List of federal ministries and agencies in Malaysia

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This is a list of agencies of Malaysian federal government. The list includes statutory bodies (ticked with *) government-linked companies and organisations (ticked with **).

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Federal ministries

The current Cabinet, formed on 2 December 2023, comprised the following federal ministries:

Federal agencies

Prime Minister's Department

Prime Minister's Department, having status of a ministry, comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Communications

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Defence

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [5]

Ministry of Digital

The Ministry comprises the following agencies: [7]

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Economy

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Education

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [9]

Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Cooperatives Development

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Finance

This Ministry, including the Treasury, comprises the following agencies: [10]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

This Ministry comprises the following agencies and includes Malaysian foreign missions abroad: [11]

Ministry of Health

This Ministry comprises the following agencies and includes government hospitals, health centres, clinics and training centres:

Ministry of Higher Education

This Ministry with comprises the following agencies and includes educational institutions: [12]

Ministry of Home Affairs

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [13]

Ministry of Housing and Local Government

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [14]

Ministry of Human Resources

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [15]

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [16]

Ministry of National Unity

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Rural and Regional Development

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [17]

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

This Ministry comprises the following agencies:

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [19]

Ministry of Transport

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [20]

Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [21]

Ministry of Works

This Ministry comprises the following agencies: [22]

Ministry of Youth and Sports

This Ministry comprises the following agencies and includes the Ministry training institutes: [23]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This agency belongs to the Prime Minister's Department but reports to the Parliament annually.
  2. Darul Quran (DQ) and Malaysian Institute of Islamic Training (ILIM) are under the jurisdiction of this Department.
  3. Administration of all judicial courts, including Federal Court, Court of Appeals and High Courts are under the jurisdiction of this Office.
  4. Legal and Judicial Service Commission (SPKP) is included.
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  18. University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), MARA Junior Science Colleges (MRSM) and other MARA educational institutions are under the jurisdiction of this Agency.
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  23. Training institutes under the jurisdiction of this Ministry are National Youth Skills Institutes (IKBN), National Youth Advanced Skills Institutes (IKTBN) and Youth Golf Skills Academy (AKBG).