minister and that of the entire cabinet effective yesterday. – Bernama, August 17, 2021

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