Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)

Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)

Kementerian Pertahanan (KEMENTAH)
Ministry overview
Formed	31 August 1957; 59 years ago (1957-08-31)
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Wisma Pertahanan, Jalan Padang Tembak, 50634 Kuala Lumpur
Employees	169,407 (2016)
Annual budget	MYR 17,304,385,100 (2016)
Minister responsible	Hishammuddin Hussein, Minister of Defence
Deputy Minister responsible	Mohd Johari Baharum, Deputy Minister of Defence
Ministry executives	Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi, Secretary-General Rothiah Omar, Deputy Secretary-General (Development) Junaidah Kamarruddin, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy) Mohammad Foad Abdullah, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Website	www.mod.gov.my

The Ministry of Defence (Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan), abbreviated MINDEF, KEMENTAH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for defence, national security, army, navy, hydrography, air force, armed forces, intelligence services, counterintelligence, military intelligence, national service, and veterans affairs.

The Minister of Defence administers his functions through the Ministry of Defence and a range of other government agencies. The current Minister of Defence is Hishammuddin Hussein, whose term began on 16 May 2013. The current Deputy Minister of Defence is Mohd Johari Baharum.

Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur.

The Ministry of Defence is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

Since Malaysia achieved its independence on 31 August 1957, the Ministry of Defence has been officially operated in a building located in Brockman Road (currently known as Dato' Onn Street), Kuala Lumpur. The office of the first Defence Minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak, who had served from 31 August 1957 until 22 September 1970, was also located here.

...
Wikipedia