Umno women's wing deputy chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has been appointed a special adviser to the prime minister with the status of minister on women and social development affairs.
According to Bernama, the Prime Minister’s Department said the appointment will be effective starting tomorrow.
The department said in executing her duties and responsibilities, Shahrizat will work closely with the women, family and community development ministry.
At present, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has two special advisers with the status of minister - for Islamic affairs and foreign affairs.
Shocking defeat
Shahrizat - who was the former women, family and community development minister - lost in the March 8 polls to PKR’s Nurul Izzah Anwar for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency.
Nurul Izzah, 27, is the daughter of former deputy premier and PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Shahrizat’s defeat in the constituency, which she held for three terms since 1995, was unexpected.
Shahrizat became the first minister for women and family development when the ministry was created by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2001.
Later, Abdullah revamped the ministry and renamed it women, family and community development ministry.
Shahrizat was also acting federal territories minister in 2005 when Isa Abdul Samad had to step down from the post.
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What is Ng Yen Yen's job if Shahrizat is Advisor to PM on Women and Community Issues?
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Sharizat as special advisor? Isn't this back side (sorry, back door) appointment? Mohd Taib and Zaid Ibrahim also can be ministers. OKC as Minister of Housing and rest assured we will have more Ah Long activities. Badawi merely replaced crooks with another bunch of crooks. Wonderful. Now confirmed Malaysia Habis.
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