Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

formed the third Abdullah cabinet after being invited by

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...

to begin a new government following the 8 March 2008 general election in

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. It was the 17th

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formed since

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. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (as

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) the

second Abdullah cabinet Abdullah Ahmad Badawi formed the second Abdullah cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin to begin a new government following the 21 March 2004 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (as Prime Minister) ...

, a

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that consisted of members of the component parties of

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. This is a list of the members of the third cabinet of the fifth

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Composition

Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Composition

Full members

Deputy ministers

See also