Second Mahathir cabinet
Mahathir Mohamad formed the second Mahathir cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Ahmad Shah to begin a new government following the 22 April 1982 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the election, Mahathir led (as Prime Minister) the first Mahathir cabinet, a coalition government that consisted of members of the component parties of Barisan Nasional. This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. Composition. Full members. The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers: