Ministry of Defence (Malaysia)

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Ministry of Defence
(MINDEF)

Kementerian Pertahanan (KEMENTAH)
Ministry overview
Formed	31 August 1957; 66 years ago (1957-08-31)
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Wisma Pertahanan, Jalan Padang Tembak, 50634 Kuala Lumpur
Employees	168,774 (2017)
Annual budget	MYR 15,057,630,000 (2017)
Minister responsible	Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Minister of Defence
Deputy Minister responsible	Adly Zahari, Deputy Minister of Defence
Ministry executive	Isham Ishak, Secretary-General
Website	www.mod.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Defence (Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan), 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.