PUTRAJAYA, June 27 -- Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has been tasked with carrying out the duties and functions of the Economy Minister with immediate effect, following the resignation of Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.

Chief Secretary to the Government and Cabinet Secretary Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the decision was agreed upon by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and announced during the Cabinet meeting on June 25.

"Amir Hamzah's primary responsibility is to restructure and revise the contents of the 13th Malaysia Plan, which is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on July 31, 2025," he said in a statement here.

This includes taking into account additional information submitted by ministries, as well a...