Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

formed the second Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to begin a new government following the 22 April 1982 general election in

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. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as

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) the

first Mahathir cabinet Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, formed the first Mahathir cabinet in 1981 after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to form a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Hussein Onn. Hussei ...

, a

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that consisted of members of the component parties of

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. It was the 10th

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formed since

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. This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the fourth

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Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Deputy ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Deputy ministers

References

{{Malaysian cabinets Cabinet of Malaysia 1982 establishments in Malaysia 1986 disestablishments in Malaysia Cabinets established in 1982 Cabinets disestablished in 1986

Composition

Full members

Deputy ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

Full members

Deputy ministers

See also

References