Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)

Ministry of Defence
(MINDEF)
Kementerian Pertahanan
(KEMENTAH)
كمنترين ڤرتاهنن
Ministry overview
Formed31 August 1957; 67 years ago (1957-08-31)
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
HeadquartersWisma Pertahanan, Jalan Padang Tembak, 50634 Kuala Lumpur
Employees168,774 (2017)
Annual budgetMYR 15,057,630,000 (2017)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Isham Ishak, Secretary-General
Websitewww.mod.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Defence (Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan; Jawi: كمنترين ڤرتاهنن‎), abbreviated MINDEF[1] or KEMENTAH,[2] 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.

Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur.

  1. ^ "Mindef to launch national defence and security industry policy this year | New Straits Times".
  2. ^ "Hubungan pertahanan Malaysia-S'pura kekal hangat - MINDEF". 18 October 2018.