Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya
	Coat of arms of Malaysia
Ministry overview
Formed	16 May 2013;12 years ago
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture ;
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	No. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya
Employees	3,161 (2017)
Annual budget	MYR 1,083,562,100 (2024)
Minister responsible	Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture;
Deputy Minister responsible	Datuk Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture;
Ministry executives	Dato' Shaharuddin bin Abu Sohot, Secretary-General; Chua Choon Hwa, Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism); Dato' Mohd Yusri bin Mohd Yusoff, Deputy Secretary-General (Culture); Surrendren Sathasivam, Deputy Secretary-General (Management);
Child agencies	National Department for Culture and Arts ; Tourism Malaysia ; National Archives of Malaysia ; National Library of Malaysia ; Istana Budaya ;
Website	www.motac.gov.my
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Last updated October 01, 2025

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malay : Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for tourism, culture, archives, library, museum, heritage, arts, theatre, handicraft, visual arts, convention, exhibitions, Islamic tourism and craft.

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture administers his functions through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and a range of other government agencies. In the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet, the ministry was renamed to Ministry of Tourism with the removal of arts and culture portfolios from the name.

Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.

Organization

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture^[1]
- Deputy Minister
  - Secretary-General
    - Under the Authority of Secretary-General
      - Office of the Legal Adviser
      - Key Performance Indicators and Empowerment of Bumiputera Agenda Unit
      - Integrity Unit
      - Internal Audit Unit
      - Corporate Communications Unit
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
      - Tourism Policies and International Relationship Division
      - License and Enforcement Division
      - Industry Development Division
      - Malaysia Tourism Information Centre (MATIC)
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)
      - Cultural Policies Division
      - International Cultural Relationship Division
      - Event Management Division
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
      - Finance Division
      - Human Resources Division
      - Account Division
      - Infrastructure Development Division
      - Information Management Division
      - Management Division
      - State MOTAC Offices

References

↑ "Carta Organisasi - Portal Rasmi Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya". www.motac.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-02-20.

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[1] "Carta Organisasi - Portal Rasmi Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya". www.motac.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-02-20.

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