Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

Ministry of Education (MOE)

Kementerian Pendidikan
Ministry overview
Formed	1955 (62 years ago) (1955)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Block E8, Parcel E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62604 Putrajaya
Motto	Strong Implementation, Rapid Execution - Excellence: Ultimate Reach of an Organization (SIRE-EURO)
Employees	551,693 (2017)
Annual budget	MYR 43,988,468,100 (2017)
Minister responsible	Mahdzir Khalid, Minister of Education
Deputy Ministers responsible	P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Minister of Education Chong Sin Woon, Second Deputy Minister of Education
Ministry executives	Alias Ahmad, Secretary-General Khair Mohamad Yusof, Director-General Azmi Lateh, Deputy Secretary-General (Educational Development) Jamil Rakon, Deputy Secretary-General (Management) Khairil Awang, Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Development Policy) Ahmad Tajuddin Jab, Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Operation) Amin Senin, Deputy Director-General of Education (Teaching Professionalism Development)
Website	www.moe.gov.my

The Ministry of Education (Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan), abbreviated MOE, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for education system, compulsory education, pre-tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

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

Frequently Asked Questions about MOE Policy

In Bahasa Malaysia it was called Kementerian Pendidikan, which was in charge in all education-related affairs. But in 2004, it has changed its name into Kementerian Pelajaran, which is only in charge from pre-school up to secondary level of education. The tertiary education is taken over by a new ministry, Ministry of Higher Education until May 2013 where Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the two ministry will be merged to form a single Ministry of Education. In 2015, the ministry were split again.

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

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