Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Malaysian Palm Oil Board
(MPOB)
Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia
Agency overview
Formed1 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia
  • Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersBandar Baru Bangi, Selangor
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Siti Aminah Aching, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Agency executives
  • Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, Chairman
  • Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Director General
Parent departmentMinistry of Plantation and Commodities
Websitewww.mpob.gov.my

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (Malay: Lembaga Minyak Sawit Malaysia), abbreviated MPOB, is a government agency responsible for the promotion and development of the palm oil industry in Malaysia.[1] It is one of the agencies under the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.[2]

  1. ^ Lim Weng Soong. Malaysian Palm Oil Board - A Merger of PORIM and PORLA (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 19 February 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
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