12-01-2023, 07:32 AM
PETALING JAYA: A Cabinet shake-up is on the cards and will likely involve the appointment of a new health minister, according to two sources in the know.
A high-level PKR source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the reasons for Dr Zaliha Mustafa’s supposed removal from the portfolio were unclear.
“But it is understood that she and the prime minister (Anwar Ibrahim) had disagreements over the running of the ministry, among others,” the source told FMT.
In the event that Zaliha is dropped, the source said the favourite to replace her would be education minister Fadhlina Sidek, while natural resources, environment and climate change minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad would take over the education portfolio.
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