Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Malaysia)

Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC)
Ministry overview
Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan

Formed	15 May 2013 (2013-05-15)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Tourism 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	3,190 (2016)
Annual budget	MYR 1,221,005,900 (2016)
Minister responsible	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture
Deputy Minister responsible	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture
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

Minister of Tourism
- Deputy Minister
  - Secretary-General
    - Under the Authority of Secretary-General
      - Internal Audit Unit
      - Legal Unit
      - Corporate Communications Unit
      - Integrity Unit
      - Special Projects Division
      - Key Performance Indicator Unit
      - Visit Malaysia Year 2014 Secretariat
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Tourism)
      - Tourism Policy and International Relations Division
      - Tourism Licensing Division
      - Industry Development Division
      - Infrastructure Development Division
      - Malaysia Tourism Centre (MATIC)
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Culture)
      - Policy Division (Culture)
      - International Relations Division (Culture)
      - Event Management Division
    - Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
      - Human Resource Management Division
      - Finance Division
      - Account Division
      - Administrative Division
      - Information Management Division
      - Malaysia My Second Home
      - Ministry of Tourism and Culture State Offices
        Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Sabah, Sarawak

Federal departments and agencies

Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia). (Official site)
Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), or Biro Konvensyen dan Pameran Malaysia. (Official site)
Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), or Pusat Pelancongan Islam. (Official site)
National Department for Culture and Arts, or Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara (JKKN). (Official site)
National Archives of Malaysia, or Arkib Negara Malaysia. (Official site)
Department of National Heritage, or Jabatan Warisan Negara. (Official site)
National Library of Malaysia, or Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (PNM). (Official site)
Palace of Culture, or Istana Budaya (IB). (Official site)
Department of Museums Malaysia, or Jabatan Muzium Malaysia (JMM). (Official site)
Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation, or Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia. (Official site)
National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy, or Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA). (Official site)
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:

National Library Act 1972 [Act 80]
Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Act 1992 [Act 481]
Tourism Industry Act 1992 [Act 482]
Tourism Vehicles Licensing Act 1999 [Act 594]
National Archives Act 2003 [Act 629]
National Heritage Act 2005 [Act 645]
National Visual Arts Development Board Act 2011 [Act 724]

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

National Tourism Policy
National Cultural Policy

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

To strengthen the arts, culture and heritage towards enhancing national unity based on the National Cultural Policy;
To enhance the synergy and cooperation among the tourism and culture industry players towards making Malaysia the preferred tourist and cultural destinations;
To strengthen the tourism and culture sectors towards empowering the nation's economy;
To promote Malaysia's uniqueness in arts, culture and heritage as the main catalyst for the growth in tourism and culture sectors; and
To develop knowledgeable, skilled, creative and innovative human capital in tourism and culture sectors.

Client's Charter

To provide quality and timely tourism services.
To provide quality tourism activities/programmes in order to promote the involvement and appreciation of society for the tourism industry.
To provide high quality and viable tourism infrastructures throughout the country.
To fully enforce and implement provisions in the Tourism Industry Act, Tourism Vehicles Licensing Act including regulations made thereunder in an effective and efficient manner.
To promote the country as a premier tourist destination at domestic and international levels.

References

External links

Ministry of Tourism and Culture

Federal Government of Malaysia

Malaysian Federal Cabinet

Executive branch	Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister

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Commissions	Energy Commission Public Service Commission Securities Commission Election Commission Land Public Transport Commission Companies Commission Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

Departments	Immigration Skills Development Wildlife and National Parks Orang Asli Development Public Works Road Transport Fire and Rescue Civil Defence Filem Negara Malaysia Prison

Other agencies	Federal Agricultural and Marketing Authority (FAMA) Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute Urban Development Authority of Malaysia Highway Authority National Space Agency Malaysian Palm Oil Board Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) Federal Land Development Authority Bernama National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) Investment Development Authority

Law enforcement	Royal Malaysian Customs Department Royal Malaysia Police Tourist Police Anti-Corruption Commission National Security Council Border Security Agency The People's Volunteer Corps Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

Central bank	Bank Negara Malaysia

Government of Malaysia Ministries and departments

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