Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)


The Ministry of Home Affairs, abbreviated KDN, MOHA, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for home affairs: law enforcement, public security, public order, population registry, immigration, foreign workers, management of societies, anti-drug, publication / printing / distribution of printed materials, film control, management of volunteer, rehabilitation and implementation of punishment.
The Minister of Home Affairs administers his functions through the Ministry of Home Affairs and a range of other government agencies. The current Minister of Home Affairs is Hamzah Zainudin, whose term start from 10 March 2020.
Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.

Organisation

  1. Royal Malaysia Police, or Polis Diraja Malaysia.
  2. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency or "Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia"
  3. Malaysian Prison Department, or Jabatan Penjara Malaysia.
  4. Immigration Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia.
  5. National Registration Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Malaysia.
  6. The Registry of Societies Malaysia, or Jabatan Pendaftar Pertubuhan Malaysia.
  7. Malaysia Border Security Agency or "Agensi Kawalan Sempadan"
  8. The People's Volunteer Corps, or Jabatan Sukarelawan Malaysia.

    Federal agencies

  9. National Anti-Drug Agency, or Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan.
  10. Institute of Public Security of Malaysia or Institut Keselamatan Awam Malaysia
  11. Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants, or Majlis Antipemerdagangan Orang dan Antipenyeludupan Migran.
  12. Prevention of Crime Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah.
  13. Parole Board, or Lembaga Parol.
  14. Film Censorship Board, or Lembaga Penapis Filem.
  15. Prevention of Terrorism Board, or Lembaga Pencegahan Keganasan.
  16. National Printing Malaysian Limited, or Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad.

    Key legislation

The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
The functions of the ministry can be categorised into the following 12 key areas:
  1. Security and Public Order
  2. Maritime Security
  3. Registration
  4. Immigration and Foreign Workers
  5. Management of Societies
  6. Border security
  7. Anti-Drugs
  8. Publication and Qur'anic Text Control
  9. Film Control
  10. Management of Volunteers
  11. Rehabilitation and Implementation of Punishment
  12. Crime prevention
  13. Terrorism prevention

    Legal Framework

The Federal Constitution allows Parliament to make laws related to internal security that include: