Ministry of Defence

MINDEF ORGANIZATION- Government Ministry

The Ministry of Defense is headed by the Minister of Defense and assisted by a Deputy Minister. The Ministry of Defense organization contains two main services, namely the Civil Service led by the Secretary General while the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is led by the Commander of the Armed Forces.

ESTABLISHMENT
The Ministry of Defense was established on 31 August 1957 and began its official operation in a building located on Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato 'Onn), Kuala Lumpur. The building also houses the office of the first Minister of Defense, the late Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussien who served from 31 August 1957 to 22 September 1970.