Major Cabinet Reshuffle in Malaysia ����Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was appointed as deputy prime minister and home minister in a major cabinet reshuffle announced in Kuala Lumpur on January 8 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. ����Special Functions Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has been appointed as finance minister, Mahathir announced at a news conference after chairing the monthly UMNO (United Malays National Organization) Supreme Council meeting, the first for this year. ����In the reshuffle, Defense Minister Syed Hahid Albar took over as the new foreign minister. ����Abang Abu Bakar Mustapha who is minister in the Prime Minister's Department, was appointed as defense minister. ����Deputy Home Minister Tajol Rosli Ghazali was promoted to minister in the Prime Minister's Department. ���� WorldNews 1999-01-09 Page3 Full Story in Chinese