# First Hussein cabinet

Hussein Onn formed the first Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the death of the previous Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein. Prior to his death, Razak led (as Prime Minister) the second Razak cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. It was the 7th cabinet of Malaysia formed since independence.
A reshuffle of the cabinet was done on 31 December 1977, due to Parti Islam Se-Malaysia's expulsion from Barisan Nasional, resignation of Health Minister Lee Siok Yew, and the death of Minister of Agriculture Ali Ahmad from the plane crash at Tanjung Kupang.

## Composition
### Full members

The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | 15 January 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Defence | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading | 15 January 1976 | 1978 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 5 March 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Education | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu | 1976 | 1 January 1978 |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis | | |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat |
| Minister of Communications | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Asri Muda MP | PAS | Nilam Puri |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis | 1976 | 1978 |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Abdul Ghani Gilong MP | USNO | Kinabalu |
| Minister of Health | Lee Siok Yew MP | MCA | Ulu Langat |
| Minister of Law | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh |
| Attorney General | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat |
| Minister of Information | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Ali Ahmad MP | UMNO | Pontian | 1976 | 4 December 1977 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Mohamed Yaacob MP | UMNO | Tanah Merah |
| Minister of Housing and Villages Development | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan |
| Minister without Portfolio | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah |
| Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories | Hassan Adli Arshad MP | UMNO | Bagan Datok |
| Minister without Portfolio | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |

### Deputy ministers

| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Party | Constituency | Term Start | Term End |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Mustapha Abdul Jabar MP | UMNO | Sabak Bernam |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Abdullah Ahmad MP | UMNO | Machang |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Abu Bakar Umar MP | PAS | Kota Setar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut | 1976 | 31 December 1976 |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | 1 January 1977 | 1978 |
| Deputy Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development | Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | Abdullah Majid MP | UMNO | Raub |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal |
| Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar | March 1976 | 31 December 1976 |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan |
| Deputy Minister of Law | Rais Yatim MP | UMNO | Jelebu |
| Deputy Minister of Law | Senator Athi Nahappan | MIC | |

## Composition before cabinet dissolution
### Full members

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Minister of Defence | Hussein Onn MP | UMNO | Sri Gading |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Mahathir Mohamad MP | UMNO | Kubang Pasu |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower | Lee San Choon MP | MCA | Segamat |
| Minister of Communications | V. Manickavasagam MP | MIC | Pelabohan Kelang |
| Minister of Law | Hamzah Abu Samah MP | UMNO | Temerloh |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Environment | Ong Kee Hui MP | SUPP | Bandar Kuching |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Ghazali Shafie MP | UMNO | Lipis |
| Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Abdul Ghani Gilong MP | USNO | Kinabalu |
| Minister of Lands and Regional Development | Abdul Kadir Yusuf MP | UMNO | Tenggaroh |
| Minister of General Welfare | Aishah Ghani MP | UMNO | Kuala Langat |
| Minister of Primary Industries | Abdul Taib Mahmud MP | PBB | Samarahan |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail MP | UMNO | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Housing and Villages Development | Michael Chen Wing Sum MP | MCA | Ulu Selangor |
| Minister of Education | Musa Hitam MP | UMNO | Labis |
| Minister of Finance | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MP | UMNO | Ulu Kelantan |
| Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Abdul Samad Idris MP | UMNO | Kuala Pilah |
| Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories | Hassan Adli Arshad MP | UMNO | Bagan Datok |
| Minister of Health | Chong Hon Nyan MP | MCA | Batu Berendam |
| Minister of Agriculture | Shariff Ahmad MP | UMNO | Jerantut |
| Minister of Information | Mohamed Rahmat MP | UMNO | Pulai |
| Minister without Portfolio | Richard Ho Ung Hun MP | MCA | Lumut |
| Minister of Public Enterprises | Senator Mohamed Nasir | BERJASA | |

### Deputy ministers

| Office | Incumbent | Party | Constituency |
| Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises | Mustapha Abdul Jabar MP | UMNO | Sabak Bernam |
| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa MP | UMNO | Larut |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Chan Siang Sun MP | MCA | Bentong |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | Mokhtar Hashim MP | UMNO | Tampin |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Sulaiman Daud MP | PBB | Santubong |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | Paul Leong Khee Seong MP | GERAKAN | Taiping |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Villages Development | Ramli Omar MP | UMNO | Bagan Serai |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Public Amenities | Goh Cheng Teik MP | GERAKAN | Nibong Tebal |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Neo Yee Pan MP | MCA | Muar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Senator Rafidah Aziz | UMNO | |
| Deputy Minister of Communications | Mohd Ali M. Shariff MP | UMNO | Kuantan |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | Rais Yatim MP | UMNO | Jelebu |
| Deputy Minister of Local Government and Federal Territories | Subramaniam Sinniah MP | MIC | Damansara |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Edmund Langgu Saga MP | SNAP | Saratok |
| Deputy Minister of Labour and Manpower | K. Pathmanaban MP | MIC | Telok Kemang |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Lew Sip Hon MP | MCA | Shah Alam |
| Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | Abdul Manan Othman MP | UMNO | Kemaman |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Ling Liong Sik MP | MCA | Mata Kuching |
| Deputy Minister of Information | Senator Othman Abdullah | UMNO | |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Senator Salleh Jafaruddin | PBB | |