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Jurisdiction
  
Government of Malaysia

Employees
  
3,190 (2016)

Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Malaysia)

Formed
  
16 May 2013; 3 years ago (2013-05-16)

Preceding agencies
  
Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture

Headquarters
  
No. 2, Tower 1, P5/6 Road, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya

Annual budget
  
MYR 1,221,005,900 (2016)

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.

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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 16 May 2013. The current Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture is Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.

Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.

Organisation

  • 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

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

    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

    • References

    Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Malaysia) Wikipedia
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