Report claims Saifuddin Nasution to replace Muhyiddin as home minister
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will be the new home minister in an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, Utusan Malaysia reported today.
The Malay daily cited an unnamed source as claiming that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng will also have a portfolio change.
However, the news report did not provide any quotes from the so-called source to support the claim. It also did not mention which portfolios Lim and incumbent Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin are likely to take up next.
The online-only news report by Utusan did not indicate when the reshuffle will take place, only saying it will happen when Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad makes the announcement.
Dr Mahathir has confirmed the possibility of some “slight changes” in the portfolios of his Pakatan Harapan (PH) Cabinet, but that there would not be any new ministerial appointments amid speculation that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim could be an addition.
