Malaysian Armed Forces

Malaysian Armed Forces
Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (Malay)
Crest of the Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Founded1 March 1933; 91 years ago (1933-03-01)
Service branches
HeadquartersWisma Pertahanan, Kuala Lumpur
Websitemafhq.mil.my
Leadership
Supreme Commander Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim
Prime MinisterMalaysia Anwar Ibrahim
Minister of DefenceMalaysia Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Chief of Defence Forces General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman
Personnel
Military age18
Available for
military service		15,919,573, age 18–49 (2023 est.)
Fit for
military service		13,209,858, age 18–49 (2023 est.)
Reaching military
age annually		541,943 (2023 est.)
Active personnel113,000[1][2]
Reserve personnel51,600[1][2]
Expenditure
BudgetRM19.7 billion (US$4.37 billion) (FY2024)[3]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
List:
Foreign suppliers
List:
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Malaysia
RanksMilitary ranks of Malaysia

The Malaysian Armed Forces (Abbr.: MAF; Malay: Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا‎), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The number of MAF active personnel is 113,000 along with reserve forces at 51,600.[1][2]

The Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; the King of Malaysia.

  1. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 270. ISBN 978-1000910704.
  2. ^ a b c International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 281. ISBN 9781032012278.
  3. ^ Grevatt, Jon; Macdonald, Andrew (28 February 2023). "Malaysia proposes strong budget increase with eye on military procurement". Jane's. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Arms Transfers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 30 August 2015.