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located at Jalan Padang Tembak, Kuala Lumpur and was built with a budget of RM144 million and was completed in mid 1985. This 20 storey high building is known as "WISMA PERTAHANAN" and provides office space and meeting rooms. The area around "WISMA PERTAHANAN" known as the Defence Complex also provides facilities such as multi-storey car park building, auditorium, prayer room, Field of Defence (Parade Ground), guard stations, towers, computer room, 'helipad', cafeteria and others.
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government’s commitment to pursuing the three pillars of the defence strategy, namely concentric deterrence, comprehensive defence and credible partnerships. The paper further primed focus on dealing with non-traditional security issues like terrorism, piracy and maritime security, cyber crime and security, and transnational crimes, as well as to apply modern technologies to defence. The 104-page document can be viewed at the following link on the MINDEF website.
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The Ministry of Defence is led by the Minister of Defence and assisted by a Deputy Minister. The organization of the Ministry of Defence consists of two main services. First, is the Public Service which is headed by the Secretary General and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is headed by Chief of the
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The first building of the Ministry of Defence was constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was officially opened by Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein on 18 March 1960. The building constructed in Jalan Padang Tembak also housed the Chiefs and Officers of the Malaysian
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To accommodate all the agencies under one roof, the government has decided to build a new building for the Ministry of Defence. As a symbolic, the foundation stone was laid by the then Deputy Defence Minister, Dato' Abu Bakar bin Datu Abang Abang Haji Mustapha on 10 March 1982. The new building is
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On 24 February 2020, MINDEF Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces Haji Affendi Buang had unveiled the inaugural Defence White Paper which sets up strategic orientations for Malaysia's military defence in the next 10 years. The paper highlights Malaysia's geography as a maritime nation and Malaysian
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After the withdrawal of the British troops, the Malaysian Government took drastic measures to improve the security of the country from any threat. This task is entrusted to the Ministry of Defence as well as the task of improving efficiency in the management of military needs from time to time.
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As a result of growing awareness among leaders of the importance of the armed forces, a complex consisting of six blocks of four storeys high was built in front of the Office of the Member Services Division to cater for the growing membership. The RM 2 million building was officially opened by
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Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato' Onn),
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On March 6, 2023, MINDEF reported that the National Defence and Security Industry Policy (DIPKN) to support the Malaysian defense industry.
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On December 12, 2023, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in a cabinet reshuffling announcement, announces that Dato Sri
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is the new Minister of Defense, replacing Mohamad as he was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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administers his functions through the Ministry of Defence and a range of other government agencies.
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The Ministry of Defence is responsible for administration of several key
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Science and Technology Research Institute For Defence (STRIDE), or
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Office of the Ministry of Defence Sarawak (MINDEF Sarawak), or
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Office of the Ministry of Defence Sabah (MINDEF Sabah), or
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Malaysian Armed Forces Department of Veterans Affairs, or
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Malaysian Armed Forces Cataloguing Authority (MAFCA), or
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Federal ministries, departments and agencies of Malaysia
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Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS), or
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Institut Penyelidikan Sains dan Teknologi Pertahanan
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