Shadow Cabinet of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

[1][2] The purpose of this Shadow Cabinet is to provide a check and balance role for Mahathir Mohamad's Pakatan Harapan coalition,[3] which formed a government (with the confidence and supply of WARISAN and UPKO) on 10 May 2018.

Barisan Nasional (BN), under the second-term leadership of then UMNO president Najib Razak, was defeated in the 14th General Election and became the Opposition in the Parliament for the first time in Malaysian history.

Khairy had even claimed that BN has established a shadow cabinet and its MPs were given portfolios,[4] which was confirmed by UMNO secretary-general, Ketereh MP Annuar Musa, on 26 July.

Each portfolio established in this Shadow Cabinet will also be comprising three professionals connected to their fields, including Women and Youth members, who will be elected at a later date.

[8] This Shadow Cabinet is the first-ever to be formed in the history of Malaysia, by the largest opposition coalition of Barisan Nasional consisting of UMNO, MIC and MCA.