Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Malaysia)

Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC)
Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan
Ministry overview
Formed 15 May 2013 (2013-05-15)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
Headquarters No. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya
Employees 3,190 (2016)
Annual budget MYR 1,221,005,900 (2016)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Ong Hong Peng, Secretary-General
  • Rashidi Hasbullah, Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
  • Ab. Ghaffar A. Tambi, Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)
  • Junaida Lee Abdullah, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Website www.motac.gov.my

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

The Minister of Tourism and Culture administers his functions through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and a range of other government agencies. The current Minister of Tourism and Culture is Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, whose term began on 15 May 2013. The current Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture is Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.

Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.

Organization

Federal departments and agencies

  1. Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia). (Official site)
  2. Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), or Biro Konvensyen dan Pameran Malaysia. (Official site)
  3. Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), or Pusat Pelancongan Islam. (Official site)
  4. National Department for Culture and Arts, or Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara (JKKN). (Official site)
  5. National Archives of Malaysia, or Arkib Negara Malaysia. (Official site)
  6. Department of National Heritage, or Jabatan Warisan Negara. (Official site)
  7. National Library of Malaysia, or Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM). (Official site)
  8. Palace of Culture, or Istana Budaya (IB). (Official site)
  9. Department of Museums Malaysia, or Jabatan Muzium Malaysia (JMM). (Official site)
  10. Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation, or Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia. (Official site)
  11. National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy, or Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA). (Official site)
  12. National Visual Arts Development Board (NVADB), or Lembaga Pembangunan Seni Visual Negara (LPSVN). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

Vision

To develop Malaysia as a world class tourist and cultural destination as well as to build the national identity based on arts, culture and heritage.

Mission

To enhance the tourism and culture sectors as well as to strengthen, conserve and preserve national arts, culture and heritage.

Ministry's Policy Statements

To propel competitive and sustainable tourism and culture sectors towards the socio-economic development of the country.

Objectives

Client's Charter

See also

References

    External links

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