Third Abdullah cabinet

Third Abdullah cabinet
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(s)	2008 Malaysian general election
Legislature term(s)	12th Malaysian Parliament
Budget(s)	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 election in Malaysia. It was the 17th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence. Prior to the election, Abdullah led (as Prime 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.

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