“We are not having any change or any increase in the number of members of the Cabinet,” the PPBM chairman told reporters after chairing a party Supreme Council meeting at the Perdana Leadership Foundation.

“Since nobody has indicated they want to resign, we have no vacancy,” he added.

“If we have a vacancy, we will consider suitable candidates.”

Anwar is supposed to succeed Mahathir under an arrangement in Pakatan Harapan.

In May, Mahathir assured that while he would hand over the reins to Anwar as promised, no time frame had been given for the transfer of power.

Mahathir was asked if the time was ripe for Anwar to join his Cabinet, amid talk of a reshuffling of portfolios and calls to hasten the succession plan for Anwar to replace him.

Mahathir had recently quashed rumours that there would be a Cabinet reshuffle after a report claimed he had informed ministers at their weekly Cabinet meeting that there would be a reshuffle of portfolios.

Mahathir, at the time, said he had mentioned to his Cabinet members that there might be slight changes in terms of the portfolios.

“But there is none yet. When I decide to do so, I will inform you,” he had said, adding he could not reveal which portfolios he wanted to “adjust” but would do so at a later time “if there is a necessity”.

Mahathir, meanwhile, warned of a split in the Pakatan Harapan coalition, brought about by PH members themselves.

“It looks like there is dissatisfaction with the present government. They are thinking about changes. But this is a very bad move because if you do anything, your whole party will split up,” he warned.

Mahathir also said he was in the dark about the appointment of Jalil Rasheed as the new CEO of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB).

He said PNB group chairman Zeti Akhtar Aziz would have informed him about this.

Jalil is currently the CEO of the South Asian operations for Invesco Ltd, a leading global investment firm, according to news reports.

His appointment as PNB CEO is effective from Oct 1 this year.